The Sound Inside (Broadway)

See it if Like two-handers with ponderous dialogue that sounds like writing instead of actual conversation.

Don't see it if Need authenticity in writing or acting. Did not find any of this production to be believable.

Also Avoid a matinee where the audience whispers to each other and says "what did she say?" constantly. The show is very quiet and my audience was NOT!... Read more Read less

See it if you love Mary-Louise Parker and must see everything she is in.

Don't see it if if you don't like a dark room, bare-bones set, and almost a monologue. DARK AND DANK.

See it if if you want to see Mary-Louise Parker on stage. She does a great job trying to keep this play interesting

Don't see it if you want more than a two character play where the actors just talk to one another without much of a plot to keep you interested.

Also I did not get this play. Why does it exist? What does it have to say?

See it if You like sad, depressing plots.

Don't see it if You don't like to see depressing, talky, dark plays that are slow-moving.

See it if you are such a fan of Mary-Louise Parker (who is usually fabulous on stage) that you are willing to watch her in a boring, untheatrical play

Don't see it if you think that there should be an added value being in a theatre watching actors interpret a part, rather than receiving descriptions

Also The writing is just bad, so bad that no actor, no matter how good, could save it. While staging a creative writing teacher and sharing the tips that may create good characters/plot developments, Mr Rapp proves that no amount of classes can make up for lack of awareness of what makes theatre worthwhile or of what a good story with compelling characters is. Oh, the irony...... Read more Read less

See it if You love Mary Louise Parker and don’t mind writing rhat’s nearly all narration.

Don't see it if You want real interaction through dialogue

Also This was a real disappointment. I had high hopes for this production considering all the praise it has garnered
That being said, the lead performance was quite good... Read more Read less

See it if If you had trouble sleeping the night before, The Sound Inside is a perfect cure for hangover insomnia

Don't see it if you don't like Talky, boring, lifeless shows, feel there's nothing worse that a writers reading their pretentious words out loud!

See it if you are a fan of non-stop dialogue and no action, and if you enjoy depressing, wordy, badly written plays.

Don't see it if you don't want to be reminded of EVERYTHING predictably terrible that can happen in two peoples' lives in a one-act play.