See it if you respond well to theater that utilizes symbolism and focuses on existential themes in a non-traditional way
Don't see it if you want a linear narrative, you are easily spooked or you are emotionally raw from mourning or grief in your own life
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See it if Shakespeare is your friend; you want to see a creative approach to the work and you are not a purist; Glenda Jackson!
Don't see it if If you have seen enough of King Lear and it does not matter who is playing him and how the production is presented
Also I myself thought for sure I would not spend time with Lear again. Enou... Read more Read less
See it if You would enjoy an intense, important meaningful powerful play that unfolds in real time and focuses important issues for our time
Don't see it if The subject matter is not meaningful for you politically or two people working out intense issues in their relationship is not of interest
Also At only 70 or so minutes, this play packs a powerful punch. It is a we... Read more Read less
See it if You like dramedy and the challenge of troubled individuals working to be less troubled
Don't see it if Intimate dramas of human struggle, both intrapersonal and interpersonal, does not appeal to you
Also It does feel like I liked this work more than a lot of people. I think... Read more Read less
See it if A play full of ideas and talk about the psychology of consciousness and the differences between the brain and the mind are of interest
Don't see it if You find Stoppard too talky and the focus of the play on a content level does not interest you because you will hear a lot about it
Also There are some Tom Stoppard plays I really like and some that I do not... Read more Read less
See it if you are absolutely open to political documentary theater that is immersive
Don't see it if political themes do not appeal to you; if you will have a depressive collapse from the hopelessness and futility of what is presented
Also St Anns Warehouse has been totally transformed to recreate the tent ci... Read more Read less
See it if A contemporary perspective on the African American experience is a good match for you
Don't see it if You seek something less polemic and more traditionally structured and presented
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See it if You enjoy disturbing contemporary dramas that accurately reflect a crisis of our time
Don't see it if You do not want to be upset in general or you will be more dismayed if no resolution or remedy emerges from the narrative
Also I found this work appropriately disturbing and thought provoking. It a... Read more Read less
See it if If you would like a play that has some weight and meaning to it but is not at all too heavy or overbearing
Don't see it if Three people talking about a single point of conflict is not enough dramatic tension for you
Also For me this was an entertaining yet thought provoking work that was ne... Read more Read less
See it if You are a Janet McTeer fan (who isn't?) or you would be interested and intrigued by a backstage story of Sarah Bernhardt and Edmond Rostand
Don't see it if the 3 names above have no meaning for you
Also The towering Janet McTeer (she is 6 feet, 1 inch) takes center stage h... Read more Read less
See it if This is what it is so you know before: cabaret style presentation of Bertolt Brecht's work - interested? Go
Don't see it if Brecht is not your thing or you are not seeking an introduction to his work
Also I am a Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) devotee - it started when I went to ... Read more Read less
See it if you are open and interested in exploring issues of race in a non-traditional theatrical forum
Don't see it if you like the fourth wall to remain where it is or you have a problem looking at yourself in relation to the issues explored on stage
Also For me, Jackie Sibbie Drury's Fairview is a conceptual play. It is abo... Read more Read less
See it if you are following the work of Joshua Harmon - a kind of gay "thinking man's" Neil Simon
Don't see it if The themes of beauty, society, aging and physical attraction are not of high interest to you
Also Joshua Harmon's plays are so different from each other - my personal p... Read more Read less
See it if you would respond to an intimate piece exploring a topic that is rarely explored or thought about in any medium
Don't see it if you want your historical fiction to be an effective mirror of the time period it is rooted in
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See it if You have not see it ... It was great to see young people in the audience who were not born when the play takes place
Don't see it if Gay characters and how politics impacts them is not of interest to you
Also It was interesting to see this production because I had not seen the p... Read more Read less
See it if you are up for another staging of the play or certainly if you have never seen it and you like serious drama
Don't see it if Tense, protracted family dramas are not of interest to you; you will be turned off by the period setting
Also Because of time constraints I tend to not see things I have seen befor... Read more Read less
See it if The geopolitical landscape is of special interest to you; you are well traveled; you seek out alternative, creative theatrical work
Don't see it if You want a linear narrative that conveys a story; one man shows, regardless of how creative and evocative, are not a good match for you
Also Thaddeus (don't you love that first name?) Phillips' take on 17 border... Read more Read less
See it if You want an opportunity to see Ms. Huppert in an intimate setting; you seek out unconventional plays with a Freudian twist
Don't see it if You seek traditional, linear, literal narratives with typical character development
Also Without Ms. Huppert, this would not have been a positive experience fo... Read more Read less
See it if The conceptualization of the work is enough to carry through its uneven execution
Don't see it if You are looking for a traditional, linear work where there is a story that will pull you in
Also I was very ambivalent about Jackie Sibblies Drury's play Fairview and ... Read more Read less
See it if If you have never (like myself) seen a professional production of this work; you are a Sondheim fan
Don't see it if You be annoyed by the time frame moving backward; you might find this too sentimental and dated
Also Although I have listened to several recordings of this work, I had onl... Read more Read less
See it if You are interesting in the psychological impact of being an immigrant
Don't see it if Political themes do not appeal to you or you are not interested in the political and psychological plight of the outsider
Also It looks like I valued this theatrical work more than my cohorts. I th... Read more Read less
See it if You are interested in an intelligent social commentary that is ambitiously staged
Don't see it if You saw the film and did not respond positively to it or you want something that is more emotional and less cerebral
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See it if You would be able to lose yourself in a long, complicated piece with a dozen main characters
Don't see it if You want a work that is of average length or less and you want to be entertained without any effort on your part
Also What a wonderful piece of serious theater - and it was so gratifying h... Read more Read less
See it if Bob Dylan's song catalog is important to you and you want to see a creative work using those songs as it focus
Don't see it if You are sensitive to what can become somewhat melodramatic or you do not appreciate Dylan's music
Also For me, overall, this was a beautiful work with some recoverable misse... Read more Read less
See it if You must consider the Joan of Arc story from every angle or you would enjoy an excellent Glenn Close performance
Don't see it if unless either of the two considerations above apply to you
Also I do think the idea of taking a story, even one that we are all famili... Read more Read less
See it if you like heavy drama that hits on a myriad of themes or the idea of the simultaneous ASL translation appeals to you
Don't see it if you are going to be too unsettled by the graphic portrayal of addiction
Also I have not seen every play in the Craig Lucas oeuvre but this might be... Read more Read less
See it if gender politics is a theme that you respond to in the theater and a playful poke at it all is tolerable
Don't see it if you want a believable, serious examination of gender politics
Also I am not sure that I have ever heard or read the word "pussy" so many ... Read more Read less
See it if A serious play with a nonlinear narrative appeals to you and you are comfortable with the patience and attention required
Don't see it if You would be bothered by the lack of temporal sequence and the fact that the main character is played by six different actresses
Also For me, I have never responded well to Tracy Letts as an actor - I alw... Read more Read less
See it if You are interested in this specific musical or you are a musical theater fan - especially when performed in an intimate setting
Don't see it if you are not interested in simply staged, intimate musical theater presentation
Also I had never seen On A Clear Day on stage and that is what influenced m... Read more Read less
See it if If a clinical presentation of extreme psychopathology as a case study would be of some interest
Don't see it if The above does not speak to you - I am not sure there is any reason to see it
Also Cyprus Avenue is such an extreme disappointment because what it begins... Read more Read less
See it if explorations of gender politics and its application to the LBGTQ are of interest to you
Don't see it if this topic is not of interest to you or you do not enjoy a nonconventional presentation
Also For me, this was a funny, interesting and edgy exploration of gender p... Read more Read less
See it if LBGT themes are of interest in general or you want to experience the zeitgeist of 1968 for gay men in the city
Don't see it if You will be too offended by a perspective from another time or these themes in general are of no interest to you
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See it if you must see everything Ms. Lois Smith does (and who would question you on that?) or end of life family dramas are your genre
Don't see it if you do not fall into either of the two categories above
Also I am a geriatric psychologist and I love messy family dramas so I thou... Read more Read less
See it if you like intimate musicals on serious topics
Don't see it if big musical productions define what you want from a musical or if you believe serious topics don't fit into a musical context
Also I fell deep in like with Miss You Like Hell. Sometimes it feels a bit ... Read more Read less