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See it if you are open to exploring the complexities of race, unpaid emotional labor, love and the struggle to write your own story

Don't see it if you are uncomfortable with reckoning with your own biases.

See it if You love an earnest, complex story about friendship played out by a honest and endearing cast.

Don't see it if You don't like feeling vulnerable at the theater.

Also Chisa Hutchinson's playwright's note said that this play is her answer to the White Savior narrative and it was incredibly refreshing and moving to have that convention broken down.... Read more Read less

See it if you are looking for a story that hasn't been told before with timeless relevance in a stunning, profound, and deeply moving production.

Don't see it if you don't want to have to take a long, hard look at how expendable young women have always been to society.

Also This production took my breath away. It is both literal and lyrical in a way that keeps you on the edge of your seat for 90 min until the heart stopping conclusion. See it.... Read more Read less

See it if you want a real, honest, nuanced exploration of the complexities and power of friendships and rivalries between teenage girls

Don't see it if See it. Absolutely see it.

See it if You believe the universal human experience Shakespeare so perfectly captured belongs to girls, too. You had a hard time in high school.

Don't see it if You hate strong women.

See it if You have a pulse. If your heart beats. If blood runs through your veins.

Don't see it if There is absolutely no reason to not see this play. New York has been lent the greatest creation in modern theater, you have to see it.

See it if you're eager for more stories told from women's perspectives, or have had your heart broken by a character, or are looking for fresh take

Don't see it if you're a Shakespeare purist, you are positive R&J is a love story, you like the status quo

See it if you're looking for a nuanced, poetic exploration of the power dynamics that lead to breaking the silence around workplace harassment.

Don't see it if you like neat and tidy stories with no moral ambiguity.

See it if you like thoughtful, well written plays about second chances from a sincere, heartfelt company.

Don't see it if you're looking for a fast-paced thriller.

Also The set and lighting was completely entrancing. So beautifully done.

See it if you're interested in a nuanced portrayal of how women are systemically kept away from positions of power in the workplace

Don't see it if you can't handle the truth.

See it if You like sincere stories about people trying their best and human connection. You like theater that is full of heart and good intentions.

Don't see it if I can't think of a reason not to see it, it's under 2 hours and makes you value being a living, breathing person and the people in your life