Young potatoe

See it if You are ready for a new drama to finally hit a Broadway stage.

Don't see it if You are looking for a big Broadway spectacular with lots of bells and whistles. This is a show that would play better on a smaller stage

Also If I told someone to give me every detail of this play and I didn’t care if they ruined it or spoiled it, I would be so intrigued and run to the theater to see this! it has everything I want and look for in a play. I was positive I would score this above a 90. Don’t get me wrong for me to give it an 84 means I really liked it but it just feels like it’s missing a little bit of everything and I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is.
I want more plays like this in Broadway and off Broadway theaters but the problem is I don’t think the subject matter of this is going to sell very well and I don’t see it lasting long in this theater... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in a play that shows how one instance can impact the lives of so many people

Don't see it if You are hoping for some thing light and quick. This plays two hours and 30 minutes but it’s definitely worth it

Also I can’t remember the last time I was this pleasantly surprised by a Broadway play. I feel like with these big Broadway productions you kind of know what you’re walking into. When this first opened and I read the description and put it on my “do not see list”. I’m so glad I took a chance on this today.
I typically get annoyed when a play is trying to be “realistic” and then some unimaginable things happen. We do get a little bit of this in the second act but I was OK with it because the story was so well written and acted.
I found it fascinating to see how a family can live high on the hog in their home country and then have to work so hard when they move somewhere new. We all face situation‘s like the situation the main character had to deal with so everyone can relate to the pain he had to feel and what he tried to do to make it right... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see an incredible drama with the perfect amount of comedy

Don't see it if You are not in the mood for a serious piece of theater that will definitely make you sad multiple times

Also I don’t understand how someone won’t like this masterpiece! It’s very rare that I see something brand new and I don’t find a few things that need to be changed. This is absolutely perfect just the way it is. Every actor was born to play these roles. The best compliment I can give the actors is that there isn’t any one that is better than another it is as even of an acting ensemble as you can get.
You will definitely relate to at least one character and you will know multiple people in your life that remind you of the others. Beware though this play is going to pull at your heart and it’s going to get you emotional.... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in a drama where a husband and wife must face critical decisions

Don't see it if You need your dramas to be polished. There are a lot of things in this that do not make sense

Also This should have been so much better but there were many missed opportunities. The first 30 minutes of the play could have been really consolidated we only learned one or two things that we needed to know and they didn’t need to take all that time to make it happen.
I talked to four people who were here for the first show and only one of us noticed something about the female character in the very final scene which is critical and needs to be blatantly obvious to everyone watching!!
This won’t give anything away but people who see this will know what I’m talking about. There’s no way he would have forgotten the blanket in the car. There’s no way she would have brought the blanket into the hospital room. The problem with realistic plays is if you’re going to do them you need to make them realistic
With a few tweaks this could be brilliant... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in seeing a side of Walt Disney that you have probably not seen before

Don't see it if You are expecting a fluffy and happy piece of theater about Disney

Also I found all of the acting to be very above average. This is one of those plays where the author needed to get a little bit of help in the editing room.
I wasn’t bothered by the length of the play I just thought there were a few scenes that were poorly executed and should have been cut.
I thoroughly enjoy plays that focus on a historical character that we all know but show a different side of them and you certainly get that here.... Read more Read less

See it if You like dramatic musicals that give you a little bit of comedy as well.

Don't see it if You are expecting a musical that will give you fun and happy type music.

Also I really liked a concept of this because it’s about something that we can all relate to: The things that a straight teenage boy will do to get a girl and become popular. He doesn’t care what he has to do or what obstacles get in his way, he does the selfish thing that benefits him.
Unfortunately we know the entire time that he’s eventually going to “come around “.
I’m trying to not give too much away here but I was very happy that it didn’t end in a perfect way for the main character.
There was nothing wrong with this. I’m just not a big fan of musicals.... Read more Read less

See it if You are looking for a Broadway musical that is very safe and doesn’t really take any chances.

Don't see it if You will be bothered by lots of different characters that we don’t really learn a lot about

Also I know nothing about musical theater. I love music and I love theater but I don’t like musicals.
I was excited when I saw the musicians we’re going to be on the stage for the whole show. I thought that was an interesting choice and they even worked their way to the stage and interacted with the characters.
I didn’t really care much about the story I thought it was pretty generic and safe. The thing I like most about theater is getting inside of all the different characters but there were so many characters we didn’t really learn about any of them.
I would rather see a play take a chance and fail as opposed to being completely safe.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a creative and interesting way to tell a story about something that happened between two people on one particular day

Don't see it if You don’t like plays that are narrative. The good news is it’s not one person narrating the play

Also I hate to say this because I love Showscore but you can’t go by anyone’s reviews on here. I just don’t trust anyone anymore. Based on the reviews I was expecting to hate this and it was way better than I thought.
I thought the lighting the staging and the acting were all incredible
The major problem with this is it’s not a very interesting story but they did a great job of telling it... Read more Read less

See it if You want to support and all black cast

Don't see it if You find it hard to believe that there can be professional solitaire players

Also Overall this play was very consistent but unfortunately not in a good way.
There wasn’t anything above average about the entire production.
I know enough about solitary to realize that it could never be a professional sport. Why didn’t they pick something like chess or even a physical sport like tennis?
We learned nothing about any of the characters pasts which made me not care about them.
When I see a play that I don’t particularly care for I can usually find something that they can build around to make it better but there isn’t anything to work with here... Read more Read less

See it if Everything is above average or better with the exception of the four things I will tell you about below.The actors were cast perfect

Don't see it if You are expecting anything other than a silly political farce

Also On three different occasions in this play the actors pretended to break character and act like they couldn’t hold it together because their costars were making them laugh “for real”. There’s nothing more I dislike.
I get why they do it, the audience will leave telling everyone that they saw something that night that no one else saw before but if you do it every night word is going to get out.
The character who was pregnant and had every intention of keeping the baby made a comment about abortion just to get the crowd riled up. In the wrestling business we call this “Cheap heat”.
The karaoke scene was way too long.
The individual bows at the end were way too much and the song at the end I just didn’t understand.
All four of these things really annoyed me but everything else was so good.... Read more Read less

See it if You are looking for a break from traditional theater

Don't see it if You are hoping for some big, powerful and fun physics experiments

Also The guy presenting the show did not have the best stage presence. This would have been better had the presenter been a little bit more likable and funny.
The first 12 minutes were incredibly boring and no one could have found this interesting.
Out of everything he showed us there were really only three or four interesting things the best thing was the ping-pong ball going through the aluminum cans... Read more Read less

See it if You have seen every other show and want to add another one to your list.

Don't see it if You are not interested in a very preachy and whiny show.

See it if You like musicals that revolve around the life of an iconic musician

Don't see it if You are looking for something more than just the life of Tina Turner

Also I’m not a musical person but there’s no shows left for me to see right now.
I’m learning that there are two kinds of musicals. Ones that revolves around a musician like Tina Turner or Michael Jackson or Frankie Valli.
And then there are musicals that don’t and they typically suck! I’m talking about a strange loop which I thought was absolutely disgusting.
This is a fairly safe musical. You definitely know what you’re getting and you should be able to determine if you like that before you buy your ticket.... Read more Read less

See it if You like Tennessee Williams or even more important if you have never seen this play before

Don't see it if You don’t like Tennessee Williams. I don’t think there’s any in between you either like him or you don’t

Also I don’t understand all the negative reviews on Showscore. It really is as simple as if you like Tennessee Williams you will like this play.
I was nervous going in because I knew it would be set in present day. I enjoyed how attractive and sexy the two actors that are supposed to be attractive and sexy are.
I will admit I don’t think this should take place in present day and based on the themes of the play it works much better when it takes place in the 1950s.
But I applaud this production for doing something different.
The words that Williams writes are magnificent. I thought the acting was good across-the-board but I didn’t really like the choice they made in how they cast the two younger girls.
There were a few lines about big mama that should have been changed because she wasn’t “big”.
If You’re going to have a cigar on stage smoke it or just get rid of the prop and use something else.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a really fun musical in an intimate space

Don't see it if You are looking for a big Broadway type spectacular. The theater and stage are both very small but they make good use of it

Also The first act was really cute but I was really disappointed by everything that happened after intermission
I don’t go to see musicals unless I run out of straight shows and I’m just disgusted that there’s nothing to see right now. this is the worst theater in New York City has ever been.
Classic definition of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poor. It appears to me that every Broadway and off Broadway theater is back up and in full swing. But all of the off off Broadway theater which I really enjoy is not back and who knows if it ever will be.
It’s such a shame what the virus has done to off off Broadway theater and no one will talk about it... Read more Read less

See it if You like really silly and over the top farce

Don't see it if You are expecting a musical. Someone needs to change the description here on Showscore because they call it a musical comedy. It’s not

Also I love farce and I wish more people had the guts to write more of it. Problem is when you don’t know what you’re doing you end up with something like this. The very core of this is good but unfortunately nothing is built around it. A very small percentage of the jokes land. When you’re doing a comedy or farce, if the jokes are not landing you need to cut them and write different ones until they all work.
I will give all the actors credit because they all worked their tails off and they did everything they could to execute. This is a total writing issue.... Read more Read less

See it if You like shows with no set and very minimal props

Don't see it if You want characters that have substance and depth. The direction, writing and acting are all horrible

Also I couldn’t believe how much I disliked this play at intermission. I was looking forward to the second half because it appeared it would be a brand new play that was recently written. It turns out it was a sequel to what we saw in the first act. I don’t understand how someone (2 people) watched or read the first play and decided to make a write a sequel
The main actor must’ve been told in acting school to go really big with every performance and then let the director pull you back. There must have been zero direction. There was no range or substance to any of the characters or any of the acting.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see an honest and scary look at how human beings act and behave in this day and age

Don't see it if If you’re looking for a lot of fireworks and you are the type of person that enjoys mindless musicals, you are not going to like this.

Also I feel bad for all the people that reviewed this and gave it a low rating. I just can’t imagine not enjoying every aspect of this play. Every character was perfectly written. And they were all portrayed perfectly.
I’m not that old but I now think being “old fashion “ is hip. This makes me want to go out and dance and throw away my cell phone. But as I write this review on my cell phone I realize that isn’t going to happen and that’s the exact message and why this play is so powerful.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see another complete masterpiece by up and coming playwright Will Arbery

Don't see it if You are lazy and don’t want to put your mind to work. when you see this just trust that Arbery will lead you where you need to go.

Also You can start by reading the review on Showscore from LeslieAnne. I agree with 100% of her review.
I try to read most reviews on here after I see a play. I’ve never been more shocked or blown away by the mediocre scores this masterpiece is receiving. Honestly I am sad, disappointed and angry.
I just don’t understand why everyone doesn’t love this?
Every character is perfect. Every actor is perfect in their role. Every word is perfect
I was so nervous seeing this because I had such high expectations after seeing Arbery’s play “hero’s” a few years ago. But he delivered again!!
I have nothing negative to say about this.
I really hope as this play progresses in its run that people will start to appreciate it the way I did.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to sit back, relax, let your mind rest and just smile for 80 perfect minutes

Don't see it if You are looking for a drama

Also If there was one thing I could change or fix about my favorite city in the world, New York City, it would be to figure out a way to get more people to see a Larry Phillips play.
There’s simply not a better living playwright!!
I like all of his plays but now he has added versatile to his arsenal. This is a straight up funny romantic comedy and it delivers in a big way. It’s unlike any of his other plays but just as great.
I hope just one person reads this and decides to go see this because you will not be disappointed.
The guy consistently puts out two plays a year and they are all masterpieces.... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in what happened to some Irish girls in the early 1850s

Don't see it if You are bothered by scenes that all need to be shortened

Also Every single scene in this entire production was way too long and needed to be edited. The problem with most plays is that playwrights have trouble figuring out how to end them. They had the perfect final scene which should have ended without any dialogue. Even this great final scene was messy because it went on too long.
Only reason an intermission was needed is because the show was too long! This could’ve been edited down to 60 minutes... Read more Read less

See it if you want to get a real inside look of what it’s like for young people in a correctional school.

Don't see it if You will be bothered by really bad writing for the last 20 minutes of the play.

Also I enjoyed every single thing about this for the first 70 minutes. I don’t know that I’ve ever been bothered as much as I was by the horrible turn this took in the last 20 minutes.
I want everyone reading this to know that this is all on the playwright and not on the great actors.
First it turned into a soap opera and then the entire theme of the play changed from being about good vs bad to being about black vs white . I didn’t like or dislike any of the characters based on their skin color I liked and felt for them because of who they were as human beings.
The final scene of the play they handed out “trophies” to everyone who is black or brown. The people that got these trophies where rewarded because of their skin color. The message throughout the play was to be a good person but for some reason the playwright changed his mind in the last scene.... Read more Read less

See it if you like over the top family dramas. And you like characters that are really bad and selfish people

Don't see it if You don’t like soap operas. I know that seems like a negative but I watched soap operas for a while and they serve their purpose

Also The reason I am comparing this to a soap opera is because a lot of things happen all at once and it’s very unrealistic that all of this could happen at the same time. If you told me what this was about in detail I would think it has a chance to be amazing. The issue is that nothing is great about it.
There’s a really good idea but it was not executed properly and it all starts with the writing.
They used a circular moving stage and it was like the Director found a new toy and just played with it over and over again. Some scenes were just a few seconds and then we saw the stage revolving again.
There was an understudy today for David and I thought he was the best actor on the stage... Read more Read less

See it if Want to see a realistic look into what it would be like to look inside an after school detention made up of all black students

Don't see it if You are looking for a politically correct, safe play

Also I was so worried when I opened my playbill to find out both of the understudies we’re going to be performing tonight. There are three males in the cast along with three females and each understudy was responsible for three parts.
After seeing an understudy do a horrible job filling in for Lawrence Fishburne in American Buffalo I was nervous.
These two young actors absolutely freaking nailed it! I could not imagine anyone else playing these roles.
Everything about this was phenomenal! My favorite part about the entire thing was the costumes and the casting, everyone “looked” right.
I loved that this was not preachy. It was gritty and real and I’m so glad someone had the balls to write this.... Read more Read less

See it if You are into musicals you will most likely be pleasantly surprised.

Don't see it if You are an expert on musicals and are going to critique and compare it to Broadway classics.

Also I know I am saying more here but I really don’t have much to say because I know nothing about musicals. I don’t ever see them. I went to see this because it was Monday and nothing else was playing. I always expect the worst because I don’t like musicals but I thought this was better than it gets credit for.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a Director that really knows how to use the stage and all the lighting to their advantage

Don't see it if You are looking to sit back and relax. I found this to be very confusing and it really didn’t have to be.

Also I was extremely frustrated at intermission because I didn’t understand why the play was jumping around to different time frames and not going in chronological order. My friend told me she was confident that in the second act there would be a big payoff. Unfortunately the payoff never happened. There was no reason for the first act to be out of chronological order. This is extremely annoying because there’s no way this could not confuse everyone even just a little bit.
The acting was perfection.
Overall it was a bit too long. I was very impressed with the quick scene changes and how hard the actors work to make this happen.
I know no one else will care about this but I did not understand the curtain call. The actor that played the “bad guy” bowed way too early, I would love for someone to explain this to me.
The “bad guy” was definitely a bad person but the most evil of this play is the Communist Party of China. There was never a threat that anything bad would happen to them.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy shows about people who grow up together and then go their separate ways for various reasons

Don't see it if You are looking for something new and relevant. Most of this was very predictable

Also It always bothers me when there is a lot of talent on the stage and no script to work with.
From the very beginning I couldn’t connect with any of the characters and didn’t really care about them or what happened to them. I found the second half of the play to be incredibly predictable.... Read more Read less

See it if The 3 most Important things in theater are the writing, the acting and the direction. All three of these were great and very even

Don't see it if You are expecting an historical account of the holocaust. Yes this is about the holocaust but it’s much more about people

Also After seeing the play in theater C at the same theater written by the same playwright, I debated are not going to this tonight. This was head and shoulders better in every way from what I saw last night. If you are reading this and you reviewed the show in theater C and gave it a higher score than this, please go into my bio and email me because I would love to have an intelligent conversation about why you thought that was the case. There are people that come to this great city and they only have the opportunity to see one or two shows while they are here and if they go into theater C instead of theater A, it would be such a shame. I know nothing about history but I thought this was beautiful in every way... Read more Read less

See it if You like thought-provoking dramas that will really tug at your heart and make you wonder how you would handle a similar situation

Don't see it if You are looking for something light. There are some funny and tender moments but this is one that will get everyone

Also I will start with the two negative things. An actor called out for a line, there’s no excuse for that.
I don’t know why we were informed in the description of the fact that it’s about three generations of gay males. I think they should’ve kept it a surprise about the grandson being gay because we didn’t necessarily know that at the beginning of the play.
Other than that I loved everything about this! The set was magnificent, the writing was great everyone was cast perfectly.... Read more Read less

See it if You are looking to see a play in a small intimate blackbox setting

Don't see it if You are expecting the professional shows that you typically get at 59e59

Also I have never been more confused. I read through every show score review several times and I just don’t understand why everyone likes this? Maybe it’s me but there wasn’t anything I liked about this. I do believe some of the actors had talent and there were times when you could see the talent but the direction was so bad. The writing was not good. Most of the jokes were missed by most of the audience.
I did not like any of the characters. All of them were over the top annoying in their own way.
I understand this was theater C but even in this theater there is always an amount of professionalism. This felt very much like community theater.
It made no sense how this unemployed single mother would be able to afford to bring in someone to help her with her baby. It also made no sense how everyone ended up in the hospital at the start of act two. Maybe I am spoiled and saw some really great plays lately. I would stay away from this... Read more Read less

See it if Want to see one of the greatest living playwright’s latest masterpiece

Don't see it if Great writing and acting isn’t enough for you.

Also I saw just about every straight play on Broadway this week and this was by far the best I saw! there are not many playwrights you can count on every time out but Hunter is one I know I can count on.
If you are thinking about seeing this show and reading my review, I beg you to give this play a shot. This playwright changed my life five years ago when I first discovered him. I’m so happy he’s going to be doing two more plays with this theater company. I can’t wait!... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a cute and adorable heartwarming show that you can simply sit back relax and enjoy

Don't see it if You are looking for something that is going to challenge you and make you think

Also I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. This is one of these plays that I knew would be safe and I thought that would be the main reason why I would not like it. But this is the type of play that if I was bringing someone to New York City for the first time and showing them their first Broadway play, I would take them to see this. There’s just no way you can dislike this. At times it is cheesy and predictable but in a good way... Read more Read less

See it if You want to be blown away by incredible acting.

Don't see it if You are not a fan of memory plays. This does not go in chronological order

Also Even though I have never been abused this felt extremely realistic. When this subject is tackled on television it’s usually over the top because that’s what you need to keep peoples interest. The way this unfolded made me feel for The person I probably shouldn’t have felt sympathy for.
The “fishing” scene was one of the best scenes I’ve ever seen on a stage.
The two stars delivered even performances that were exceptional! The other actors all did a fantastic job playing multiple roles... Read more Read less

See it if great acting and staging are enough for you

Don't see it if You are expecting a meaningful story. Unfortunately this is how David Mamet operates sometimes.

Also I don’t think I would have liked this play even if I got to see Fishburne. Unfortunately his understudy, Thomas was on the night I was there.Thomas was unprepared. He was struggling for lines and even had to call for a line at one point.
During the curtain call Criss acted like Thomas just won A Nobel prize for acting. He was celebrating like a little kid, almost like he couldn’t believe Thomas made it through the show. The audience immediately rose for a standing ovation. I was completely disgusted by this. An understudies job is to be prepared so they can step in a moments notice.
There was a lot of physical action near the end of the play and Thomas was out of shape and couldn’t do any of the physical stuff it was embarrassing and looked really bad. I’m not sure how he got cast as an understudy in this role.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy a subject that is serious but also like some comedy sprinkled in

Don't see it if You are looking for a big over the top production.

Also Overall I really enjoyed this. There were some really great moments and some really great scenes but I felt like something was missing in this had to potential to be incredible... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy seeing a horror on stage. This is a very hard genre to tackle.

Don't see it if You are expecting to be scared the entire time. It’s not like going to a haunted house but more like hearing a scary ghost story

Also Before I went to London I saw this play on three different occasions in the United States. I enjoyed all of them and had my expectations set very high for this because I knew this was the original.
I thought it was great but I thought the production that I saw at the Fulton theater in Lancaster Pennsylvania it was better.... Read more Read less

See it if you like plays that deal with issues that are currently going on in the world

Don't see it if Yes you’re not interested in a subject that deals with race.

Also Nowadays people are way too far to the left and way too far to the right and they will stick to those outer boundaries and not try to understand another persons point of view until it directly affects them.
I really like this play because it made me wonder what I would think if I were in a similar situation... Read more Read less

See it if You love ridiculous over-the-top crazy comedy.

Don't see it if You are looking for a comedy with a story. This is definitely a straight up farce

Also If you are a fan of “the play that goes wrong” you are going to love this. Not only is it funny but the staging is incredible and there is so much physical comedy to enjoy... Read more Read less

See it if You like black box theater. There wasn’t much to the set.

Don't see it if You don’t feel like working extra hard as an audience member. I found this play to be extremely confusing and it didn’t make much sense

Also I’m not sure what happened but one of the main actors did not go on and in his place someone took over but they had their book in their hand the entire time which drives me crazy! Since this was such a small production I don’t think they had understudies so it was probably the Director who went on? I tried to do a little bit of research the next day but I never really found out what happened.... Read more Read less

See it if You like a cute and adorable story about two people and seeing them go on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs while on a bike ride

Don't see it if You are looking for a big flashy set. This is very much blackbox style and it they ask us to use our imagination a lot

Also This is one of those plays that I call “safe”. I don’t see how anyone could not like this but I also don’t see how anyone could love it.... Read more Read less

See it if you like the TV show.

Don't see it if You are looking for one play. This is several little plays in one

Also I really enjoyed the staging of this. All of the actors were in each of the stories. You could score each story individually but overall they were all very good... Read more Read less

See it if Are you like something fresh, relevant and honest.

Don't see it if You are not interested in a play about old friends getting together for a weekend who all happened to be gay

Also There’s nothing more I love then going to a play and having it exceed my expectations. This happened tonight in a big way! I loved this production. I saw “take me out “last night and that seemed so old and dated compared to this fresh new piece.
Usually when you see off Broadway or Broadway productions you will get an off balance cast this cast was excellent across-the-board.
There were a lot of lines and jokes and I did not find funny or like but I loved this play because I loved all of the characters. I love watching real, evil characters and there were a lot of them here.... Read more Read less

See it if You like Letts writing. You will probably like this but won’t love it. Definitely not his best work.

Don't see it if You need a lot of action. The entire play takes place in a room where a city Council meeting is being held.

Also I did give this a pretty good score but overall I was disappointed because I expect greatness when I go to see a Tracy Letts play. You could definitely tell that he wrote this but there was so much fluff in between the lines that we know and love from him.
There was a moment in the play where the mayor had a chance to shut everything down that was happening around him and he chose not to do this and it made no sense. I was shocked when he let this happen and even more shocked with the way the play ended. There were a lot of unanswered questions which is not always a bad thing but in this case it was.
A lot of these characters were very funny I wish there was a way to explore all of them in more detail. Way too much wasted time in lines.... Read more Read less

See it if You have the ability to take yourself back to the early 2000s and can pretend it’s shocking when someone announces they are gay

Don't see it if You are looking for a big and lavish Broadway type set

Also It’s like they spent 99% of their budget on the “shower” scenes and 1% on the rest. Aside from the shower scenes this was a very basic and black box set.
There are certain plays that become dated very fast and this is one of them. If I find out that someone is gay it’s about as shocking as someone telling me their favorite color is blue.
The acting was incredibly uneven. I was annoyed by everything Ferguson did from the moment he walked on stage. Dirden and Oberholtzer were phenomenal!
Be prepared that when you arrive at the theater you have to power your cell phone off and put it in a cloth lockbox device that you are able to keep on you but you won’t be able to open it and retrieve your phone until the end of the performance.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy a dark comedy that is also very much a drama and mystery all in one

Don't see it if You are bothered by thick accents which are very hard to understand

Also I can’t remember the last time I was this frustrated seeing a play. I feel like the dumbest dumb American. I had to concentrate so hard on the accents, I felt like I was five minutes behind the entire first act. I missed just about every joke because I was constantly playing catch-up. I just don’t understand why this play which is in New York City not London needed these thick accents.
It is such a shame because some of the performances were incredible but others were terrible because their accents were so bad. There were so many farcical moments in this play that I loved but there was also a lot of missed opportunities. Near the end they could have taken it way more over the top and I think it would have worked.
There were so many unknowns at the end of this play I felt so lost and ripped off. I am still giving it a high score because the set was immaculate and the acting was great... Read more Read less

See it if You like the typical work that the mint theater puts out there

Don't see it if You don’t like plays that take place along time ago in other countries with a really difficult dialect to understand

Also Plays like this just drive me crazy. There’s nothing more I enjoy then going to the theater and not understanding everything and having to go home and think about it and figure it out on my own. It’s the reason I go to the theater. However, I do not like watching a play and always feeling like I’m 10 minutes behind because I can’t figure out what the hell the characters are saying.
I understand this play took place along time ago and in another country but I just don’t understand why you can’t use New York City accents? They are putting this play on in the worlds greatest city with people that understand and speak the English language. There’s a reason there are no plays in Mandarin. People don’t understand Mandarin and it’s very difficult to understand this. I feel really bad for all the people performing because they were really good.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see an updated take on an old classic. The acting was a home run!

Don't see it if you like your classics to stay untouched. Or if you will be bothered by casting decisions that made no sense

Also I loved this play so much! I would’ve scored at 10 points higher had the Director not made it all about him.
everyone must be thinking why the children were black. Maybe we could ask why the parents were white?
The play starts with a character turning off CNN at 8:30 AM but what was showing on CNN does not come on in the morning.
In August 2020 there is no way someone “sick” would be hanging out in a house with no mask around other family members.
Play takes place in Connecticut and there were no bars open when this play took place but one of the characters went to a bar.
The very beginning of the play was incredibly awkward. I don’t feel after seeing the rest of the play the husband and wife would act this way towards each other. It was an uncomfortable silence between them for the first few minutes.
I can’t imagine better performances but no matter what you say you’re thinking about the “elephant in the room “. Marvels Change in character and Range was breathtaking to watch.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy enjoy great acting in a very small but well used stage. With Some very difficult and hard to deal with subject matters.

Don't see it if You are looking for a “big” production or if you’re looking for a light subject

Also You won’t see a Director make better use of a small space like they did here. The acting from top to bottom is as good as it gets. The casting was perfect.
The play ran about 10 minutes too long. There’s definitely some fat that could be trimmed.
I don’t want to give anything away but I had a major issue with something. Near the end the young girl reveals something on her body to show what happened to her. The bad thing that happened to her occurred 8 1/2 months earlier and I don’t believe what we saw on her body would have still been there all these months later.
I’m trying to make a case for why this reveal needed to happen. It’s a pretty pivotable part of the play and I thought they could’ve tackled it a little different... Read more Read less

See it if You are like me and will see anything right now

Don't see it if You are expecting a play with actors and actresses

Also After leaving the city for almost a year I came back this week and ended up seeing three total productions in the last two days! For some reason the other two are not listed on shows score so I cannot review them. This particular piece was the worst of the three. I understand the theater wanted to do something safe to be able to open up and give theatergoers something to do but this missed altogether. Be warned that all you do is sit in a chair with another person that came to the theater with you. You put on headphones and just sit there and listen to a voice over actress talk you through a very boring story. The first 15 minutes are excruciating then it starts to get a little interesting because of the way they handled the sound effects but it was only interesting for about 10 minutes and then I got old pretty quick.
when you buy tickets you have to buy them in pairs so if you are looking to buy two tickets on most ticket sites you only need to buy one ticket for 2 people... Read more Read less

See it if you like family dramas that show the effects a bitter divorce can have on children

Don't see it if You will be bothered by a play that needs to be edited by at least 20 minutes

Also I really love the subject matter of this play. It’s almost the same play as “all the Natalie Portman’s” I enjoyed that one a lot more.
The first act is better than the second act but it goes on way too long. Most of the first 20 minutes could be cut out of this.
I really liked how the first act ended.
Something really crazy happens between the brother and sister near the end of this. I feel like if they were going to go for this dramatic scene they need it to explore it a little earlier in the play. I also think the play should have ended with just the girl on the stage and the last two minutes should have been cut. I think it would’ve been a more empty feeling which I think the playwright wanted us to feel... Read more Read less