See it if You enjoy ripped from the headlines drama that goes way beyond the procedural.
Don't see it if You hate violence or taking elevators to theaters. Read more
See it if If you are living in the world today. It is so real and makes you see a difficult situation from many sides. Thought provoking.
Don't see it if If the subject matter is to real and you are more in to feel good shows...
See it if are open to an affecting drama dealing with an important and complicated social issue -- school shootings. Shows all sides of this issue.
Don't see it if you want a fun and frothy time. This play digs deep into the strong emotions generated when a school shooting affects so many so seriously.
See it if Really not an issue play.The playwright chose the situation as a way to explore such things as grief, guilt,masculinity, accountability,etc
Don't see it if You are expecting a history lesson or a gun control debate. The play is loosely based on Parkland shooting but explores so much more. Read more
See it if you like to hear & think about many different aspects of a school shooting. Excellent acting by Larry Mitchell in the main role. Absorbing.
Don't see it if you can not handle hearing about violence during mass school shootings with assault rifles.
See it if you like thought-provoking relevant and current theater
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See it if you like well written plays dealing with current topics.Larry Mitchell is itch perfect in the lead.Some other performances are a bit weak.
Don't see it if you are looking for something light and frothy.This will touch you and make you think.What would you do in that situation?
See it if very emotional story that shows other aspects of school shootings - the guards, the what-ifs; don't want didactic/preachy
Don't see it if want light topic; don't want the trauma of school shooting, want elaborate stage; don't want extremely emotional story
"Organ and company have taken on tough -- maybe impossible -- assignment in 17 Minutes, and, to their credit, everyone involved never exploits its central situation for easy tears. But such reticence, however admirable, also curbs the play's drama."
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"'17 Minutes' tackles one of the most pressing contemporary social problems facing the United States...Organ's play accomplishes what the theatre does best: It presents this issue not as an emotionally fraught intellectual argument, but as a complicated and compassionate human drama."
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"Despite all, the play is somehow not depressing. There's something about the stark honesty of Organ's story and of the production itself that lends the play a kind of grace. This is an extraordinary piece of theater that should be widely seen."
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Score: 95% "'17 Minutes' does not preach to us what we already know...It presents each character's despair and confusion about their various roles with a tender hand and deep respect for the complications inherent in being on the front lines of this problem."
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"Does little to illuminate either the issue itself or the unavoidable problem of assigning blame. The…characters never engage us deeply enough for us to care. There's also little that's distinctively original…and the ultimate point…doesn't move the needle."
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