A Therapy Session with Myself NYC Reviews and Tickets

71%

(19 Ratings)

Positive

74%

Mixed

10%

Negative

16%

Members say

Thought-provoking, Relevant, Absorbing, Great acting, Ambitious

About the Show

(On hiatus until 4/18) After a successful premiere at the New York Theatre Festival's 2019 NYWinterfest, Anthony J. Piccione's controversial, semi-autobiographical drama returns in May 2019 for a series of monthly performances.

During the summer before his senior year, Alex Grayson - a young college student and aspiring writer living with living with social anxiety, depression, and Asperger's syndrome - receives a mysterious visit from "himself", a human incarnation of his inner consciousness. As they interact, Alex is forced to reflect on his own flaws and personality quirks, as well as some of the darkest and most painful memories of his adolescence, while also pondering the question of whether or not he can overcome his inner demons, and ultimately build a brighter future for himself.

Show-Score Member Reviews (19)

Profound, Thought-provoking, Clever

See it if you are interested in how the developmentally disabled think. Actually, how "typical" people think as well.

Don't see it if If you are looking for a big flashy musical. Read more

Quirky, Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Relevant

See it if you'd enjoy an interesting look and better understanding of difficult mental issues faced by young people. Well portrayed by this cast.

Don't see it if you want a polished play - there is a lot of potential here, but it is a low budget production that could use some sound and light tweaks.

Thought-provoking, Relevant, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a play about a guy that is dealing with some mental health issues and how he is attempting to deal with them. Self therapy.

Don't see it if You are not comfortable hearing about a person with mental health issues and how he deals with it and how it affects people in his circle.

Poorly cast although good actors, Terrible sound design, Good direction, Disappointing, Entertaining

See it if you want to see a fairly well written show that seems more like a solo than a show with a cast of more than 6

Don't see it if nonexistent sound design and miscast leads become a nonstarter for you (lead actors are solid, but not right for the roles) Read more

Repetitive, Disappointing, Quirky, Thought-provoking, Relevant

See it if you have a deep interest in Asperger's syndrome, anxiety and depression. Amateurish and not well delivered it still has merits.

Don't see it if you have no patience for productions that leave much to be desired and if you can't see the value in this exploration of relevant topics.

Banal, Amateur, Indulgent

See it if you're looking for one person's insight into their own journey.

Don't see it if you're looking for a professional, polished production. Read more

Relevant, Zero production values, Poor direction, Repetitive, Amateurish

See it if you are so interested in stories about someone with Asperger's Syndrome that you can overlook poor acting, direction and writing.

Don't see it if you expect a professional performance that is, at least, fairly well written and somewhat compelling.

Slow, Disappointing, Banal

See it if You want to support someone in the play.

Don't see it if You want to see a play that you can relate to and that hold your interest. Read more

Critic Reviews (2)

"A thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of one artist’s struggle to move through mental disorder to a better self-understanding...Crisply written with a strong supporting cast...What impressed me a lot about both the writing and performances is that Alex’s self analysis never veers too deeply towards self pity...A continuing exploration and conversation about the personal nature of mental health, the value of art and the importance of moving forward."
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For a previous production

"We are spun round and round with Ideas and thoughts that won't leave and memories that fuel these cycles of self torture and fear in an extremely relatable experience...This was a very brave and abstract show. I enjoyed the skillful and vulnerable crafting of such truth and emotion and the end of our experience its undeniable how absolutely harsh human-ing can be...Piccione connected to the tough parts of the human experience for us all and it was thought provoking."
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Trailer

Creative team

Anthony J. Piccione

Playwright

Holly Payne-Strange (artist)

Director