Accidentally Brave

See it if Maddie's story is poignant and thought-provoking. Greatly acted and a fast-moving story.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy one-person shows.

Also Whether one agrees with her choices or not (the story doesn't include much of a basis for the decision) the story is very well and engagingly told.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy intense/absorbing shows about a serious subject matter. The acting is incredible. Although serious there are some light moments

Don't see it if You dislike 1 person shows

See it if A stunning one woman show. Maddie is raw and vivid, honest, heartbreaking and also funny. Not sure how she does it 8 times a week.

Don't see it if Any discussion of child pornography makes you uncomfortable.

See it if Ms. Corman tells the story of her traumatic experience, loss of her old life, and effort to cope & rebuild. Moving & inspiring at times.

Don't see it if Non-fiction solo bio. Some details are compelling, but others are familiar (e.g. 12-step program) and not that interesting.

See it if you wish to see a masterful performance by an actress who underwent a personally devastating experience. Simply but well staged.

Don't see it if you do not like to see a person discussing her feelings or do not like one person shows.

Also I did not know this actress but by the end of this play I felt I did know her and really could understand how she felt and how she survived her experience. She only reveals what she feels is necessary for us to know. This is not a tell all story. Very intense and emotional experience for the audience as well as the actress, who in this play was not acting.... Read more Read less

See it if You like stories about celebrity scandals.

Don't see it if You want an inciteful story.

See it if Maddie Corman shares her recovery story passing on her experience, strength, and hope.

Don't see it if Visiting the iniquity of the father onto the children unto the third and fourth generation ... unless there is intervention.

See it if you like to hear personal stories. Compelling, dramatic, great acting. As a theatrical piece it's fantastic despite being concerning.

Don't see it if you're not interested in a one-woman show or you find it too difficult to put aside your judgment of Corman's choice to stay with husband.

See it if You want to hear a fascinating path to self discovery and recovery.

Don't see it if You dont like manic, oversharing as you watch a wife and mother put her life back together and say in the end we are better for it.

See it if you like one person shows & enjoy immersing yourself in a person's psychological journey coping with a spouse's psychological deviancy.

Don't see it if you dislike one person shows and what, at times, seems like sitting through a character's rather long psychological therapy session.

See it if a play about a woman struggling to survive the failures of her husband interest you.

Don't see it if the thought of experiencing an 80 minute one woman play about the a serious topic just doesn't interest you.

Also Maddie Corman was brilliantly emotional in this play about surviving a real life shit storm brought on my her husbands actions. I have been telling friends to see it still weeks after seeing it. It's a very moving story and well crafted production.... Read more Read less

See it if A one-woman show that is dynamic and explosive. Narrator's husband arrested for viewing child pornography, but the show is about her.

Don't see it if Constant non-stop high energy barrage of information as well as a screen with large photographic images projected might leave you exhausted.

See it if You're interested in a great example of personal history put to its best use: harrowing, funny, cathartic & forgiving for actor and audience

Don't see it if One-person, autobiographical pieces don't interest or if a husband's interest and arrest for child porn consumption is too much to deal with

Also From set to sound, wardrobe and lighting, Accidentally Brave is an attractive, top-notch pro event, not a hair or beat out of place. The remarkable result of past and ongoing therapy following her husband's sudden arrest for child pornography—“I’m not ok” she states at the start—the piece is effective, concise, well-conceived and executed; an expert bit of storytelling which is all the more compelling for being as true as it is discomfiting.

An alternate POV can argue Maddie Corman's brilliant performance and writing detailing the arc of her experience is just a tad slick; entitled and even a bit self-indulgent/self-serving, her position and means are certainly one of privilege. But her talent, honesty and raw truth are undeniably present and felt, however, and this succeeds as a piece of theatre. Her particular circumstances aside, this an important statement of survival that should be widely seen: that past trauma, there can be strength, forgiveness and healing.... Read more Read less

See it if you are ready for an intense, very personal true story describing the will found to hold a family together against terrible truths.

Don't see it if you prefer fiction to an intense true story.

See it if you enjoy solo shows. It's an engaging narrative conveyed w/ fierce commitment, humor, grief, humility—lots of emotion, measured, tempered.

Don't see it if expecting details/insights into how Corman's family has coped—that's their story to tell, she says. May thus find content on shallow side.

See it if you want to see a well performed one person show about a family in turmoil;

Don't see it if you find the topic of child pornography too distasteful.

See it if You would like to see an emotional play about a women with 3 children dealing with a husband who is addicted to watching child pornography

Don't see it if You don’t like one person shows.

See it if 90 minutes of non-stop emotions. Very (almost too) painful and really heart-felt. Amazing she can tell this story 8 times a week.

Don't see it if you want a light evening or you are not interested in very emotionally painful experiences.

See it if You are interested in a profoundly personal telling of a difficult situation.

Don't see it if You are looking for a play that is lighthearted and upbeat.

See it if If you want to follow a journey in this one woman show and how she is still learning how to cope with keeping her family life together

Don't see it if you don't like one person shows and if you are uncomfortable listening to a subject of a taboo nature.

See it if you can relate to one woman's anger and resentment vis-a-vis her husband's "betrayal".Committed piece of theater but as she says it is hers

Don't see it if you are interested in a more balanced exploration of the subject and characters. There is no "why" Only what and what after. But well done

See it if Like to sit in a nice convenient venue and pass the time.

Don't see it if Audience enables cash flow for actress, a pampered vapid socialite.

Also Nice third row center seat for a pity party paid for by voyeur audience. Unfathomable raves for a rehash of MC's tabloid life saddled with felon husband, who she takes back anyway. We lemming theatergoers enable her daily therapy sessions. The schadenfreude is admittedly delicious while it lasts. But even that is illusory as couple reunites! MC is the basic rail thin blonde who effortlessly parachutes into TV and film. Mother in law ran NEA. Father in law famous director, as was husband before kid porn demise. Crowd ate it up like ice cream, a guilty pleasure. Nice simple set. MC can clearly act. But exploiting her own crisis for profit is pathetic. Only go if no money is required.... Read more Read less

See it if you want a masterfully told personal tale. Very well done play.

Don't see it if you don't want to see a serious show about life, without a necessarily happy resolution played by a woman.

See it if you enjoy one woman shows about real life experiences. Family dramas dealing with overcoming psychological traumas.

Don't see it if it felt superficial and overly dramatic at times. Leaves wondering how the story would turn out for a regular, not reach/celebrity family.

See it if you're a Maddie Corman fan & interested in her; you're curious why a wife with 3 kids would stay with a husband arrested for child porn

Don't see it if sex addiction or kiddie porn would be triggers; you came for tabloid sensationalism or lurid details; you dislike monologues on marital woes

Also The expected rage & fury doesn't appear until 3/4 into the show. Since it made the cover of The N.Y. Post & there were consequences, you might expect the man's 3 kids (ages 11-16) might be bullied or embarrassed.

Did Corman face unbearable scrutiny? The most common question she got was, "Did you know?" Married for 20 yrs, she insists she had no clue -- even when her husband stopped having sex with her. Hmmm.

Corman avoids many sticky details by insisting she can't tell her husband's story nor her children's story, because it's not hers to tell. However, when her kids' emotions are mentioned, invariably it is positive & supportive. A bit unrealistic.

She confesses she's always wanted people to like her. She's polished her narrative so it's entertaining with self-deprecating humor.

I did not leave with an understanding of why she saw no signs, why she stayed married, why sympathy for exploited kids is never mentioned.... Read more Read less