Ah, Wilderness! NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (32)
See it if You enjoy period pieces, are interested in seeing O’Neils only comedy about family life in rural CT in 1906. Actor playing Richard very good
Don't see it if You expect an intense family drama, fancy set & costumes. Is an old fashioned play. Long but I was not bored
See it if Coming of age story of an idealistic literary-minded boy (based on autobiographical material) 100 years ago. Lead actor is spot on.
Don't see it if You want a polished professional production, or don’t have patience for a long, slow play about a long-gone simpler age. Read more
See it if You really love Eugene O'Neill. It's certainly part of the catalog, though not his best.
Don't see it if You get bored. You don't like teenage love stories.
See it if You enjoy classic plays performed in a small intimate theater with capable actors/actresses.
Don't see it if You find older plays with dated material to be tiresome, or want a new staging of a classic play.
See it if Sometimes feels like the O’Neill version of Our Town - the happy mirror image of the family in Long Days Journey Into Night so a bit jarring
Don't see it if It’s Oneill at his most hopeful when youth and dreams seemed limitless but like his other works long and much more limited
See it if coming-of-age story of young man at turn of 20th century, an O'Neill story with a happy family; the young man likes to recite poetry*
Don't see it if want characters with depth, don't want cliches, 2 hrs 45 min with intermission**; alcoholic character treated humorously Read more
See it if You love O’Neill and are willing to see a less than quality production of one of his earlier plays. You enjoy classic plays.
Don't see it if You need a highly polished production of a well-known classic to enjoy that classic. You are looking for a 90 minute show. This is over 2 H.
See it if Worth seeing if you love O'Neill and American Classics, even tho the director seemed to forget it's supposed to be a comedy!
Don't see it if You'll get impatient with the slow pace and lack of laughs in spite of some good performances. Can't justify 2hrs20min Read more
Critic Reviews (9)
“Life for teens in today’s word is fast-paced...Nevertheless, carving out a few hours...to see...’Ah, Wilderness!’ can be worthwhile...A really great play with a compelling story...The dialogue is the original dialogue of the play – no need to dumb it down for us, although some of it is outdated and definitely not politically correct for our time. All things considered, it’s great to be able to take your pre-teen to a show...I could not have asked for a more perfect ending!
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