An Octoroon NYC Reviews and Tickets

96%

(20 Reviews)

Positive

100%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Intelligent, Ambitious, Profound, Clever

About the Show

This show, which won the 2014 Obie for Best New American Play, is a modern adaptation of Dion Boucicault’s 'The Octoroon', first presented in New York in 1859,

Judge Peyton is dead and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton’s handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But the evil overseer M’Closky has other plans—for both Terrebonne and Zoe. In 1859, a famous Irishman wrote this play about slavery in America. Now an American tries to write his own.

Member Reviews (20)

100

Ambitious, Delightful, Must see, Profound, Great writing

See it if you want just about the most astonishing, enlivening, soul-expanding, and challenging experience you could possibly have from a play

Don't see it if that sounds scary to you (actually, you should definitely see it if that sounds scary to you)

Absorbing, Ambitious, Entertaining, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if you'd like a provocative treatment of race staged in a fascinating way.

Don't see it if you only want to see fluff.

Entertaining, Ambitious, Great staging, Great writing, Original

See it if You want to see a truly great new American play adaptation - a totally insightful, extremely entertaining piece of theater.

Don't see it if You don't love theater.

Clever, Must see, Masterful, Relevant, Great staging

See it if You want to be challenged and entertained at the same time You want to see a reinterpretation done right

Don't see it if You avoid thinking and talking about race Read more

Masterful, Intelligent, Thought-provoking, Refreshing, Profound

See it if You appreciate novelty of staging and whimsy, and can excuse a bit of slowness.

Don't see it if You don't see much theater, and so something being "different" isn't all that important to you.

Masterful, Original, Profound

See it if You can!

Don't see it if See it if you can!

Relevant, Refreshing, Profound, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you want to be EXCITED about the state of the American Theatre!

Don't see it if you don't want to take a risk.

Resonant, Relevant, Must see, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if you'd like an inventive and insightful play on race relations - managing to be both heartbreakingly true and funny at the same time.

Don't see it if don't like 4th wall breaks.

Trailer

Creative team

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Playwright