See it if Pain of Mom, Daughter and Granddaughter through their lives and the people in them. Large cast and sleek set. Relationships, kids, work.
Don't see it if You'd be shocked at the big event center stage at very end of show. Watching the hurt of these 3 women in different time periods is too much Read more
See it if You want to see something that is more challenging than the standard play. There's a lot happening on-stage but it's all important.
Don't see it if You don't think you'll be able to focus across three overlapping timelines.
See it if if you enjoy powerful acting and an intelligent script
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See it if Powerful drama about family depression and suicide. Playwright effectively tells the stories of a mother,daughter, and granddaughter
Don't see it if You do not want to see a serious play about difficult themes. Read more
See it if You enjoy superbly structured plays about difficult subjects.
Don't see it if Graphic discussion of the topic at hand is too much for you
See it if you’re interested in a powerful, complex, moving & deeply disturbing family drama about female depression, suicide & substance abuse.
Don't see it if you’re triggered by themes of suicide, depression or substance abuse, can’t handle tough subject matter or are looking for light fare. Read more
See it if You want to see phenomenal theatrical storytelling. Three generations simultaneously on the same stage. It is finely acted and directed.
Don't see it if You want an "up" show. It is not an easy play and if you are looking for a light, "feel good" show, this is not for you. It's heavy stuff.
See it if You want to see amazing performances and innovative staging/directing. You don’t mind depressing subjects. If you can keep up multiple voice
Don't see it if You are depressed easily. If you need an intermission. If you can’t watch three different things going on at the same time.
CRITIC’S PICK. "In ‘Anatomy of a Suicide,’ Pain in Triplicate: Alice Birch’s cleareyed and comfortless play follows three generations of women tethered to life by the thinnest possible filament."
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5/5 Stars. "The structure of the play is disorienting, at times even overwhelming. But Lileana Blain-Cruz's direction provides clarity amid the cloud of pain. The production is exquisitely timed and calibrated."
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"Horror Stories of Womanhood: 'Dracula,' 'Frankenstein,' and 'Anatomy of a Suicide'"
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"The director Lileana Blain-Cruz and her cast skillfully navigate the challenging setup, suggesting desperately interlocked narratives that, miraculously, never feel morbid."
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"Carla Gugino appears in the NYC premiere of this award-winning experimental drama about three generations of troubled women by 'Lady Macbeth' screenwriter Alice Birch."
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"In 'Anatomy of a Suicide,' Family Legacy Lives in the Past, Present, and Future: Alice Birch writes a clamorous symphony of inherited trauma for three generations of women in her new play at Atlantic Theater Company."
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"The director Lileana Blain-Cruz and her cast skillfully navigate the challenging setup, suggesting desperately interlocked narratives that, miraculously, never feel morbid."
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Alice Birch's new play begins as an exercise in organized chaos, gradually arranging itself into a triptych of tragedy covering three generations of women in a single family. It's a tough, bold piece of writing that proves troubling in ways both intentional and not.
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