Church & State

See it if You want to see a play that deals with very serious topics( guns, faith & politics ) with a simple staging

Don't see it if You want to avoid a play that deals with guns & faith. It pretends to be a serious "work" but in the end is like a bad and long SNL sketch

Also I don't recommend New World Stages to anybody. They are the rudest people (especially at the box office ) and the theater manager is totally useless. If you happen to have a " problem" they will do nothing to help you, they will only laugh at you. This was the very last time I attended a show there.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy mediocrely written liberal porn. You enjoy low-brow easy laughs.

Don't see it if you prefer nuanced and thought-provoking shows about politics, religion, and guns. You don't enjoy caricaturish plays the rely on cliche.

See it if you really, really like political clickbait. This is basically clickbait onstage - somehow both histrionic and deathly banal.

Don't see it if you want any depth, nuance, or humor in your politics. Or your theater. Woof. Swing and a miss.

See it if you want to watch bad theatre

Don't see it if you like good theatre

See it if You think a crass putdown is the height of hilarity

Don't see it if You have fond memories of West Wing

Also Good acting. Script is simplistic, characters are cardboard, cliches abound and situations are contrived. Humor is at an elementary school level.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a play about gun violence, not actually about Church & State like it suggests. The play is afraid of its own ambitions.

Don't see it if You want a story that actually says something, instead of throwing thorny political issues at the wall and seeing what sticks.

See it if You enjoy an evening of cliches

Don't see it if You enjoy good acting or a good script

Also Everyone is acting with a capital A. The accents are ridiculous, there is a drunk scene which I couldn't believe the director allowed to be so broad, and deep down only one of the actors felt like a human. The script has somethings to say, but it gets confused as to whether it's a bad sitcom or an episode of the West Wing.... Read more Read less