See it if you are a human being capable of sitting still for 70 minutes.
Don't see it if you cannot sit still for 70 minutes. Read more
See it if You appreciate strong acting about race, class, and complicated relationships in an intimate stage setting
Don't see it if You want a big production musical
See it if you want to see a play that is a relevant, thoughtful examination of race and class in America. In 1992. Not sure why its not present-day.
Don't see it if you are easily flustered by heated discussions around race and entitlement, as well as economic disparity. This would push your buttons.
See it if you enjoy plays that offer needed social commentary while also entertaining. The performances are strong and affecting.
Don't see it if you aren’t open to facing uncomfortable truths.
See it if if you enjoy exciting new productions that are frightening, funny, profound, & ultimately deadly serious acted by two incredibly gifted men
Don't see it if Contemporary plays dealing with race aren't your thing.
See it if You are interested in the small and personal collisions of race in America, like intimate 2 person dramas.
Don't see it if Like Zoo Story, this requires the audience to look past the mechanics of how these 2 start to connect. If you can do that, you’re fine.
See it if you like seeing great young actors with amazing synergy. If you prefer relevant themes of race and economics
Don't see it if you are not into intimate works and prefer more glitz. This one is quiet and a bit unsettling.
See it if You want excellent acting, twisting plot, humor and pathos in discussion of impact of race on relationships and society
Don't see it if You want elaborate production and are uncomfortable with frank discussion of race
"We learn why when Steve leaves the train with Eric and goes to his apartment, a little more than halfway through...This is the moment at which 'Dutch Masters' becomes more engaging and more pointed...Requires a suspension of disbelief...Both the playwright and the director help guide the two talented young cast members into giving performances that manage to keep us tense and in suspense."
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“‘Dutch Masters’ is an intriguing, tense and thoughtful two-hander that rifts on race and class while exploring a relationship between two young men who meet, apparently by happenstance, on the subway. It tries to understand why these two young adults see life, often even the same incidents, through completely different eyes. Sometimes the views are aligned, but more often disparate vantage points preclude a common understanding. It is wonderful.”
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"Keller's skillful writing and directorial talent by Holland have created a work of racial inequality that resonates...Erick (a tour-de-force performance by Ian Duff) is a young black man riding the NYC subway...What starts as a harmless and then irksome exchange...morphs into a distressing and volatile encounter that reveals clear-eyed picture beneath the hazy gauze of ignorance...This production paints a powerful and eloquent statement of our nation's challenges and lack of progress."
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