Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if Berryman dazzles in this dramalogue about 'Toasts' a Black oral story tradition; a sort of precursor to Rap Entertaining, witty & foreboding

Don't see it if Directed in classic Wooster Group high techno style by Kate Valk can be off putting Berryman has a tendency to rush lines; neither a spoiler

See it if You’re an adventurous theatergoer interested in artists who explore boundaries even when they may not take you very far. (I LOVED ‘B-Side’.)

Don't see it if A sterile presentation of cultural artfact (even tho bawdy) isn’t theatrically satisfying and you seek a more vulnerable performative style.

See it if Engaging performers, culturally interesting source material and effective use of sound

Don't see it if You want a show with plot/action and/or you don't want to hear toxic masculinity, descriptions of violence, hostility esp toward women.

See it if You like experimental shows. You like music-infused performances.

Don't see it if You don't like explicitly sexual language. You don't like misogynistic shows. You like shows that have a strongly developed story. Read more

See it if you are interested in the verbal performance of Black folk tales called "toasts" that describe incidents involving outlaws and prostitutes

Don't see it if you expect a play. This is a performance consisting of many short stories told to the beat a live drummer.

See it if you are a fan of Eric Berryman. What a great performance!

Don't see it if you don't enjoy experimental theatre and are allergic to strong language and sexual references.