Heroes of the Fourth Turning NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (178)
See it if You want to see a perfectly cast ensemble tackling a densely-packed philosophical script which captures peoples’ contradictions.
Don't see it if You can’t handle a debate-filled philosophical production with views not typical of left-leaning urban audiences.
See it if because it's a Masterpiece
Don't see it if If you have a hard time listening to far right dialog Read more
See it if A searing, vital, important play about ideological divides, even on the same "side." Genius character sketches and relentless dialogue.
Don't see it if You don't like plays about ideas, conversation, and character (however unsympathetic). There may be less plot than traditionalists desire. Read more
See it if you enjoy sharply written debate, new points of view, and superb performances.
Don't see it if you like your politics and religion in theatre to come from more of a place of satire. Read more
See it if ... you want to gain insights into the conservative mindset. Revelatory play speaks from a perspective rarely (if ever) seen on the NY stage
Don't see it if ...you have a low tolerance for exploring the Christian Right's point of view - some of it is tough to take. Read more
See it if you're interested in politics at all...if you want to use your brain...if you want to be challenged...if you want to see something brave
Don't see it if you're especially close minded or can't even consider conservative POVs...though I'd argue that's exactly who should be seeing this...
See it if Run to see complicated “red state unicorn”, complex debate, surreal staging, unusually smart play
Don't see it if Afraid of long and hard “thinking” play
See it if you want to see a brilliant, impassioned, uncritical, taut political drama set in the backyard of rural, conservative, evangelical America.
Don't see it if you can't sit for 2 hours without an intermission; you have an allergy to herbal cigarettes; you prefer to live in a political bubble. Read more
Critic Reviews (16)
CRITIC’S PICK "In ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning,’ a Red-State Unicorn: An astonishing new play by Will Arbery risks a rare stage subject: Christian conservatism."
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5 Stars "Danya Taymor presides over a perfect production that left me with my heart in my mouth and my pen scrambling across the page. (This is the kind of play you know you'll need to read again someday.)"
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"Deep in Red America (But Not at the Diner) in 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning'"
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"A Play About the Nuances of Conservatism in the Trump Era
A group of friends grapple with ideologies in Will Arbery’s 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning,' at Playwrights Horizons."
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"'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' and the Conservative Millennials Preparing for War"
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"Trump-Hating Conservatives Debate Right Wing Strategies in Will Arbery's 'HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING.'"
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"That the playwright makes this garrulous, opinionated crew so engaging -- and their concerns so relevant -- is a mark of his considerable imagination and empathy. This new offering at Playwrights Horizons has its awkward moments, but it brings us into fresh and unfamiliar dramatic territory."
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"A step toward increasing the dialogue — oh, so that's what that side thinks, and why they think it. Thank you, Mr. Arbery. And playwrights of the right, if you're out there, let this be an incentive: With characters and arguments this compelling, you may actually get produced."
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