How To Be Safe NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (25)
See it if You like shows that explore 2 opposite women's inner demons, needs and similarities. You like to possibly identify with character's secrets
Don't see it if You want a lighthearted romance or feel good play. You need a big theatre, don't like stairs.
See it if you enjoy meaningful drama about real people with real problems.
Don't see it if you only like polished plays with great settings that are light hearted. Read more
See it if you enjoy shows that hit close to home, use simple sets and actors filling more than one role, local theatre, or slower paced shows.
Don't see it if you cannot handle topics such as mental illness or self harm, like grand productions, or want something fast-paced.
See it if you want an exploration of mental health and how friendships can help.
Don't see it if you're not into female-centered shows (if so, get out), or not comfortable with representations of mental illness, including self-harm.
See it if you want to see a show that explores the coping mechanisms of two women struggling with psychological issues. Well-written and well-acted.
Don't see it if you are not a fan of intimate theater or don't want to see a show that deals with serious mental issues, such as self-harm and agoraphobia.
See it if You enjoy writing that balances irreverence and empathy. Great acting and staging as well.
Don't see it if You're not interested in young work.
See it if you want to see an interesting play that will hold your interest about real people and real problems.
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See it if You want to see a play about two women and their challenges and inner demons and how they help each other with those demons.
Don't see it if You are not interested in a story of an agoraphobic and recovering drug addict and their inner demons. Read more
Critic Reviews (3)
"Jacobson's writing is excellent. The two female lead characters are complex, unique, and fully fleshed-out; their interactions are engaging and sincere. D’Angelo and Sandberg give truthful, nonjudgmental performances that never seem cliché or formulaic...A distracting and unnecessary element is the constant changing of scenery...A timely piece of theater that dives into the extremes of emotions and perceptions that seem inherently universal."
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"A psychological drama, this play just scratches the surface of what it can be...It is exceptionally difficult to depict mental illness on stage. Jacobson and director Williams have done a noble job in their attempt. But the script and execution teeter on the line of textbook with not quite enough theatricality...Even in the brevity of the piece, the pacing was sluggish...There is something innately promising about 'How to Be Safe.'"
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"I was enthralled. Jacobson does a great job in not only making their mental state a reality to us, but also getting the audience to care about these characters…On the other hand, I wish scenes with the male counterpart, played by Brandon Ferraro, were more sparse and not as lengthy…A powerful study on mental health and its many paths, I recommend wholeheartedly you go and see this production…It’s not often for such a truthful show about this subject to grace the stages of NYC.”
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