See it if you like your plays to wash over you. Great acting and chemistry from cast. Didn't blame the mother for all the troubles.
Don't see it if don't like some long monologues.
See it if You have lived in or are familiar with the New England lifestyle, this show really brings you into Rhode Island & stays consistent.
Don't see it if You want easy answers and happy endings. You prefer rom-coms or big-budget spectacles.
See it if If you like good acting and a show that gets you to laugh.
Don't see it if You want a musical or a deep drama.
See it if You have ever been that awkward high schooler looking to make a few friends. New play. Great talent. Go!
Don't see it if Well... I think it's kind of for everyone. No one sings, though. So if you like singing, you won't find it here
See it if you like intelligent romantic stories and nicely drawn characters
Don't see it if you are unhappy with stories that lack resolution.
See it if you like traditional stories.
Don't see it if you want a twist on a story.
See it if Very watchable. Clever, original characters. Funny and insightful. The cast is also easy on the eyes. A pleasant diversion.
Don't see it if Doesn't add up to that much. Tries to be heavy, but fails in that. Kinda fluffy, in the end.
See it if poetic script exalts/pokes fun at everyday rituals, shows chameleon-like teen behavior; fine J. Hadary "stage manager", vital E. Kibler
Don't see it if at times tragic/comic script feels formulaic, older airhead boyfriend character discordantly out of place, missing backstory 4 teen boy
"Gregory S. Moss’ 'Indian Summer' at Playwrights Horizons is an uneasy mix
of two stories, the first about the doomed romantic encounter between two
teens and the second concerning the quiet existential suffering of an elderly
man. Despite sudden shifts of tone, Moss manages to leave the audience
feeling deeply for each of these characters."
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"It's touching without being sentimental...With shifting moods that ought to be disorienting but turn out to be emotionally satisfying. The cast of four assists the playwright by lending a stylistic consistency to his blend of naturalism and gentle absurdist wit…The aggregate effect of the designers' work is sense-filling and evocative of what's most pleasurable to remember about past summers. The same, in fact, may be said for Moss's play and the production as a whole."
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"A deceptively bittersweet comedy…Izzy unveils a poetic streak and a surprising command of language that doesn’t always seem true to her character, but Kibler pulls off whatever Moss hands to her with aplomb. Despite its setting, the events that unfold in 'Indian Summer' turn out not to be the proverbial 'day at the beach' — for either its characters or the audience. But it’s definitely worth making the trip."
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“Things don’t turn out the way you think they will, which is refreshing. And this is an absolute crackerjack cast. Watching these actors maneuver through the long shadows of summer, of young love and old lonely times, of small town desperation and teenage dreams - a total pleasure. Still, the good intentions and talent are not enough to get this play out of idle and into second gear.”
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"'Indian Summer,' about a teen romance at the Rhode Island seashore, is certainly warm, largely thanks to the charming, just-right four-member cast…The playwright’s effort to invest his sandy scenes with a profound context doesn’t detract from 'Indian Summer,' but it’s the shoal-deep interplay on the beach that most engages us."
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"The ensemble performs enthusiastically under Carolyn Cantor’s direction but the result is more external than internal...‘Indian Summer’ touches on themes of growing up, sexuality, love, death, belonging, identity, and grief but little of it resonates beyond what we’ve seen in so many other plays. George’s occasional commentaries on the mysteries of life, particularly of the ocean, add to the insistent poetic mood,...but not much to the progress of the plot."
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"We get this is about all the stages of love, but does that in itself make a watchable play? Campbell is blasé and we never really care about him. Ms. Kibler manages to layer her role, with no help from the playwright. Mr. Tippett is muscled to perfection and adds some of the most touching and real moments and Mr Hadary is witty and perfectly cast. Carolyn Cantor’s direction makes this play move, but the story is lacking in any kind of depth that it is hard to hold our concentration."
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"Sweet and breezy and delectable…Playwright Moss—apparently making his New York debut—mixes his plot strands and sifts his sands in a thoroughly winning manner. Indian Summer is at once charming and evocative, tender and funny; it even wets its toes in the mystical. Most crucially, though, Moss quickly wins over his audience and never loses them. 'Indian Summer' should have a healthy afterlife, in part because it’s just so likable."
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