Indian Summer
Closed 2h 10m
Indian Summer
80

Indian Summer NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%
(131 Ratings)
Positive
88%
Mixed
11%
Negative
1%
Members say
Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful, Romantic

About the Show

Playwrights Horizons presents this new romantic comedy about two 16-year-olds who forge an unlikely friendship amidst the class warfare in a small Rhode Island town.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (131)

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62 Reviews | 35 Followers
85
Thought-provoking, Great acting, Delightful

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.

130 Reviews | 41 Followers
84
Entertaining, Great staging, Great set, Slow, Talented cast

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.

299 Reviews | 41 Followers
84
Delightful, Entertaining, Funny, Great acting

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.

223 Reviews | 54 Followers
81
Great writing, Funny, Profound, Refreshing, Youthful

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

214 Reviews | 61 Followers
80
Enchanting, Great acting, Great writing, Romantic, Entertaining

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.

127 Reviews | 13 Followers
80
Cliched, Romantic, Disappointing

See it if you like traditional stories.

Don't see it if you want a twist on a story.

399 Reviews | 205 Followers
79
Entertaining, Intelligent, Refreshing, Romantic, Clever

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.

750 Reviews | 329 Followers
79
Homage to "our town": beautiful presentation of human rituals - first love, loss of spouse - as cosmically profound

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

Critic Reviews (24)

TheaterScene.net
June 14th, 2016

"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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CurtainUp
June 8th, 2016

"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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Theater Pizzazz
June 8th, 2016

"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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Front Row Center
June 13th, 2016

“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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New York Theater
June 8th, 2016

"'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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Theatre's Leiter Side
June 9th, 2016

"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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Times Square Chronicles
June 9th, 2016

"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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The Huffington Post
June 8th, 2016

"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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