Indian Summer NYC Reviews and Tickets

80%

(131 Ratings)

Positive

88%

Mixed

11%

Negative

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.

Abandoned by his wayward mom, 16-year-old Daniel is consigned to spend summer with his widower granddad in a Rhode Island beach town, where the locals don’t look kindly on city kids. But his hapless vacation turns around when he meets Izzy: tough-acting, back-sassing, beguiling, and taken. The impulsive Sicilian-American girl is determined to defend her territory from this prep school invader. Gregory S. Moss’s feisty romantic comedy follows a passing fling that could last a lifetime—as impossible and charmed as an Indian summer.

Show-Score Member Reviews (131)

Clever, Great acting, Indulgent

See it if You enjoy nicely paced rom-coms.

Don't see it if You're looking for a deeper examination of the bonds we build.

Confusing, Banal, Disappointing

See it if Didn't care for it...never gave it a second thought

Don't see it if You want something more in a show than an essay

Ordinary, Disappointing, Insipid, Slow, Waste of a talented cast

See it if you like very ordinary theatre. Not worth going out of your way to see.

Don't see it if you want something special in your theatre-going experience.

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Funny, Great acting

See it if You want to laugh, cry and feel all the emotions. The metaphors are deep and not overly hard to grasp, and hits home to a younger audience.

Don't see it if You are not open to an unexpectedly touching tale.

Absorbing, Funny, Great acting, Great staging, Romantic

See it if - You are under 25 - You like the beach - You are looking for something that deals with grief in a very delicate way

Don't see it if - You hate sand - You aren't looking for a "growing up" story

4th wall breaking, Funny, Quirky, Refreshing, Original

See it if Elise Kibler stole the show. Mr. Gabis, the dialect coach, bravo. Irreverent humor that I didn't realize I missed so much. Profound ending.

Don't see it if you are too PC to live. Deals w/ large concepts in non hoity-toity Summer People way. Odd 80s vibe for play set in the now. Still works.