See it if Fantastic acting especially by emily davis, cool staging and lighting technique. Very important show.
Don't see it if No reason not to- its a straight play thats about an hour.
See it if You wanna get a minute and personal look at how dystopian our security apparatuses have grown
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See it if you are interested in seeing a theatre company stretch their muscles into new territory. A completely novel idea executed beautifully.
Don't see it if you do not enjoy political theatre. Read more
See it if You are interested in the true story of a whistleblower, like a no-frills straight play with excellent acting
Don't see it if You don’t like political topics or are looking for props and scenery or a love story
See it if You are interested in a brilliant depiction of an actual event that is still ongoing in our nation today ! Political espionage is your thing
Don't see it if You are looking for a light comedy. You don’t enjoy simple staging with very sparse setting and those with just one subject.
See it if You want a show filled with dramatic tension, brilliant acting, and a relevant story. It's chilling given the banality that runs through it.
Don't see it if You want a musical or something light and fun. While it's not a dark play, it is an intense one.
See it if you want a gripping storyline that is 100% true and based on real, recorded dialogue. The acting is top notch.
Don't see it if you don't enjoy tense situations.
See it if You have an interest in the politics of our country
Don't see it if You a lighthearted show,
CRITIC’S PICK "Why’d She Blow the Whistle?: Tina Satter’s remarkable docudrama recreates the bizarrely banal interrogation that led to the arrest of the intelligence contractor Reality Winner."
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4/5 Stars "The production smartly balances vérité and stylization, offering its own interrogation of the event…But 'Is This A Room' has a movingly human presence at its core. Davis gives a performance of heart-wrenching rawness and lucidity."
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"When I learned that the show would move to the Vineyard for a longer engagement, I was thrilled to see it again—it contains one of my favorite pieces of performance ever. Pencils down, voting over."
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"Is This a Room Dramatizes the Interrogation of NSA Leaker Reality Winner: Tina Satter's new play exposes the weight of body language in exercises of power."
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"Real Life Provides The Intriguing Script For Tina Satter's Tense Drama 'IS THIS A ROOM'"
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"Seeing Winner -- an achingly vulnerable Emily Davis -- struggle to make small talk with these strangers, who shuttle between chatty repartee and veiled threats -- is an authentic white-knuckle experience."
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4/5 Stars "A stark and striking new work of documentary theater, a sharp slice of real life that gives audiences something current and substantial to chew over afterwards."
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"The second problem is that since it is a transcript it is not very dramatic, going back over the same material again and again, trying to catch Winner out or be careful to cover all legal bases. The dialogue remains mundane for most of the performance."
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