Jack Was Kind NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%

(56 Ratings)

Positive

86%

Mixed

12%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Slow, Thought-provoking, Intense

About the Show

Tracy Thorne's new solo play about culpability and privilege.

Tracy Thorne debuts her brand new solo play about the personal complicity in the power structures meant to make us stay silent. In this vulnerable, 70-minute monologue, a privileged woman defends and examines her part in her husband’s bad behavior.

Jack Was Kind creates an imagined, tragically human backstory to a real-life American event that will affect the country for years to come. This intimate confessional work deconstructs long-held issues of privilege and complicity at America's core, as well as our current and volatile political moment.

Written and Performed By Tracy Thorne, Directed by Nicholas A. Cotz.

Show-Score Member Reviews (56)

Insightful, Current, Entertaining, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy a well written excellently acted play that deals with a recent political debacle from a few years ago. Excellent.

Don't see it if You cannot sit and listen to eighty minutes of monologue.

Fine writing, Superb acting, Relevant, Insightful, Absorbing

See it if you desire outstanding acting, solo performances, psychological study, perceptive analysis of male/female roles & criminal development.

Don't see it if see it if you dislike serious plays that focus on flawed personality development, male/female roles in society rather than "entertainment."

Relevant, Intelligent, Riveting, Intense, Absorbing

See it if You like 1 person shows. This is a good one. She takes you on a pretty bumpy ride, without ever exactly revealing her subject. You know.

Don't see it if You’re not a fan of one person shows or if you thought Brett Kavanaugh got a rough deal in his Supreme Court hearing.

Relevant, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you want to have further reason to discuss Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court.

Don't see it if you don't like one person shows. The play was a little too long.

A slow and interesting reveal, Slow yet very engaging, Thoughtful writing and empathetic performance, Brett kavanaugh-like storyline, 80 minute intimate monologue

See it if Like monologues and are willing to listen closely and carefully. Appreciate feminist issues and well-crafted storytelling.

Don't see it if Need flash or action. Are impatient or not interested in a slow, yet excellent, yarn being spun.

Current, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Solo woman's monologue regarding her husband's "DNA" & the effects on family & society at large that "DNA" has & is allowed

Don't see it if can't bear listening for 80 minutes, hate solo form, think a woman bearing her soul is not for U, think "OldClub" men should prevail

Resonant, Profound, Masterful, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if Want to see REALLY superior acting from someone unknown. You are interested in analyzing relationships

Don't see it if You do not like serious analytical solo shows Read more

Intelligent, Relevant, Great writing, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if You like solo shows, you like fictionalized backgrounds for historical events

Don't see it if You don't like discussions of childhood sexual abuse, you are a conservative Republican Read more

Critic Reviews (3)

"The production is by its nature static...There's nothing more disappointing about the plot of a new play than not being surprised by it."
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"Not much to see here, folks...'Jack Was Kind' could be a radio play, and its impact wouldn't be much diminished."
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"What we see on the outside is often not what is on the inside."
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Creative team

Irish Repertory Theatre