Kissing the Floor
Kissing the Floor
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Kissing the Floor NYC Reviews and Tickets

67%
(15 Ratings)
Positive
60%
Mixed
20%
Negative
20%
Members say
Slow, Absorbing, Great acting, Indulgent, Ambitious

About the Show

A radical retelling of the Antigone myth, set in Depression Era America.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (15)

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712 Reviews | 401 Followers
92
Masterful, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Stunning acting with a stellar script and should be a Obie contender for best drama, best lead female & male actors. Haunting & Brilliant!

Don't see it if I have no negative comments. If you prefer a lighter topic then skip this one. Read more

60 Reviews | 6 Followers
90
Absorbing, Ambitious, Clever

See it if An ingenious rendering of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone.

Don't see it if If you don't like to listen and absorb verbiage in telling a story in a theatrical format and if you are still unfamiliar with Greek tragedy

83 Reviews | 6 Followers
81
Slow, Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you appreciate a creative (and loose) retelling of a Greek classic and aren't turned off by a storyline that tackles uncomfortable subjects

Don't see it if you prefer a linear story. Only 100 minutes but felt longer, last 15 mins scene could have been trimmed.

812 Reviews | 132 Followers
74
Intense, Great acting, Confusing, Absorbing

See it if you like a play with great acting but with a plot that is very confusing at times. The action is intense. This is not a happy play.

Don't see it if you like a straight forward plot, it goes back and forth and was often confusing to me.The child molestation discussion scene is disturbing.

126 Reviews | 22 Followers
72
Slow, Confusing

See it if You like a retelling of the Oedipus myth with some aberrant family behaviors.

Don't see it if You are easily confused.

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477 Reviews | 142 Followers
70
Memorable, Hard to watch

See it if into a modern Antigone: a loving sister, a brother beyond redemption. Strong moments of great acting. A memorable play but not a great one.

Don't see it if well... where to start? Much hard-to-follow exposition, sexual predation, a tale of eye-gauging, suicide. You know - a Greek tragedy! Read more

91 Reviews | 10 Followers
70
Quirky, Slow, Intense

See it if You desire to see disturbing plays

Don't see it if You want to see light and romantic plays or comedy Read more

441 Reviews | 88 Followers
63
Disappointing, Slow, Quirky, Indulgent

See it if You are able to sit through 1:40 min of family dysfunction.

Don't see it if If you prefer a light drama or musical

Critic Reviews (3)

TheaterScene.net
February 26th, 2023

"Kissing the Floor," written by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Ianthe Demos, is a thought-provoking and disturbing play providing a compelling view into the hidden world of the dysfunctional psyche of a family. McLaughlin deftly explores questions of loyalty and obsession, fantasy and reality. She does so by presenting contemporary themes of personal and familial dysfunction in a radical recasting of the dramatic arc of Sophocles' Greek tragedy Antigone, yet retains some of that work's thematic and structural elements.
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Front Row Center
February 27th, 2023

" 'Kissing the Floor' was a well-conceived, powerful dramatization akin to the legendary “sins of the father,” ably expressing the overpowering tragedies of Antigone brought to life in the demise of a family during the Great Depression."
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Theaterscene.org
February 27th, 2023

Grim and heavy going, this is playwright Ellen McLaughlin’s resetting of Sophocles’ mythological Antigone to the 1930’s Depression era U.S.A. à la Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. The Grand Guignol twists and turns, atmospheric stagecraft and intense acting, all empower it for one hour and 40 minutes.
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