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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
See it if You desire to see disturbing plays
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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
"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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" '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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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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