Made by God NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if you want to be challenged in your thinking on some of the days difficult topics. Some good acting presented well on a small stage.
Don't see it if if you want something light. You need to read the glossary to follow the story.
See it if You like historical dramas/tragedies. You are willing to really work to stay with what you are watching.
Don't see it if You don’t like plays that focus on characters that have no way to solve their life problems.
See it if You want to see a confusing and overwrought play about abortion rights amidst tragedy in Ireland.
Don't see it if You want a clearer understanding of the situation. Although most of the actors were good, this play is lacking in a clear direction.
See it if A play by the Irish rep based on a true story with references to Suicide, abortion and Drug misuse.
Don't see it if This play isn't for everybody including myself. You're looking for lighter subject matter. It could have used some trimming down although Read more
See it if You want to see a wonderfully acted show on very intense subject matter, i.e. abortion rights, suicide and strong religious beliefs.
Don't see it if you're looking for light fare. While there are some humorous scenes, this is a very serious drama
See it if you haven't thought or been exposed to topics re: abortion rights and want to understand the "controversy" better from a human view.
Don't see it if you want to delve into the "grey" areas of abortion - this scratches the surface and relies on overacting more than character development. Read more
See it if you enjoy excellent and inventive new Irish writers with unusual perspectives on the history and culture of a poetic people
Don't see it if no reason not to see it but it has closed
See it if you want to see a serious, relevant play about the subject of rape, Pro-life/Pro-choice, suicide! Very intense, great acting!
Don't see it if rape, suicide and Pro-life/Pro-choice are difficult issues!
Critic Reviews (5)
"In this excellent one-act, in a world première in the small downstairs space at the Irish Rep, the playwright Ciara Ní Chuirc has taken Lovett’s story as an imaginative jumping-off point for a moving examination of love, faith, guilt, remembrance, and regret. With sensitive direction by Olivia Songer and strong performances by a cast of five, Ní Chuirc’s dialogue finds the perfect tone in a series of scenes that shift both in style and in time."
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"Chuirc is talented but she isn't assured enough to fuse this collection of characters and devices into a coherent whole. Olivia Songer's direction suffers from the same uncertainty, especially when grappling with the overwrought climax. Still, there are some fine performances...It's not easy to write a play about such a polarizing topic, and Chuirc makes a decent attempt at seeing many sides of the argument. But her reach exceeds her grasp, and she shortchanges her characters."
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"Director Olivia Songer stealthily, almost imperceptibly draws us into the mystery of Ann's death and why Eva is so obsessed with it...Hernandez is remarkably well-cast as Eva, exuding the nervous energy of that girl in high school with perfect attendance, who never got lower than an A- on anything...Chuirc deftly uncovers the classist assumptions that cloud the debate around abortion, in which well-to-do people on all sides think they know what is in the best interest of poor women."
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"Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Ciara Ní Chuirc's 'Made by God' is a compelling drama whose subject matter couldn't be timelier...also boasts a handful of thoughtful performances which make this 90-minute, intermission-less staging a provocative evening of societal and political theatre...Economically and cleanly directed by Olivia Songer, this Irish Rep production makes a strong case for 'Made by God' as a jumping off point for further refinement and polishing."
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Actually, the far more spirited debate is being held in Eva's own head as her religious upbringing wrestles with a sense of culpability for a recent tragedy that has cast doubt on her previously rock-solid convictions. Unfortunately, the much too-on-the-nose parallels between Ann's fate and what is tormenting Eva's conscience amount to a bundle of contrivances that touch off a cascade of underwhelming revelations not nearly as thought-provoking as the play's beginning scenes involving Ann and Mikey.
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