Misty NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (32)
See it if You like current cutting edge shows that take on subjects that might be considered difficult or controversial by some…woke by others.
Don't see it if You want a straightforward, clear, concise plot. This comes at you from more than one angle and left me scratching my head at times. Read more
See it if U want to see a fantastic performance by an exceptionally talented actor/singer/rapper. His artistry & energy envelopes you into his world.
Don't see it if U want a play that distinctly tells you the story. Anger at gentrification looms large as does being a black man during this transition. Read more
See it if Brilliant & relevant performance written & performed by Arinzé Kene touched all bases on gentrification, socio-economic disparities & race.
Don't see it if If the above issues make you feel uncomfortable, then skip this play. Read more
See it if you are looking to spent 130 minutes listening to LOUD "music" and an accented dialogue actor ranting about a "unjustifiable" police stop.
Don't see it if you thought you purchased a ticket to that "black play", you'd will be DISAPPOINTED, and you will never look at water balloons the same. Read more
See it if you're into hybrid performance art, spoken word, and experimental theater, dealing with a black playwrights' perspective on representation
Don't see it if you're looking to hear something new. The art is fresh and original, the actual content is repetitive, self-absorbed and not groundbreaking.
See it if A rap /poetry/music/monologue/dialogue performance art piece ( not a play, really)by a riveting actor intrigues you, however abstract it is
Don't see it if you need a story to be clear & logical; this one runs all over the place; you are not receptive to anger about gentrification Read more
See it if you want to see a very talented black writer tell his viewpoint on being a black writer
Don't see it if you like more standard stuff
See it if you want to see an extremely talented writer/actor/singer perform his original complex multilayered multimedia work, complete with balloons
Don't see it if you’re not interested in a play about the Black experience of writing a play about the Black experience, don’t like rap, or prefer comedies Read more
Critic Reviews (5)
" 'Misty' narrowly addresses itself to white perspectives. It’s a trap that settings like this one make even harder to escape."
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"It doesn’t tick boxes of what a play about a Black man should look like, or what any play should look like, for that matter. 'Misty' creates a new rubric."
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" This metatheatrical portion ends up feeling more substantial than the story Kene the playwright agonizes over for two acts — a narrative that has a few poignant moments tucked between rote explanations of how real estate developers displace residents and erase cultural identity."
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“...’Misty’ grapples with the seemingly irreconcilable conflict between the writer's desire to deliver documentary truth versus demands that he reshape the cultural conversation by focusing on other, more pleasant, realities.”
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"This is a marvelous piece of contemporary theater if you are adventurous."
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