My Name's Not Indian Joe

See it if You know someone in the cast or want to hear great musicians do a mix of good and so-so songs. Entertaining moments

Don't see it if The story lulls heavily at times and the voices don't always rise above the instruments. Awkward staging. Not bad by any means but not great

See it if You like seeing works in development. The music was entertaining and good performances

Don't see it if You need a fully developed musical. This still feels like a work in progress that needs to be worked out.

Also There is a compelling story here somewhere, but I felt like it needs some more character development. I didn't understand why these two people came together and what they saw in each other. The program has Joe's obituary that describes him as this wonderful man, but for most of the show, all you saw was a grumpy bitter old man. The music was good and the show was entertaining enough, but I left wanting to have a better understanding of how these two people effected each other. Supporting cast and musicians, especially the actor who played Jordan, were great.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy Elizabeth Davis, bluegrass score; expressive music fills gaps in writing and acting

Don't see it if you expect a fully staged narrative musical; it's a concert w uncertainly acted scenes; tonally uneven ode to an unlikely friendship

Also Although well produced, with fully realized set and lighting design--the show feels like its longing for a larger stage--this small show has yet to find a convincing point of view on the material. Davis is a crack musician but she hasn't found an effective way to present herself as the protagonist of this story, and there's not enough onstage of her relationship with Joe to draw us into their prickly if affectionate connection. What the show lacks in the book writing is sometimes made up for by the full-throated playing and singing of the ensemble, all of whom do double duty as actor/musicians.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy evenings of acceptable, "fine," theatre.

Don't see it if you want a show full of live and drive with a truly dynamic score.

Also This isn't a bad show. But it's not necessarily a good show either. It promises a bluegrass/country/rock score and delivers in spades for the first fifteen minutes or so, but this quickly devolves into lazy generic musical theatre numbers that just happen to have alternative instrumentation. By the time Joe pulls out a piece of paper and convinces his new friend to become the executor of his estate and the two stars start to sing "where there's a will, there's a way" the audience can't help but groan as they're subjected to something so objectively bland. If the writing endeavored to be sharper and truly dig out its own personality, this piece would have potential to shine. But sadly it just sits there.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a show in progress with some decent bluegrass music

Don't see it if you want a finished product with a good story. It's more about the author/songwriter/performer than about Indian Joe.