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See it if you're ok w having Christian spousal discipline (husband of wife) treated as good. Male dominance, using degrading violence, isn't funny.

Don't see it if you find the premise fundamentally flawed. It may be a brand-spankin' new play, but promotes the old specter of males controlling females.

Also I know there was a twist which was supposed to make the control acceptable, but it didn't for me. Only a man could write this play and think it was fun. I was surprised at MCC. The acting and production values were good.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested in a funny take on this sexual niche.

Don't see it if are offended by sexual humor

See it if You enjoy raunchy silly over the top comedies and like to laugh.

Don't see it if You don't like adult comedies or don't like when plays make a statement about religion.

See it if an exploration of the roles of men and women in relationships and in religion appeals to you even if the show feels like a first draft.

Don't see it if you'd rather not see people being spanked, or you'd be bothered by a show not quite living up to its potential.

See it if You're interested in watching two couples indulging in S&M disguised as Christian marriage.

Don't see it if The story was pretty banal, and didn't really have anything important to say.

See it if you enjoy relationship dramedies and sub-cultural exploration

Don't see it if are easily offended by mocking portrayals of religion's many absurdities and excesses

See it if you want to see what naughtiness writer Robert Askins (Hand to God) & director Alex Timbers (Here Lies Love) have come up with next.

Don't see it if you think flawed work with a promising premise shouldn't be permitted to move on to full production until it's been fully developed.

See it if you're interested in a quirky take on relationships.

Don't see it if improbable plots don't do it for you.

See it if you're open minded on male/female topics you have an interest in relationships and how they change over time

Don't see it if you prefer more conservative topics

See it if plays that are humorously critical of religious rules appeal to you.

Don't see it if you need a piece as laugh-out-loud funny as Hand to God.

See it if You have a good sense of humor about religion, relationships and S&M

Don't see it if You take your beliefs, your marriage or Fifty Shades of Grey too seriously