Soho Rep presents a series of provocations that overlap, intersect, and explode to create a theatrical and irreverent play about how we talk to—and about—each other. More…
How do you love, learn, work, mate, marry, watch, shop, listen, win, dress, think, feel, fight, eat, take, beg, birth, give, weigh, serve, scream, write, die, play, walk, worry, laugh, share, sleep, lose, dance, piss, age, bleed, bake, yell? And how do you talk about it? Alice Birch's new play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, explores it all.
See it if you are ready to confront issues (mainly feminism) and theatrical devices that are way outside the box; you appreciate smart, edgy theatre.
Don't see it if you can't handle provocation, confrontation, uncomfortable subject matter or explicit sexual language. (All presented with a sense of humor)
See it if you can. This is what theater is meant to be.
Don't see it if you like fluffy shows that make you feel good about the world we live in.
See it if You like far- out performance art, clever use of language and like being surprised at every turn. Very downtown vibe !
Don't see it if You are offended by raw language and any depiction of violence. You want to see a well structured play. This is performance art. Shocking !
See it if You're into fast-paced smart verbal combat where failure to empathize and communicate is foregrounded and no happy ending is offered.
Don't see it if You need formal plot structure, a long running time for your money, or detest that stage haze or a touch of pretentiousness.
See it if You like experimental, feminist theater and don't care about plot or stakes.
Don't see it if You don't like it when writing exercises are given full theatrical treatment.
See it if you're game for unpredictable jolts of non-narrative/post-dramatic theatre; if you wanna see really good actors dig in to complex material
Don't see it if you need a clear story; if you like a play to set its own rules & then follow them; if you prefer to "understand" what's happening on stage
See it if you enjoy experimental theatre that makes you more self-critical, you like confronting "real life" with edginess and wit
Don't see it if you want to sit comfortably and mindlessly, you don't like subtle jokes, you don't like absurd and gory imagery
See it if a whip-smart, playful, and ferocious play with trenchant and vital questions about patriarchy, revolution, womanhood, and cruelty. Electric.
Don't see it if you're looking for something less provocative and theatrical.
See it if you like to challenge yourself with edgy theatre, you love language, & you love women even when they speak, even if they speak their minds.
Don't see it if smoke and claustrophobia happen 4u, bright lights and loud sounds freak u out, u need everything explained, u want easy laughs -- uwork4this
See it if You like well-acted, well-staged, non-traditional plays about language and feminist/humanist ideas.
Don't see it if You prefer traditionally structured plays with set characters and a plot and prefer a story that gets neatly tied up by the end.
See it if You are a feminist, if you're willing to be challenged and made uncomfortable, if you are open minded. Great work by a promising playwright.
Don't see it if You want a fun night of entertainment, also don't bring kids. Also SoHo rep is not exactly handicap-accessible.
See it if you like opinionated female playwrights & don't mind their point to be presented more than a bit in-your-face. Also, if you like stage blood
Don't see it if you think that argument presented without going overboard is much more compelling. Also, if diappointing misuse of good ideas annoys you.
See it if you appreciate straight forward thought that bounces off the walls and around the room and hits you over and over. Aha. She said. Aha again.
Don't see it if you can't deal with shame, find no humor in this world, or if you just don't like to think.
See it if Bring your smartest, woke-est friends to this. You're gonna want to unpack it afterwards. Cool design, committed performances, vital ideas.
Don't see it if Like it or not, the oppression of women is at the core of how we think speak and behave. How do we acknowledge & move beyond this?
See it if You're okay with unconventional structure, dialogue, stuff that borders on performance art. Really funny and thought-provoking.
Don't see it if The word "experimental" makes you flinch.
See it if you like edgy plays that are almost performance art pieces.
Don't see it if you're looking for a linear narrative or clear characters.
See it if You're in for a wild, crazy, & thought-provoking night of theatre. Breaking down feminism has never been so exciting, hilarious & scary! <3
Don't see it if you're a pig-headed misogynist? I kid. If you are though - SEE IT. But if you want a linear, plot-driven play, this is not the one for you.
See it if you're passionate about feminism and want to see exciting and ambitious new writing
Don't see it if you can't handle extremely loud music, strobe lights, or blood/vomit on stage.
See it if you are okay with seeing something start out promisingly but end up in a cliched, confusing dystopian vision.
Don't see it if you are put off by mediocre acting (by some of the cast) and by confusing, theme driven staging.
See it if not if but when! To me this is what theater is about, making you think, laugh, cry, question.
Don't see it if you're a chauvinist? Wait no, then it's even more important that you see it!
See it if you want to revolutionize the way society speaks and thinks about women!
Don't see it if you don't like non-linear storylines
See it if You're a woman, care about women, love a woman, or know a woman.
Don't see it if You have no interest in the female experience or female equality. Actually... you're the ones who probably should see it the most...
See it if You want to be dazzled by language. You want to be challenged by language.
Don't see it if You are afraid to laugh, cry, gag.
See it if You enjoy experimental theater that makes you use your mind. Thoroughly entertaining, I laughed a lot & even got scared at one point.
Don't see it if You need everything spelled out; its told through intriguing vignettes. It's unique & little weird. But in this case weird is a GOOD thing!