Sancocho NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if See it if you love great plays about breaking generational traumas, if you love good food, and if you love great acting and storytelling.

Don't see it if you haven't eaten dinner - cause they cook real food and you'll be hungry the whole play lol.

See it if you’d appreciate an intimate story about families and trauma, richly infused with Puerto Rican experiences and culture

Don't see it if you need a more realistic plot, aren't interested in two-handers, or have an empty stomach Read more

See it if you like dramas and heady dialogue between family members.

Don't see it if you want to see fireworks. These sisters ultimately love each other and share a profound pain. Read more

See it if Stewing family drama with meaty and painful chunks from the past and previously untold. They actually cook so it smells wonderful.

Don't see it if 2-person play, family drama, abuse, alcoholism, death of parents aren’t your thing. 1.75 hours; no intermission. Read more

See it if You want to see a family drama where two sisters argue for 1 hour and 40 minutes about how to handle their father's estate.

Don't see it if You are expecting a gritty family drama. There is no bite to this at all. Read more

See it if You’d like be a fly on the wall while two sisters divulge their secrets, cook a family recipe and wait for answers.

Don't see it if You wouldn’t like to smell cooking foods, hear sordid secrets or can’t understand some Spanish or be able to decipher context clues.

See it if you want to feel like you are sitting at the family kitchen table, unpacking trauma and cooking up dinner. This piece felt therapeutic!

Don't see it if trigger warnings for abuse, molestation, death of a parent.

See it if you enjoy pure bare-knuckle drama presented with insurmountable pathos.

Don't see it if you need a spectacle or a light watch. This is a character driven piece that demands attention.