Self-Injurious Behavior NYC Reviews and Tickets

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(6 Reviews)

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Members say

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Empathetic experience, Impactful emotionally

About the Show

Based on playwright and star’s own story of loss, love, and survival, "Self-Injurious Behavior" tells the story of a mother of an autistic child who has to make a difficult decision and deal with its consequences.

When severely autistic eleven-year-old Benjamin becomes a danger to himself, his divorced mother, Summer, makes the excruciating decision to admit him to a home for special needs kids. Seeking comfort, she visits her sisters in Portland who desperately (and comically) attempt to distract her with a weekend of escapism at the local renaissance faire. Plagued by haunting dreams of her son and memories of her marriage, Summer is forced to face the need to let go.

Member Reviews (6)

Slow, Intelligent, Funny, Great writing, Absorbing

See it if Camping provides little respite from putting out fires for guilty mother of son on spectrum.Large cast. "We're in survival mode here."

Don't see it if Showcase. Self-harm overlooked, even though it's in title.Needless guilty-tear shedding. Who could blame a mother for securing her treasure? Read more