Socrates

See it if you want to see a tour-de-force performance by Michael Stuhlbarg.

Don't see it if you want to see a play that is only intermittently interesting. The opening scenes are a bit muddled. If you do not like overly talky plays.

Also One problem with Martinson Hall, the theatre where "Socrates" is playing is that the seats are so uncomfortable. The Public Theatre should invest in new seats so that their patrons are comfortable. I will be making an appointment at the chiropractor after sitting in those seats for close to three hours. Torture, indeed!... Read more Read less

See it if You like to watch men yelling at each other and the audience.

Don't see it if You don't like to watch men yelling at each other and the audience.

Also I walked out at intermission and would have done so sooner if I didn't have a center seat.... Read more Read less

See it if Bone dry play. Someone at the Public should have rejected this script so as to spare thousands of people hours of disappointment and boredom

Don't see it if This was the first play I’ve seen where the ensemble actors onstage looked befuddled as to how to get into the text they were performing

Also I hope the show will be trimmed since almost all the scenes were uninteresting and unnecessary so people could go home faster.... Read more Read less