The Roads To Home NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (112)
See it if you like the writing of Foote. And, reaching into the past wth everyday people exchanging gossip along with their daily routine of life.
Don't see it if Three disjointed plays molded into one is not something you have patience for nor want to spend time sitting through.
See it if You love entering Horton Foote's world and want Hallie Foote to guide you there. Sign me up every time.
Don't see it if You only like theater that is edgy, fast paced, or sexy.
See it if you like quality acting; you want insight into a day in the life of small town living, as seen through the eyes of Horton Foote.
Don't see it if you are expecting to see one of Horton Foote's more absorbing plays, or you want a play with a knock out punch.
See it if You love Horton Foote and a carefully crafted evening in the theatre.
Don't see it if You are not patient and interested in subtle entertainment.
See it if Minor league Foote gets polished high-brow treatment; excellent performances elevate material
Don't see it if Slow, meandering Chekhovian narrative doesn't appeal
See it if you like Harriet Harris she is great. See it for the first act alone.
Don't see it if you need a full story. Just a slice of life. Didn't care for the second act.
See it if classic American play, social relevance
Don't see it if plays about women
See it if You are familiar with the other plays in the cycle. The characters are interesting, and the set was delightful.
Don't see it if You don't like slower-paced, mainly dialogue-driven plays. It is wordy, and slow at times.
Critic Reviews (21)
"Beautifully brought to life by three outstanding women – the men are very good, but given much less to do – the play speaks of a longing of the memory of home, regardless of the reality....'The Roads To Home' is a short piece, and played out leisurely, given full time to take root. I enjoyed it, even though I was a bit annoyed at the end while I watched it. In retrospect, I appreciate it much more...Michael Wilson did an excellent job with the direction and pace of the piece."
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"Direction by Foote veteran Michael Wilson hits all the right notes, gently but surely. Hallie Foote appears to have made a career out of portraying her father’s characters, playing the younger roles when a younger actress. Unquestionably, she has done her father proud. Devon Abner, works in sync with her, making a most effective husband-and-wife team in life and in art. Broadway veteran Harriet Harris makes the most of Vonnie, infusing the role with verve and passion."
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"'The Roads to Home' is another gentle, truthful, funny, touching piece about family, memories, regret and home...Not much 'happens,' but we learn so much about these characters, about life, about ourselves, that it seems as if everything happens in the two hours we spend in Houston...I do love how Horton Foote wrote such amazingly realistic women, who are idiosyncratic and three-dimensional, and oh-so-relatable."
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"Horton Foote is an exquisite, idiomatic chronicler of average people and their quiet, personal angst. 'The Roads to Home' is not quite three one-acts and not quite a full-length play...The entire cast is top-notch, the staging is spot-on and oh, my, those costumes are sweetly detailed. Even though the storytelling is not as complete as a full-length play, you can savor all the joys of Horton Foote’s unique voice in this evening of compelling, interlocking scenes."
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"Some people find Hoote’s work too homespun, provincial or even corny. I am not one of them. He is adept in finding the universal in the particular. The production is top-notch...Director Michael Wilson once again demonstrates his affinity for the playwright’s work. The actors are very good. Hallie Foote was literally born to play the heroine in her father’s plays...If you appreciate Foote, you will be more than satisfied with your time spent at the Cherry Lane Theatre. "
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