The White Dress
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The White Dress NYC Reviews and Tickets

72%
(15 Reviews)
Positive
53%
Mixed
47%
Negative
0%
Members say
Slow, Relevant, Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Disappointing

About the Show

Based on the playwright’s true-life experience, this is a genderqueer coming-of-age tale for the they/them generation.

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Member Reviews (15)

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1118 Reviews | 292 Followers
70
Edgy, Intelligent, Slow, Ambitious

See it if If you want a coming of age story. Music drowns words at times. Decent direction and acting.

Don't see it if If you do not like LGBTQ stories. If you do not like smaller venues with little to no AC.

891 Reviews | 259 Followers
73
Quirky, Slow, Entertaining, Great acting, Relevant

See it if you like new theater with honest representation of characters, mostly very well played by this cast, sharing important messages for society.

Don't see it if hearing every word is important as music sometimes drowns actors and multi-directional speaking is often lost. Some tough editing needed.

506 Reviews | 256 Followers
60
Fluffy, Excruciating, Disappointing, Banal, Ambitious

See it if The play begins the important conversation on gender

Don't see it if Poorly written and somewhat acted. The play topic is important but not executed well. The play is a bust.

484 Reviews | 130 Followers
82
Excellent acting ensemble, Ac problems solved, Many flavors of the rainbow, Like nothing else, Aea showcase

See it if Fluidity in sexual awareness & storytelling is fundamental, you like OffOff BWY experiences, environment not as important as storytelling

Don't see it if you freak at LGBTQ storylines & visuals, can't climb 4 story stairs, don't like up close & personal, bothered by spoken stage directions

435 Reviews | 61 Followers
76
Slow, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Relevant, Absorbing

See it if You want a play that is interesting but needs EDITING!! It’s unnecessarily long. The theatre experience from start 2 finish is UNCOMFORTABLE

Don't see it if If you can’t stand the equivalent 8 floors of stairs and an unairconditioned theatre for more than 2 unbroken hours. Visibility is difficul Read more

370 Reviews | 102 Followers
72
Uneven, Experimental, Gender fuckery, Relevant

See it if I loved the explorations of gender, family, queerness, and self. The actors were fully committed, and I appreciated their authenticity.

Don't see it if The structure and some the more experimental conceits didn't quite work for me. But I'm very glad this exists!

285 Reviews | 54 Followers
69
Weak script, Great acting, Disappointing, Confusing, Hot 🥵 as hell in there

See it if Oh my God. Ok, so I’m gonna be nice, considering that I was apart of the first audience. I researched the show, a little, as I am a queer

Don't see it if Black gender-nonconformist myself, and I really wanted to like the show, BUT: TURN ON THE DAMN AC and just have the actors speak louder (the Read more

231 Reviews | 130 Followers
61
Indulgent, Confusing, Slow, Excruciating, Ambitious

See it if A queer boy’s self-identity exploring journey; great concept falls flat; occasional sparks between the young lovers; they fixed the AC..

Don't see it if Still warm tho. Amateur theatre: weak writing & directing; confusing movement as scene change; 2 actors hardly audible in small studio.. Read more

Critic Reviews (1)

TheaterScene.net
July 13th, 2019

"Packed with emotion, adolescent angst and eventfully picaresque, playwright Roger Q. Mason's passionate autobiographical saga of a "gender non-conforming queer person of color." It's boldly presented and contains vivid performances, but the amorphous structure and idiosyncratic writing dilute its momentum."
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