Unraveled

See it if you like dramas about family relationships and stories of growth and development

Don't see it if topics such as death, and cancer upset you.

See it if You want to see a play about a mother daughter relationship over time and how it affects the relationship once the mother gets sick.

Don't see it if You are interested in a light and fluffy performance. You don't like drama. You don't want to see a play that will pull at your Heartstrings

Also This cast was awesome!! The writing was great! They were so smooth in their delivery and it was so believable I was totally absorbed in this play. There were some funny moments and there were some sad moments. I don't want to give it away but the mother does get sick and it does affect the relationship and I absolutely loved the caregiver. All of the performers were great.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a well written play performed by a great cast. If you ever had someone you love having dementia this play is for you

Don't see it if you only like plays in typical chronological order or plays that deal with the difficult topic of dementia

See it if you like creative staging and writing of a family drama in a small intimate theater

Don't see it if you like linear plots or large scale productions; or do not want to experience how a daughter deals with the illness and death of her mother

See it if you enjoy dramas dealing w/mother-daughter relationships & end-of-life issues that evoke tears & often laughter! It can cleanse your soul!

Don't see it if you only like fluffy plays that don't deal with real life or don't want to feel real emotions of sadness & loss!!

Also An extremely well-written, well-acted, well-paced play that moves seamlessly back and forth in time! Realistic, intense, heart-wrenching & raw at times!... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy work by women, about women, and with a female creative team. Have an interest in time, memory, or like dramas.

Don't see it if you are looking for a play where you are constantly laughing, you are sensitive to plays about old age, you don't like drama.

Also As a side note, I'm friends with the assistant director.

See it if you like finely-etched characters in believable situations; you have an interest in mother-daughter relationships; you enjoy feeling.

Don't see it if you need a great deal of onstage activity; family interaction bores you

See it if You like a poignant story of dealing with a parent's declining mental faculties. Good acting and so tragic and sad but we all go through it

Don't see it if Don't want to deal with sad stories.

See it if Watch, learn and plan for the day when memory loss happens to someone close. Good theatre can be educational for both parent and child.

Don't see it if You aren’t prepared to deal with an inevitable issue and realistically portrayed situations that may happen.

See it if You enjoy very human relatable dramas.

Don't see it if You are looking for uplifting.

See it if You want to see a survivor take on loss and death and denial of a loved one getting sick. Watching her unravel was very well done.

Don't see it if Pieces with a happy ending suit you better. You are very involved with a loss of someone. It might make you cry.

See it if you'd like a well-written drama about a mother/daughter relationship and the effects of illness on memory.

Don't see it if you've seen other shows dealing with the same subject. I thought I would be more touched, but only a few tears fell.

Also This was a well-written show, but I felt like I had seen it before. Don't want to diminish the heart-felt topics being covered, but... Memory play - check. Mother/daughter dynamic - check. Cancer/dementia - check. Child taking care of parent - check.... Read more Read less

See it if A beautiful story. Well directed and very well acted. Perfectly summed up in 80 minutes!

Don't see it if You dislike family themed dramas or are sensitive to death related issues.

See it if You want to see a show about a mother daughter relationship, a story about love and loss, a play about dealing with an aging parent

Don't see it if You want something light, want a big production

Also This was an overall good play, a bit of a tear jerker (for me anyway) the play is not without some flaws but it has some good acting especially from the actress playing the elderly mother.... Read more Read less

See it if Very touching play that felt very close to my heart. The story is sad . Beautifully expressed.

Don't see it if Fancy staging, singing, don't like issues like cancer, hospice, dementia.

See it if Good job of the emotions of an adult child trying to come to terms with an aging parent with sudden issues. Enough light moments to keep it

Don't see it if Don’t want to see a show about dealing with aging parent issues & mortality. Don’t like shows that move in time.

See it if You want a well acted play about a daughter losing her mother to dementia.

Don't see it if You don't like plays that jump back and forth in time.

See it if You like plays which interweave past and present related stories and explore the psyche of well-developed characters.

Don't see it if You do not particularly enjoy stories about mother-daughter relationships and/or terminally ill characters affect you too much.

See it if you are interested in mother-daughter relationships and how age and infirmity can affect them

Don't see it if you prefer light, frivolous plays or musicals

See it if An interesting drama about aging and loss. Good acting and staging. A worthwhile play to see if you like a heart felt drama.

Don't see it if Do not see it if you only enjoy light dramas or musicals.

See it if You are interested in seeing great actors act out a very relevant topic to many of us-our aging parents.

Don't see it if You only like up type productions.

See it if You enjoy a good drama that is thought provoking and relevant as well as enjoy plays based upon mother daughter relationship.

Don't see it if Do not enjoy real life situations and prefer frivolous plays or musicals.

See it if you're interested in plays about real life issues such as family, aging, and illness. Interesting portrayal of mother daughter relationship.

Don't see it if aging or dementia is too close to home for you and might trigger you, you are looking for a fun show.

See it if "Unraveled" is a nice & well acted play about a mother in the state of dementia & a daughter who is awkward in dealing with life, in general

Don't see it if The play isn't original, but charming & with an emotional heft at the end without being necessarily forced while the cast is quite on point.

See it if You live any of these people's lives and seek validation or you have no experience in death and dying and seek it.

Don't see it if Death, dying, displaced anger, and a magical thinking ending are not for you. You dont like overlapping dialogue and scenes.

Also I am basically Anna so this was resonant to me. The woman with me was basically
Joy (why????) without the hate.
The acting was mostly believable. I liked the three leads. Anna was more problematic for me but it was most likely the role not actress. The writing almost a caricature of "types". I liked the synchronous scenes, I did not like being told how old my lead was in each of these scenes, the author has to trust me and her actress that I can figure out the age without being told.
The entire subplot of the boyfriend was unnecessary and the actors had no chemistry and felt wooden.
The "happy" ending undercut the entire play.
I did not like this play but it is most likely because I live this daily. My friend did. The audience was so sparse it is hard to judge their sense of the play.... Read more Read less