War Dreamer
84

War Dreamer NYC Reviews and Tickets

84%
(19 Ratings)
Positive
89%
Mixed
11%
Negative
0%
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Ambitious, Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Clever

A claustrophobic psychological horror that follows a veteran grappling with conspiracy theories.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (19)

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116 Reviews | 53 Followers
100
Powerful, Ambitious, Original, Well crafted, Great acting

See it if You enjoy ioriginal creative theater with great acting & staging. Everything seems so diligently crafted. It is a must see for true theater

Don't see it if This is not fluff or musical. It is a work that makes the viewer think even after the play is over. Read more

254 Reviews | 86 Followers
97
Nightmare an audience's dream

See it if Like seeing war conditions and its consequences.

Don't see it if Hate anything related to PTSD or violence in general. Read more

115 Reviews | 61 Followers
97
A must see, intense bolt of theater!, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if This is what small theater can be. Intense, sincere, intimate, creative, and imaginative.

Don't see it if You don't want a strong night of intensity.

139 Reviews | 25 Followers
92
This show deserves more buzz!

See it if …you’re up for a riveting, kinetic and theatrical exploration of a female soldier’s trauma.

Don't see it if … you’ve had enough with war stories, and are weary of them. Understood, what with Ukraine horror upfront on a daily basis. But please go!

492 Reviews | 120 Followers
90
Intense, Ambitious, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy psychological thrillers and productions that make an off-broadway budget look and sound like a million dollars.

Don't see it if You are hyper sensitive to loud sounds or are scared easily and don't wish to be scared. Read more

83 Reviews | 6 Followers
89
Great staging, Great acting, Edgy, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You want to experience a phenomenally polished intimate theater experience. Worth seeing just for the creative and purposeful steampunk set

Don't see it if You’re not into an intense depiction of PTSD. Otherwise this is a must see. Easily one of the best off/off-off Broadway plays I’ve seen.

117 Reviews | 39 Followers
85
Relevant, Great staging, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you’re open to fascinating depiction of struggling with PTSD and finding normalcy through it

Don't see it if you don’t like strobe effects or unpleasant, high-pitched noises Read more

204 Reviews | 56 Followers
84
Cool surreal dream states, Effective use of strobe, Great acting, Riveting, Intense psychological thriller

See it if Want to see a unique show that attempts to depict a PTSD break with reality. Acting staging and writing are well done and riveting.

Don't see it if Heavy show about PTSD, horrors of war, impact on relationship, psychosis. Use of strobe and darkness is intense. Read more

Critic Reviews (1)

TheaterScene.net
March 12th, 2023

Written by Leegrid Stevens, "War Dreamer" has a storyline that is not straightforward in time and place. It is disconnected from a regular flow of action, with jumps in time, place and reality. However, he skillfully keeps the audience guessing what is real and what is not without losing the story's underlying thread. Stevens makes the audience both witness and participant as he brilliantly weaves his story of trauma and disassociation.
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