White Noise
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White Noise
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White Noise NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%
(171 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
8%
Negative
2%
Members say
Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Ambitious, Relevant

About the Show

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks ("Topdog/Underdog," "In The Blood") returns to The Public with a world premiere play about race, friendship, and our rapidly unraveling social contract.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (171)

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672 Reviews | 107 Followers
90
Relevant

See it if One of the best discussions on race I've watched in theater. Speaks the unspoken, complicated experiences of race, sex, gender, class, etc.

Don't see it if Slavery or guns are triggering. 3ish hours go fast, but some don't like to sit that long. Explores issues w/o true solutions, which is life. Read more

435 Reviews | 92 Followers
90
Masterful, Great acting, Great writing, Gripping, Uncomfortable

See it if you believe that theater should be challenging. If you're interested in issues around race/racism and limits of friendship.

Don't see it if you don't want to confront difficult issues. I literally felt like someone punched me. This is heavy, intense and disturbing. Read more

388 Reviews | 108 Followers
90
Excruciating, Thought-provoking, Profound, Masterful, Dizzying

See it if This show made me physically uncomfortable throughout. Like I wanted to throw up. And that meant it was doing its job. Faced with the ever..

Don't see it if ..present underlying structures of racism that are laid bare, I wanted to get out of the theatre. And I am imminently grateful that I didn't

80 Reviews | 13 Followers
90
Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you like original, intense, moving, relevant, thought-provoking plays with great writing. Daveed Diggs was excellent! Very original.

Don't see it if you want a light, happy theater experience.

259 Reviews | 13 Followers
90
Intelligent, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Great writing, Great acting

See it if You enjoy great theater with superb actors talking about thought provoking and relevant topics.

Don't see it if You only enjoy fluffy theater and or musicals.

204 Reviews | 53 Followers
89
Thought-provoking, Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you attend theater to be challenged and to think, not to just sit back and be entertained. Great writing and acting. Daveed Diggs.

Don't see it if Don't want to see a play with themes of racial relations, black history and slavery. There are very disturbing elements and scenes.

277 Reviews | 38 Followers
89
Great writing, Riveting, Upsetting, Excruciating, Great acting

See it if a searing play about racial dynamics in America with excellent dialogue and acting.

Don't see it if You hate being uncomfortable in the theatre. Some of the plot leaps and character actions felt forced. Read more

70 Reviews | 38 Followers
89
Powerful. important. wise. provocative

See it if An unsettling account of implicit racism and complicity. Honest and crucial.

Don't see it if The play’s political & cultural points are brilliantly explicated. But dramatically, some plot contrivances were hard for me to overcome Read more

Critic Reviews (28)