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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525 Reviews | 133 Followers
88
Must-see, Provocative, Powerful

See it if you want to see an intelligent, well-acted, relevant work from one of our greatest living playwrights, that pushes all the right buttons.

Don't see it if convoluted and artificial conceits aren't your cup of tea, you expect a consistent and clearly logical plot line, given these characters.

547 Reviews | 282 Followers
88
Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great acting, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if you want to see a quartet of fine actors in what is probably Suzan-Lori Parks's best play.

Don't see it if plays about race and racism make you uncomfortable. This play is thought-provoking and is great for after-show discussion.

320 Reviews | 93 Followers
88
Imaginative, Must see, Intelligent, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Powerful portrayal of race relations utilizing full backstory monologues by each of the characters. Daveed Diggs gives amazing performance.

Don't see it if You can’t handle disturbing visuals of subservience you never want to imagine. Stays with you long after and lots to talk about.

80 Reviews | 39 Followers
88
Riveting, Edgy, Ambitious, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You want to see an original, thought-provoking piece on race with great acting and directing. The whole cast is superb. Great direction!

Don't see it if You can't handle the truth!

139 Reviews | 13 Followers
86
Entertaining, Ambitious, Great acting, Relevant, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a well written, timely play with great acting that will provide much food for thought.

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy serious playa dealing with race relations and some personal stories told in monologues. Read more

57 Reviews | 10 Followers
86
Relevant, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if you enjoy contemporary plays addressing racial issues, or are a Daveed Diggs fan.

Don't see it if thought-provoking plays addressing contemporary themes are not your thing.

239 Reviews | 198 Followers
86
Uncomfortable, Intense, Relevant, Great acting

See it if you want to see one of the best acted shows in NYC. The play will leave you thinking for days about racism in our society.

Don't see it if you are not prepared to be uncomfortable. There are a lot of uncomfortable moments throughout the play.

262 Reviews | 57 Followers
86
Edgy, Great acting, Intense, Thought-provoking, Resonant

See it if interested in a thought experiment that is bound to make you uncomfortable but also feels very realistic.

Don't see it if you don't like to be uncomfortable at the theater or questioning your ideas of race and race relations.

Critic Reviews (28)