White Rabbit Red Rabbit NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (115)
See it if You like unconventional theater and don't mind a little experimental staging or audience participation.
Don't see it if You want a more structured, traditional narrative; you don't want to possibly be pulled on stage.
See it if you are a fan of the actor performing, but there are more reasons to see this unique, thought-provoking piece. Expect the unexpected!
Don't see it if you are not looking for something to make you think or if you are looking for a more traditional theatrical experience Read more
See it if you enjoy interactive theater and are a fan of the performer of the night
Don't see it if you want a tidy satisfying ending or expect profound insights
See it if You're looking for something different, like things that don't end wrapped in a pretty bow, and like the actor in the role.
Don't see it if You're looking for a straightforward, linear show. Don't go if you don't want to think. It's funny, but thought-provoking. I've seen it 2x.
See it if you like thought-provoking, political theater, experimental theater and a bit of improv.
Don't see it if you dislike the possibility of audience participation, prefer well-rehearsed pieces or being challenged. Read more
See it if You really like the specific actor performing the reading.
Don't see it if You arent a fan of audience participation
See it if You like original theater that makes you think and laugh.
Don't see it if You like theater with a well constructed plot line.
See it if you're more interested in compelling ideas than a well-polished show (the performer has never seen the script before stepping on the stage).
Don't see it if you aren't open to a unique, potentially flawed performance.
Critic Reviews (11)
"As the rabbit tale extended, Soleimanpour turned it into a parable...I should only mention that many audience members seemed to be having a good time right up to the oddball conclusion. I decided that Soleimanpour risks becoming annoyingly specious when he attempts to incriminate us all regarding our lack of concern about oppressed peoples when we’re safe elsewhere. Yes, the producers’ request for review silence prohibits me from substantiating my claim, but there it is, all the same."
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“The form that 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' employs, in which the performer encounters a script cold, is not precisely a new technique…But Lane will never perform the show again, by design and perhaps also by choice...He did what was required of him, sometimes enthusiastically, sometimes reluctantly, always with charm. Perhaps a more earnest performer would have wrung more sincerity from the script, which is ultimately not perhaps as experimental or resonant as it wishes to be.”
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"My advice to you is to go see someone you like. Someone who is a fairly good story =teller and can handle the spontaneity of interacting with the audience and reading at the same time...The message is confusing, but potent. The story is choppy and a bit messy and unfocused. But if you listen carefully you can really hear a young Iranian playwright vigorously trying to convey an important message through an unrehearsed actor on the stage with a little help from the audience."
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