Wild Goose Dreams NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (71)
See it if Like imaginative quirky topically relevant theater. Ethereal piece..Great Staging and acting.
Don't see it if For a totally linear piece. Prefer not to pay close attention from beginning to end to put all together.
See it if If you wan't to see Asian-Americans in a more favorable light.I thought they were portrayed as a couple who were searching for love.
Don't see it if I was glad to see no discernible stereotyping of Asian-Americans.This was a story of two people who were lonely and needed to find some comp Read more
See it if You enjoy quirky theater with a great premise that isn't seen a lot in theater. Great acting, interesting chorus. Phenomenal design.
Don't see it if You don't like themes of loneliness, loss, families separated and you need a happy ending. You don't like characters playing cellphones.
See it if you want to know some people's experiences in Korea. Multi-layered: world politics, being a parent/dad or daughter, connections, loneliness.
Don't see it if Seeing non-linear show is not your thing. I LOVED the set -some say it is distracting. If you only want happy in your play. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
See it if this is quirky touching/funny story of how two very lonely and awkward people deal w feelings of isolation, insignificance & failure
Don't see it if bolted on to story is simulation of effect of internet culture on story by talented chorus of actors; cute but distracting/irrelevant
See it if you want to see an artistic and culturally-inspired play about loneliness, separation, and dating in the technological world.
Don't see it if you don't want to see an ambitious, but flawed play. Some of the dialogue could be better written and was not as funny as intended.
See it if In a social media obsessed world,N Korean woman meets S Korean man who's family has flown away.They learn what it means to be lonely&to love
Don't see it if Some awkward humor/lines, which may be Korean lost in translation to English. Online/smartphone jargon annoys you. Guns are triggering. Read more
See it if you enjoy theater that is relevant and inventive at the same time.
Don't see it if you prefer traditional storytelling or don't enjoy the use of a "Greek chorus" to move the story along.
Critic Reviews (21)
“If 'Wild Goose Dreams' were set in the last century, we might expect to find some of this computer lingo exotic, maybe even amusing...Sexually skittish characters played by Kim and Krusiec appear to be performing in a very conventional rom-com despite all the talk of North Korea. Also mawkish is the stilted English they speak, even though this couple is apparently talking in their native Korean...That always-lively computer chorus is far more engaging than Yoo and Guk."
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“All the lavish ancillary bells and whistles smothered the main event. While I was often entertained by the latest surprise in Ramos’s set, Cho's clever costumes and the inventive direction of Silverman, I felt that they somehow diminished the central story. There were occasions when it was confusing to know what was transpiring. My favorite moments were the quieter ones when there was less attempt to grab attention...I was certainly never bored.”
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“Jung’s 'Wild Goose Dreams' is lost in translation in several respects...I found the dialogue between the two protagonists to be excruciatingly naive, especially given their thus far respective painful life journeys. Nevertheless, I took to some of the themes Jung has on her agenda...loneliness in our world of connectivity, as well as the definition of love...Silverman valiantly endeavors to bring pizzazz to Ms. Jung’s busy but flat play, as do her over-eager cast.”
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“One of the most visually spectacular plays that still retains its sense of simplicity...The tenderness, comedy and heartbreak of this masterful piece are owed to...the fantastic cast all through the visionary, clever direction of Silverman. But the most credit must be given to the female playwright Jung, who has breathed life into such incredibly and beautifully human characters who exhibit the timeless and universal traits of strength, fragility, love and longing in the most modern setting.”
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"'Wild Goose Dreams' counters this energetic and immersive setting with a quiet, upsetting, and timely story about the chasm between the connections we dream of and the loneliness we contend with...The show demands a range of affect from its leads – Peter Kim, Michelle Krusiec, and Francis Jue – and they mostly deliver. They each delve into loneliness, love, anger, tenderness, terror, hope, and humor. But the stagecraft, under Silverman’s direction, was even more impressive."
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