Alaxsxa | Alaska

See it if Alaska is of major importance to you. The play, with 3 talented, committed performers, deals with far too many issues in 90 minutes.

Don't see it if you’re expecting a linear play. It’s rather disjointed- indigenous people, polar bears, global warming, history, snowmobiles, tourism, etc.

See it if Are interested in History and culture, enjoy mixed media, are fascinated by indigenous language

Don't see it if Like big productions, not interested in other cultures/lifestyles, need only standard formats in a play.

See it if you like original theater and thinking about the personal and the political side of identity

Don't see it if You only enjoy traditional theater with a single plot and protagonist

See it if You have even a casual interest in Alaska or US history in general.

Don't see it if You're expecting a play. It's more of an episodic multimedia lecture.

Also The only reason I didn't rate it higher is that some of the vignettes seemed surface level and impersonal and they came off as hoary next to the deeply affecting first person vignettes.... Read more Read less

See it if inventive staging and way of telling the history of Alaska and its people

Don't see it if standard structured drama is your thing

See it if you enjoy thoughtful and inventive contemporary theater with multimedia and dimensions

Don't see it if you only like linear storylines and traditional plots and characters.