See it if You want a really smart and inventive play. Treats aging characters sensitively but with a touch of humor.
Don't see it if You’re sensitive regarding old age and dementia as well as cancer.
See it if you enjoy serious drama that takes on difficult psychological questions with a sense of dark humor
Don't see it if you want something light. But really, don't miss this: La Mama does it again!!
See it if You love family drama and confrontation. If you enjoy shows about relationships and genealogy. The acting is incredible and the story wild.
Don't see it if You are triggered by death or by parental relationships.
See it if You want to see a solid play in every way. I was totally involved
Don't see it if You want a production with full sets and high tech. This play doesn’t need that to be enjoyable
See it if you want to see a play that is equal parts innovation, feeling & fun.
Don't see it if you don’t like characters in a play to break character. Read more
See it if very well staged, excellent lighting design, very good acting. An unusual and inventive plot.
Don't see it if I found the intertextuality and "breaking the fourth wall" parts a tad too forced and self-congratulatory, so to speak; Read more
See it if Playwright’s autobiographical work; gay son vs. dying parents & uncertain dad; breaking 4th wall a lot in last scenes; the “mother” actress
Don't see it if .. keeps my jaw dropping in awe; intimate theatre space @ LaMama basement (elevator available); dramaturgic scene is a bit self-indulgent
See it if you want a play that can only be done as a play. SPOILER It beraks down the fourth wall. Totally enjoyable despite its serous topic.
Don't see it if you want fluff this is not for you.
"These early scenes are juiced up to no end by the great Deborah Hedwall as Regina, a malicious sphinx dispensing venom from the comfort of her stuffed chair, when not disappearing altogether into a fog of confusion…a surprisingly nimble and funny fantasia on an issue that affects all of us."
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3/4 Stars "'Sometimes You Can Go Home But Maybe Shouldn't': Paul David Young's drama eventually waxes metatheatrical to no heavy benefit"
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"'All My Fathers' is a semi-autobiographical play that takes detours into dreams, memory, and literary history…it opens up a can of worms that it never figures out how to close. Your enjoyment of it will likely depend upon your tolerance for worms."
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