Barefoot

See it if you enjoy small cast plays in an intimate space...and don't need much plot/char coherence. Script makes little sense, but actors try hard.

Don't see it if you want internal plot logic. Many discussions are tedious (endless talk by women about looks) and actions unconvincing. I didn't laugh.

See it if Marketed as a farce, but more a bad soap opera. 70 minutes felt like 100. Cliched and melodramatic... and painful.

Don't see it if You want to see a solid show with string performances and a smart script.

See it if You're up for a 21st Century comedy of manners with few manners but lots of comedy and wit, surprises, sex and edgy food for thought.

Don't see it if Infidelity, betrayal, sex, drugs & even more betrayal offend, or if you've no interest in seeing two terrific, very strong actresses engage.

Also There's nothing innocent about the bare feet in Barefoot, all the more reason to catch this edgy comedy about relationships, sex and betrayal. Written in haste out of necessity, the writing is remarkable for its cohesion, wit and honesty — an honesty that makes the almost over-the-top premise and subsequent evening believable and funny, at times heartbreaking.

The women are excellent & have the best of it, both giving nuanced, layered performances. Kate Billingsley, who co-wrote with director Waites, anchors & shines as the twice-betrayed Sylvia; Elissa Klie bares and risks much, inventively avoiding cliché as the hot mistress and ultimate betrayer. Their exchanges of psychological warfare captivate as they reveal.

The men, however, can't keep up: save Cox who delights as the Pizza Man, Rosenfelt is the blunt, predictable criminal and Tobias, in a difficult role, all but disappears as the fiancé. The script carries all though, as it rolls and careens. Sexy and fun, by all means, go.... Read more Read less

See it if If you like depictions of priviledged characters trying to be thought provoking

Don't see it if Like plays that actually ARE thought provoking.

See it if You want a raw, hilarious and sometimes even heartbreaking experience. Like all great theater, it strikes a chord of truth.

Don't see it if You don’t want to hear the raw truth from a woman’s perspective.