Beautiful Day Without You

See it if you like the challenge of interpreting what a playwright is trying to "say" about human relationships and their strivings to cope with life.

Don't see it if you prefer easily understood themes and motives of the characters and are frustrated with some "slow" portions of a play.

See it if you're a fan of Dan Butler, who brilliantly played Bulldog on Frasier and/or a fan of the very creative Director Erwin Maas.

Don't see it if you only want to see a fully produced play with great staging.

Also I saw the play when it was in preview.

See it if like a STRONG underlying concept about struggle & survival, smart & meaningful design, & NOT the usual cookie-cutter theatrical experience!

Don't see it if you like the boring, realistic theater that has become so prevalent, or want a fully finished script as this is still in development

Also wonderful design that makes you think and feel, strong performances (albeit just a bit too big at times), important underlying themes in the writing, and fantastic overall direction (not on-the-nose ie. boring - that brings this script to a new and deeper level). Saw on Opening Night - understand from talks with people involved that show has developed/changed a lot from early preview versions so take any of those reviews with a BIG grain of salt as this show is really getting it's footing and growing by leaps and bounds. It shows!... Read more Read less

See it if interested in thought-provoking concept & staging that make audiences participants of the created world. Strong direction & design!

Don't see it if merely interested in entertainment & kitchen-sink realism. Script is expositional & wants to explain a lot through unnecessary dialogue.

Also Strong concept & design make this new play. Text still needs development. The script has a lot of exposition and it seems the playwright wants to explain a lot through unnecessary dialogue. If this script was done literally / naturalistically it would have been mediocre at best. The creative team made a smart choice to stay away from natural realism. Strong design elements (especially set and sound) transport us into a world that truly confronts us with these 3 characters who are trying to run away from it (strong opening and ending image), but seem to be stuck in the ugly reality of our current society. Especially the Rachel character needs more development. Some of the text seems a bit convoluted. The strong concept & design lift the production up. They allow us to zone in on the reality of these characters and make it thought-provoking.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see a powerful 3 person cast in intertwined story about the hardships one must endure in our lifetime journeys

Don't see it if You like plays with full sets and plays that leave you happy-go-lucky in the end. This one will make you think.

See it if You like plays that make you think. Deals with racism and doing what's right. I LOVED IT.

Don't see it if There are harsh references to jesus. There is profanity and herbal cigarette smoking.

See it if you want to see fine performances in an intriguing & dark play with intimations of the absurd which becomes more assured in its 2nd half.

Don't see it if seeing a production that seemed more in the workshop phase would be bothersome to you.

Also The performance (second preview) I attended was seriously marred by an audience member in the second row, apparently disliking the play, deciding, along with her companion, to very animatedly make fun of the play, not caring how distracting it was to anyone sitting behind them or to the actors on stage who did, unfortunately, seem to notice. In my 46 years of attending theatre in NYC, this was one of the worst displays of bad behavior that I've witnessed. Disheartening !... Read more Read less

See it if You like the character of bulldog from frasier it’s the same actor and there are a lot of parallels... just much darker

Don't see it if You don’t like intense plays or anything involving death

See it if You like thought provoking stories that make you feel cleverly uncomfortable

Don't see it if You’re looking for a brainless theatrical experience or for a break from the craziness of today’s world