Beloved

See it if You want to see a one person show that’s NOT an autobiographical show. A fun story, a little hard to follow at times.

Don't see it if You want a seamless show. Not sure if the trouble comes from the translation or actor error but some points were confusing or uneven.

See it if If you like a deep show that lies even deeper beneath the surface. Good directing and acting as well as sound.

Don't see it if If you dont wsnt to think. This show will get past a passive viewer. Very thought provoking.

See it if you want a current take on love with many perspectives shared by an enthusiastic actress in a solo performance. Great classical music.

Don't see it if you want to hear every word spoken. I missed much from row H due to a soft voice and some background music.

See it if OK with fearless actress portraying woman on the edge & sliding to madness over an affair. Billed as dark comedy, but I found it just dark.

Don't see it if Don't like solo shows, acted-out descriptions of graphic sex, or annoyed if actor plays constantly with hair. Edgy, odd, unresolved plot.

Also Despite my lowish score, I did stay absorbed with the story (until the end when it just gets sorta "Wait, whaaaat?") This play takes you to the limit of comfort and I found myself both liking and being annoyed with the actor. She's directed to have wild mood swings with her portrayal of a manic personality. and if watching her doesn't make you cranky, you might find her character fascinating.

There's a curious set, some weird staging and wardrobe, and the story takes a very odd turn at the end.

Saw this in the Lion Theater in mid-August, 2018.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to watch a show delivered by a very unlikable character. She does nothing but complain while continuously playing with her hair.

Don't see it if you want to watch a pleasant character with some redeeming qualities.

See it if If you want to see a one woman show about the other woman. This woman is angry, jilted and doesn’t stay at jobs or with relationships long!

Don't see it if You don’t like people who live in the moment without thinking of others. If you think extra marital affairs are trashy.

See it if You're interested in one woman's account of her unhappy relationship with her very poor choice of a boyfriend from hell she can't get rid of

Don't see it if A endlessly whiney baby doll voice endlessly complaining about her bad choices and mistreatment would drive you up a wall--like it did me.

See it if You are interested in a deep-dive into one woman's intellectual awakening and extramarital affair.

Don't see it if You are hoping for any new insights to these themes or a resolution to the character's situation

Also After reading some of the other reviews, I feel like I saw a different show. I didn't find it funny, nor particularly provocative (despite ample use of graphic sexual language).... Read more Read less

See it if you like to be challenged. This is a story about a young woman and the choices she makes -- most of which are not good.

Don't see it if you don't like solo performances. Or if you want clear, concise storytelling. This one is very messy with unexpected twists & turns.

Also An award worthy performance.

See it if you enjoy strong acting (and a solid script). Dilorenzo holds your attention nonstop for 90 minutes - she's funny, quirky and a little scary

Don't see it if You're offended by swearing or descriptions of sexual acts - although both are just a small (but meaningful) part of the play.

See it if You like one woman show. Very smart, good acting, good story

Don't see it if If you don’t like one woman show

See it if you want a great one-woman show that has a direction and great acting and a story line that is thought-provoking and has a messaage.

Don't see it if crude language is not your thing.

Also Elinor DiLorenzo captivates from the first word. Well-acted and she makes the point of the writer clear. This play is not always easy to watch or hear but well done.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy well-acted and funny monologues. Very entertaining and different.

Don't see it if you are offended by sexually explicit scenes and profanity and prefer plays or musicals.

See it if You enjoy intellectual awakenings and one woman shows

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy seeing mania romanticized in clichéd storylines

Also I find it really odd that so many described this show as provocative, raunchy or sexually graphic when the character speaks frankly about sex a couple times and uses “bad words” maybe a dozen times. Women speaking about sex is not graphic, it’s truth. And while the show is definitely not for children, I highly doubt any of these descriptors would be used if a man were saying the same exact lines.... Read more Read less

See it if One woman show scorned is of interest to you

Don't see it if Provocative situations offend you.

See it if It’s an ambitious piece and could be great in the righ hands.

Don't see it if Don’t like solo shows.

See it if you like one woman shows, like thought provoking, soul searching theater

Don't see it if do not like obscene/sexual language and/or acts, you are left feeling uncomfortable at the end of a the show

See it if You enjoy seeing a woman with an incredibly annoying voice complain about everything in her life.

Don't see it if You have anything else to do. I mean it. Wash your hair? Take out the garbage? Clip your nails? All of these are a better use of your time.

See it if you get off hearing a young woman curse like a truck driver.

Don't see it if You want a show with a watchable plot or an actress who sounds like a professional

See it if you like a one woman show, about a woman who is very shallow, selfish and without scruples. I could not become interested in this character.

Don't see it if you do not like one person shows or shows with explicit dialogue. I found the explicit dialogue as boring as actress's monotone voice.

See it if You like a solo artist on stage telling a story which became very graphic and edgy. You want to hear about her sex life, the ups and downs.

Don't see it if You are uncomfortable with the "F" word being used often while she is telling her story. You don't like a one woman show.

Also I am a conservative person but I was not offended by the language because it was part of the performance. The performer was very graphic near the end of the performance. In the beginning of the performance she was just telling her story and she was very descriptive and good at telling her story.... Read more Read less

See it if you like one-woman shows. want to see a woman wrestling with the fallout from intense interpersonal drama.

Don't see it if contains a lot of obscenities and sexual frankness. not a linear narrative. doesn't wrap up everything in a neat package.

Also Ellinor DiLorenzo gives an absorbing, manic, nervy performance. When the show ended, I was shocked that more than 50 minutes had passed (75 had). Sometimes the character's emotions are expressed in a torrent of words, other times in an arch expression, still others in elaborate and convincing recreations of (or imagined interactions with) other unseen characters.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy one-woman plays, are ok with graphic sexual descriptions and a slow moving story

Don't see it if are offended by detailed descriptions of sexual acts & very explicit language, want a show with more depth & a more uplifting story

See it if you like plays about women living with someone and having sex with an older man.

Don't see it if you like good dramas with good actors.

See it if you like 1 handers exploring coming of age not just sexually, but intellectually and philosophically with literary speech mixed w vulgarity

Don't see it if you don't like the f-bomb mingling with abstract ideas and rarefied references; formidable, nuanced acting but poor articulation a problem.

Also Very helpful if you feel that classical music and philosophical inquiry can be adjuncts to maturation process. Liked this production well enough, but could be better directed.... Read more Read less