Betty's Summer Vacation NYC Reviews and Tickets

58%

(14 Ratings)

Positive

21%

Mixed

50%

Negative

29%

Members say

Quirky, Funny, Disappointing, Excruciating, Ambitious

About the Show

In Christopher Durang's celebrated satire, poor Betty heads to the beach for the summer for some relaxation but instead finds death, destruction, mayhem.

Looking for a little rest and time to herself, Betty rents a summer share at the beach. But Betty’s luck turns to delicious lunacy when this sensible Everywoman gets drawn into the chaotic world of some very unsavory housemates – her friend Trudy who talks too much; the lewd, semi-naked Buck, who tries to have sex with everyone; and Keith, a possible serial killer who hides in his room with a mysterious hat box. With sand between her toes, walking a thin line between sanity and survival, poor Betty will leave her summer vacation more terrorized than tan.

Show-Score Member Reviews (14)

Entertaining, Great acting, Quirky, Cliched, Funny

See it if You want see interaction between people of different age and ideas

Don't see it if You like musicals or drama.

Clever, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Great writing

See it if You are into dark comedy well acted and staged

Don't see it if you are easily triggered by decapitation

Dated, Edgy, Quirky, Funny, Ambitious

See it if you want to get some idea of why Durang's provocative comedy made waves in 1999.

Don't see it if you expect polished work from a shoestring production. Read more

Durang's absurdist satire of society obsessed w prurient scandal is unbelievably over the top

See it if makes important pt how public feeds on scandal, inflamed by media; public eerily represented by offstage voices/then wraith-like figures

Don't see it if heavy handed; after rape/castration/decapitation + escalating demands 4 horrific entertainment, you feel: enough already, we get the pt!

I guess this is what one would call a dark comedy - laughs about incest, rape and murder

See it if Good acting. Bits of comic relief. The Greek chorus is a nice touch, until it gets tiring

Don't see it if Not to be seen if you want a care-free evening with light humor. Some of the characterizations are a bit over the top

Disappointing, Quirky, Slow, Resonant, Dizzying

See it if You like the playwright Christopher Durang. If you like edgy satire.

Don't see it if You are easily shocked. There are references to sexual assault and murder. You prefer traditional comedy. Most of the comedy fell flat.

Ambitious, Edgy, Excruciating, Cliched, Heavy-handed

See it if you are a rabid Christopher Durang fan, you like plays that mix realism and off-the-wall absurdity, you are OK w/ (offstage) sexual violence

Don't see it if you prefer plays with characters behaving realistically, you cringe at intimations of sexual violence and murder, dislike overdone satire.

Banal, Dated, Disappointing, Insipid

See it if You like the playwright Christopher Durang.

Don't see it if Dated satire that does not hold up well and that is too long and insipid.

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