Butterflies NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (26)
See it if ... you wish to enjoy a riveting performance by two great actresses.
Don't see it if ... you will be disturbed about the story of love and rivalry between two sisters who grew up in the heart of a dysfunctional home.
See it if Two very good performers. Clever miniature set. Intimate theater (3 sided) at old Abingdon site. Nice use of broomstick puppets or????
Don't see it if No laughs. May be tough to handle for some. Minor question re: reality and sisterly game played .
See it if You enjoy avant-garde, European style productions and can find the humor in dysfunctional situations
Don't see it if You’re looking for a straight forward, all-American drama. Or you don’t like puppets
See it if Two Sister play a game that turns serious and not a game anymore.
Don't see it if No a laughing/funny show.
See it if you like to see dimensional characters.
Don't see it if stories about siblings hold no interest for you.
See it if You enjoy delving into the effects of our upbringing on our adult lives.
Don't see it if You expect a light and airy show.
See it if Superb acting that gave depth and humor to these characters. A fast-paced jump through the decades of 2 sisters' relationship.
Don't see it if The script includes a lot of unmotivated action- so some of the plot seems fairly arbitrary, lessening the emotional impact.
See it if You appreciate serious creative work that treats the downside of patriarchy with the same chaos it imposes on women.
Don't see it if You don't like avant-garde stuff that makes you work and think to "get" it.
Critic Reviews (2)
“It's possible that the play suffers from being translated...Or perhaps it's just that the direction...can feel lost at times. While both actresses have good moments, it often feels like their character development is erratic and random...This play is unique, but it feels like it is longing to make a statement that it falls shy of actually achieving. Perhaps if it spent more time developing its characters so that the stakes felt real or if it tried to take on less at once, it would be more effective.”
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"A poignant exploration of life, love, and loss, Emanuele Aldrovandi’s 'Butterflies,' unfolds over the next ninety minutes as a rollercoaster of blunt dialogue mashed with symbolic theatricality, a masterclass in heartbreaking coming of age vignettes...A beautifully written, acted, and directed US premiere, 'Butterflies' will leave you breathless and devastated at the lengths the human heart will go to protect what it loves and thinks is 'right.'"
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