Dress of Fire NYC Reviews and Tickets

66%

(38 Ratings)

Positive

45%

Mixed

37%

Negative

18%

Members say

Ambitious, Slow, Disappointing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

About the Show

In this new drama, the Trojan War is seen through the eyes of the women forced to endure man's need for power: Queen Hecuba, Cassandra, and she whose face launched a thousand ships, Helen of Troy.

As the conflict rages around the walls of the city of Troy (whose dilemma strangely resembles that of our world today),each passionate character is as much preoccupied by her own personal drama as by the impending disaster that will sweep it all away. All their fates weave together as Helen of Troy weaves her loom.

Show-Score Member Reviews (38)

Clever, Ambitious, Entertaining, Intelligent, Resonant

See it if You want to see Austin Pendleton. The lead female as the queen and Cassandra are also effective. You like history.

Don't see it if You are not a fan of history pieces. The set is also minimal.

Slow, Resonant, Disappointing, Stiff, Intense

See it if you want to support a young theater group working on interesting material. An attempt to present the daily life of women living under seige

Don't see it if Real housewives of the Trojan nobility is not your thing -- only its not funny. Cast of 12 all doing monologs.

Interesting, overly ambitious, disappointing

See it if you are interested in pseudo-greek theater about the lives of the characters in the seige of Troy and seeing young, inexperienced actors

Don't see it if You prefer authenticity and reality in theater as well as more professional level performances Read more

Intelligent, Thought-provoking, Scattered, Ambitious, Political

See it if you are interested in contemporary takes on the Trojan War, that source for so many surviving classic Greek plays.

Don't see it if you are looking for either a classic Greek drama or a conventional modern play. Read more

Disappointing, Slow, Weak script, Ambitious

See it if you are an Austin Pendleton fan; you will enjoy a new play based on Greek mythology

Don't see it if you're a purist about Greek mythology--among other things,this play has Alexander kidnapping/seducing Helen of Troy

The real housewives of trojan aristocracy, Ambitious, Confusing, Disappointing, Read homer's "iliad" instead

See it if you enjoy Austin Pendleton's last sweet days onstage or you like plays set in ancient times. If you feel the women of Troy deserve to speak

Don't see it if you hate anti-war plays; if you dislike monologues. If you loved "The Iliad," then don't see this talky drama with no poetic quotable lines Read more

Ambitious, Great acting, Slow, Disappointing, Banal

See it if The bright spot was getting to see Austin Pendleton. The actors did a wonderful job with a very boring and difficult script.

Don't see it if You want to be entertained

Ambitious, Intelligent, Thought-provoking, Indulgent, Slow

See it if Like a 80 minute show, where there is no singing, play on words.

Don't see it if Don't like actors stumbling over their parts,not being prepared.

Critic Reviews (3)

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