Duat NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (32)
See it if You like clever and unusual writing
Don't see it if If you like " traditional " theater
See it if you are a fan of Daniel "Jomama" Jones and are interested in a bit of his back story.
Don't see it if you are looking for a traditional play with a through plot.
See it if The first section is thought-provoking if long with some great talent, the second difficult to understand the vocals, and the final piece...
Don't see it if ...is not nearly as good. Becomes campy and predictable and possibly decent songs are lost in the less successful and tiresome acting.
See it if You are an adventurous theater-goer
Don't see it if You have trouble following abstract concepts..
See it if you enjoy autobiographical shows, want to see some talented young performers singing.
Don't see it if you want to see a coherent show, lived through the 60s, 70s and 80s yourself, dislike navel grazing. Read more
See it if You have a thing for sentimental growing up homosexual (rather than queer or gay) stories and some fine young performers.
Don't see it if You are not a fan of honeyed music, mannered presentation, a sincere and earnest aesthetic.
See it if You want to be utterly confused
Don't see it if You want to be entertained and enjoy theater
See it if U like experiments in form, beautifully crafted language, great music, and overall ingenious theatricality
Don't see it if U dont like the above likes or having transcendental moments in the theatre! Just do urself a favor and see this!!
Critic Reviews (12)
"There’s something beautifully unapologetic about where 'Duat' goes, conceptually and staging-wise. Its horizons keep broadening, into the cosmic, the metaphysical, and you go with it...This is a show that sprawls all over the place, but does so in a way that embraces the poetry and possibility of failure...'Duat' is fierce, funny and mournful; a sung, sometimes whispered, ode to race, queerness and difference. It profoundly touched me."
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"Up and very coming director Will Davis and Jones are a good match. Together they create a reality/fantasy that surpasses one lifetime...There is not one member in this cast that isn’t extremely talented and all are to be applauded, especially the very young and talented Colimon and Gund-Morrow. But make no mistake: this is Daniel/Jomama Jones' show. There is not a moment on stage that isn’t well thought out and breathtakingly simple. The writing is clear-cut and captivating."
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"The rare theatre production that divides audiences in its label of either insanity or genius, which is what theatre is supposed to do: break boundaries...A layered theatre experience with nuances and symbols that will come off beautiful and intelligent to some viewers, while to others it will be a moot point...'Duat' is a theatre production for the intellectual who likes to uncover the hidden meanings that make the story surpass its telling to become a discussion of morality. "
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"Attractively designed by Arnulfo Maldonado (sets), Oana Botez (costumes), and lights (Solomon Weisbard), and uniformly well performed, ‘Duat’ is the kind of thing Soho Rep has been doing for years. Aficionados of this strain of downtown theatre may flock to it, but, while appreciating bits and pieces, and even laughing now and then, this viewer often longed for a Rosetta Stone to decipher that Jones boy's artistic hieroglyphics."
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