En El Nombre de Salome

See it if You liked the book

Don't see it if you didn't like the book

See it if You are interested in the history of Latin America, Dominican Republic, enjoy seeing great acting about strong women in history

Don't see it if You don't understand Spanish and don't like shows with subtitles

See it if You like detail-heavy historical pieces with complex, nuanced storylines. You're interested in Latin American culture, art and literature.

Don't see it if You want a light, easy-to-follow story you won't have to think much about. You can't follow a narrative that jumps back and forth in time.

See it if Want a cast that is amazing with a show that is funny, profound, emotional and masterfully done. Great historical content too.

Don't see it if You don't like any of the above, don't like teleprompters (show is in Spanish) or want a musical. Spanish speakers will get full gist.

Also If you understand Spanish you will get more out of this show. Luckily I did. We all know that when teleprompters are used the translation is not always on point. Because the show is an emotional one the Spanish language is the perfect vehicle to convey the passion and the emotions the actors are trying to convey. And it works. See it even with the teleprompters, I really enjoyed it. Some of the humorous parts will NOT translate into English unfortunately.... Read more Read less

See it if You're interested in Latin American history and exceptional women. You want to be inspired by a strong story.

Don't see it if You don't speak Spanish because a lot of the Dominican slang was impossible to translate properly to another language

Also The staging could have been better but the acting and play was phenomenal... Read more Read less

See it if You would like to see strong females on stage; you want to know the life experience of Dominican Republican people in the last 100 yrs.

Don't see it if You don't want to see people's life experience outside the US. You don't know Spanish and don't want to read subtitles while watching.

Also Watching subtitles is a great distraction, so knowing Spanish is a huge plus to see the show. The story of the mother and the daughter, weaving into the political unrest and their choices towards their national identity and artistic approach, are unexpectedly touching and moving. The actors also did a great job. Recommend to everyone, just go and see it!... Read more Read less

See it if you want an interesting historical story. was unsure what to expect but the staging, though minimal, worked with switch of time periods...

Don't see it if you need a big production or stars. if you're not a native Spanish speaker make sure your seat has a teleprompter. not all do.

Also Zulema Clares was amazing

See it if You enjoy history, family sagas, stories about revolution. Things go fast to cover the span, but the show handles that admirably.

Don't see it if Some of the jokes are lost if you don't understand Spanish- the translations do not do the actors justice

See it if you are interested in enjoying great performances in a play about a poet living in the shadow of her famous mother.

Don't see it if you don't want to see a play in Spanish with English subtitles

See it if you would like to know about the relevant story of two prominent Dominican women that changed the way education was imparted for females.

Don't see it if you only want to be entertained, although there are many moments of funny comedy.

See it if you enjoy bilingual plays and great acting from a tight ensemble of performers, you are interested in history and stories about artists/art.

Don't see it if You are put off by plays that require subtitles (it's spoken all in Spanish), you want edgy or experimental.

Also The play itself isn't the best in terms of plot and structure, kind of cliched in the way it tells history, but the actors really run with it and the story builds the way you expect it to and yet the emotional result feels utterly authentic. I also love how I learned so much about not only history but also art and politics in the D.R.... Read more Read less

See it if If you like plays that relate to true historical events and show strong female characters. Understanding Spanish is a plus.

Don't see it if If you would not be able to follow the Spanish dislogue and would find reading the English translation distracting.

See it if Enjoy work written by Julia Alvarez. Great acting and staging. Well done!

Don't see it if Want to see a musical

See it if You like dramas that are passionate with a rich family history. Set in a historical context and full of self discovery.

Don't see it if You like shows with simple storylines or that don't involve multiple characters and timelines.

See it if Better if you are fluent in Spanish (I'm not but my co-attendee is) but a very well done multigenerational portrait of a family. Well acted.

Don't see it if You aren't fluent in Spanish and hate reading subtitles attached to the seat in front of you. Don't like historical drama.

See it if you are interested in the history of the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean or enjoy political and/or historical dramas and poetry.

Don't see it if you are not in to having fun!

See it if You Don't like a well staged, well acted, well sung musical that makes you question today's society

Don't see it if You don't like tortured teenagers expressing thei angst and parents struggling to understand them

See it if You want to see a beautiful love story

Don't see it if If you want to see an old fashioned Broadway boy meets girl story.

See it if you appreciate historical novels of real life people like Dominican poet and women's activist, Salome Urena. An intense and entralling play

Don't see it if historical novels interpreted for the stage do not interest you.

See it if You are interested in plays nased on Dominican culture and historical figures and true events. You dont mind reading captions

Don't see it if You must see plays in English and would dislike having tonread captions. Ither than that amazing story

See it if You can speak Spanish or want to practice or use subtitles. The seat screens work. You read the novel. You enjoy convincing acting.

Don't see it if You are impatient with translations. You want plays that stay in one time period.

See it if You are interested in feminism, the birth of any nation, the history of the Dominican Republic. It's poetic and political; a masterpiece!

Don't see it if You don't like reading captions & don't understand Spanish. A lot gets lost in the translation; reading screens makes you miss the delivery

See it if If you like musicals that are unique

Don't see it if If u don't like musicals don't see it

See it if You love historical dramas or works about strong Dominican Women. The costuming is beautiful.

Don't see it if You don't like period pieces.

See it if you like historical fiction, stories about family, or plays with strong female characters.

Don't see it if you don't like subtitles.