Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy NYC Reviews and Tickets

72%

(34 Reviews)

Positive

68%

Mixed

20%

Negative

12%

Members say

Great acting, Intense, Thought-provoking, Slow, Confusing

About the Show

In this unsettling, bitingly comic drama, a young girl embarks on a strange journey to regain everything she’s lost by becoming someone she’s never been.

Teenage Charlotte’s beautiful mother is dead. In the midst of her own grief, and her father’s unwillingness to cope, she finds herself searching in fantasy for what she cannot find in reality. Charlotte turns for comfort to the story of Helen of Troy, convinced that beauty, desire, and fame can help bring her mother back and punish the world that took her away in the first place.

Member Reviews (34)

In desperate need of editing!, Relevant, Slow, Absorbing, Intelligent

See it if You want to see a smart look at a young girls view of self worth, image and death (to name a few). Well acted. Cleverly directed.

Don't see it if You can’t appreciate a diamond in the rough. This is WAY to long and in need of a good edit but there’s some good stuff in there.

Lots of screaming, Repetitive, Shallow, Slow, Amateurish

See it if you know someone in the cast. The premise (a teenage girl obsessed w/beauty) has merit, but its repetitive, screaming treatment is torturous

Don't see it if you want a polished, NYC-quality prodn. EWBD's community theater via performances/script. Some funny lines buried in morass. Voices too loud Read more

Intense, Great acting, Intelligent, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you want good character development around the issues of parental loss and coming of age sexually.

Don't see it if you are bothered by minimal sets, loud screaming or the subject matter. A good edit is needed as this production runs two hours.

Absorbing, Edgy, Thought-provoking, Slow, Intense

See it if You are ok with dealing with Lost and loneliness, growing up.

Don't see it if It can be dark at alot of time, if sex topics makes you uncomfortable. Read more

Intense, Long, Well played, Uncomfortable, Sharp

See it if you're ready to take an unflinching look at a disturbed teenage girl who's willing to risk lots of collateral damage in her search for love.

Don't see it if you are looking for something light. Read more

Ambitious, Great acting, Intense, Slow, Thought-provoking

See it if You want a searing, dark coming of age story. You want a commentary on beauty, love & sex as seen through a teen lens.

Don't see it if You're uncomfortable w/frank discussions about sex. You like a strong through-line:rough transition btwn scenes & often didn't quite connect

Great acting, Very disappointing theater venue

See it if You want to see many great performances on a very small and intimate stage

Don't see it if You need things to be straightforward. As the play goes on it gets a bit confusing and we don’t know what is real and what isn’t. Read more

Ambitious, Confusing, Great acting, Intense, Quirky

See it if you want to see excellent acting be all on stage.

Don't see it if you want the obviously missing backstory to help make sense of the seemingly overboard grief of daughter and father.

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