Faculty Portrait NYC Reviews and Tickets

69%

(11 Reviews)

Positive

73%

Mixed

Negative

18%

Members say

Great acting, Relevant, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Resonant

About the Show

Part of iRT's 3B Development Series, this new drama follows Mr. Y who, a year after a school shooting claimed the life of his wife, finds himself teaching in the same classroom where the tragedy occurred.

From the show:

As he is interviewed for the school yearbook, Mr. Y revisits the true horrors of the shooting with three students tied to the event. As their memories flash back to the shooting and the events leading up to it, their shared guilt is in turns heightened and assuaged until they accept the mistakes of the past.

Member Reviews (11)

Thought-provoking, Slow, Disappointing, Clever

See it if A play about school shooting and its relevance afterward. Has some good moments in it.

Don't see it if Can be slow off center at times. If reworked it could be really good.

A play about a school shooting and i felt nothing

See it if you want to see a theater piece that shows a positive and uplifting ending to a school shooting

Don't see it if You have already seen several shows in the last five years about school shootings. This is probably the most over done subject in theater Read more

Resonant, Relevant, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You want to view a well-written & acted drama about a school shooting and the human aftermath of impacted lives.

Don't see it if you want a comedy or light topic. Read more

Insulting to victims of mass tragedy, Disappointing, Banal, Bad staging, Bad writing

See it if Sean David DeMers happy pill solution to a tragedy appeals to you.

Don't see it if a kumbaya solution of mourning is not only unrealistic, insults those who suffered tragedy and need to mourn at their own pace Read more

Funny, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Resonant

See it if You like to see a multiethnic, talented cast of 6, performing a difficult topic with humor and candor. There’s smoking, gunshots, and some

Don't see it if Cussing. It actually felt like an after school special, or Saturday morning teen entertainment, but, it was enjoyable. It’s a nice small Read more

Disappointing

See it if you want to support local theater

Don't see it if you are tired of plays evoking tragedies without having much to say about them. Read more

Absorbing, Resonant, Good ensemble cast, Thought-provoking, Entertaining

See it if U enjoy a good ensemble cast that’s primarily young people working through a difficult subject.

Don't see it if U don’t like small productions, difficult topics like school shootings or don’t want to be transported back to high school.

Relevant, Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Great staging

See it if You are interested in a personal and focused point of view relating to a school shooting. It’s an easy dose of an overwhelming experience

Don't see it if You want an all encompassing retelling of a horrible school shooting. It is emotionally on the light side and is well written but light