Fool For Love (Beetlebung Road) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (28)
See it if You like westerns and/or southern drama. A different but truthful take on dysfunction.
Don't see it if You dont like smaller venues and/or narrations.
See it if You enjoy serious and well-written Theater. Very good acting. Captures obsession.
Don't see it if You expect a light evening of song and dance.
See it if If you want to see this play the way that Sam wanted it to be done in a small intimate dirty Theatre
Don't see it if You are not a fan of Sam shepherd. Read more
See it if you're a Sam Shepard fan; you realize an incestuous love bond can be complicated, frustrating -- not to mention illegal; you like the West
Don't see it if excessive machismo, sexism, and violence disturb you; if the drinking of alcohol onstage is a trigger; if dysfunctional affairs upset you Read more
See it if you would like to see a strong production of a modern classic American play, a signature play of one of America's great playwrights.
Don't see it if you no longer respond to Shepard's macho myth-making—or you never did. Read more
See it if you like twisted, hi octane stories of the good, bad and very ugly of love. Great performances; compares well to Bway version 2 yrs ago.
Don't see it if you like your love stories to be uplifting and more conventional; the threat of violence makes you squeamish
See it if you know what's coming & can handle the physical abuse, alcoholism, insecurities, incest, extra-marital affairs, creepy dad, mousy guy, etc.
Don't see it if over-the-top shouting, destructive push-&-pull passive-aggressive relationships, plus high-energy chases w/in a small set ain't for you. Read more
See it if you are a Shepard fan as this is a good production overall: acting is very good, set works well, sound and lights are good & nonstop action
Don't see it if you do not like tense relationships, shouting and brutal interchanges in an off off Broadway budget production.
Critic Reviews (2)
"Kymberly Harris' direction did a wonderful job in keeping Shepherds play dark and raw...'Fool For Love' cannot be pulled off without good acting nor great lighting...Silver, Dits, Hale and Ruby all do a very believable, complementing job, and they do great service to Mr. Shepard's work...If this lighting is not done well, it would ruin the suspense, the concern that the audience should have. Goldstein nailed it."
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"A fine production...The director Kymberly Harris did a fine job with a splendid cast...I was particularly struck by the way Sophia Silver's May changed when Martin came for their date. Eddie obviously brings out a great deal of anger and resentment in May, even inciting her to a physical fight. With Martin she is courteous and calm...Shepard is showing us how love is a thing that makes people crazy. Eddie and May share the madness. We are all literally fools for love."
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