From Silence
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From Silence
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From Silence NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%
(26 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
11%
Negative
8%
Members say
Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great acting, Ambitious

About the Show

Theater for the New City presents a new drama about a traumatic event that forces a grandmother to reconsider her silence about surviving the Holocaust.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (26)

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302 Reviews | 87 Followers
100
Absorbing, Great acting, Must see, Profound, Resonant

See it if you appreciate drama examining memories, perspectives, frailties and relationships among three generations of women living alone together

Don't see it if you are a Holocaust denier or disinterested in non-musical drama or psychological examination of relationships primarily among women

97 Reviews | 16 Followers
100
Intelligent, Profound, Relevant, Resonant, Thought-provoking

See it if You're interested in history, specifically the holocaust. Well acted, powerful and emotional. Multigenerational effects of the war.

Don't see it if You're not interested in nazi Germany, or in plays with intense subject matter based in history.

52 Reviews | 15 Followers
92
Absorbing, Ambitious, Great staging, Great writing, Masterful

See it if If you enjoy good drama with deep feeling. If you like something poignant and meaningful and thought provoking.

Don't see it if If you only like fluff or want to be amused. Read more

60 Reviews | 9 Followers
90
Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Must see, Relevant

See it if Enjoy great acting

Don't see it if You are upset by Holocaust related material.

175 Reviews | 30 Followers
90
Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Profound, Relevant

See it if You want to see something deep and important and are a student of The Holocaust and it's relevancy to today's world.

Don't see it if You are seeking a feel good and entertaining play. This is a work that will leave you with a deeper understanding of this important event.

115 Reviews | 47 Followers
88
Ambitious, Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Intense

See it if If you like shows that how we deal with pain and history - what with holding pain and expressing it does to people

Don't see it if If you like light weight theatre or have difficulty dealing with the history of the holicaust

254 Reviews | 138 Followers
87
Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Intense, Resonant

See it if You like a sensitive portrayal of the lasting effects of the Holocaust by a superbly talented cast.

Don't see it if The subject matter disturbs you to experience in an in depth examination of the effects of the holicaust on generations of one family

370 Reviews | 80 Followers
84
Ambitious, Intelligent, Intense, Profound

See it if you are willing to sit through an emotionally wrenching play about the Holocaust, which emphasizes why it is so important to "never forget."

Don't see it if you prefer something light and fluffy. Read more