Georgia Mertching Is Dead
Closed 1h 40m
Georgia Mertching Is Dead
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Georgia Mertching Is Dead NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%
(39 Ratings)
Positive
85%
Mixed
10%
Negative
5%
Members say
Funny, Great acting, Clever, Entertaining, Absorbing

About the Show

Three best friends set off on a road trip south to celebrate and mourn a figure from their past in this world premiere for EST.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (39)

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715 Reviews | 403 Followers
90
Great writing, Great acting, Entertaining, Clever, Absorbing

See it if Women Power merged with powerful script & acting. A great play that should be on Broadway! It is not to be missed!

Don't see it if You have issues with women being the center of the plot.

538 Reviews | 80 Followers
86
Refreshing, Funny, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you want the best ensemble appearing off B'way right now acting a very witty script by a new voice in town.

Don't see it if foul language offends you.

775 Reviews | 246 Followers
85
Great acting, Thought-provoking, Raunchy, Funny, Absorbing

See it if Female bonding: three age 30 BFF's in recovery go on a road trip & confront the "contradictions within" themselves. Funny & serious.

Don't see it if You aren't interested in a "chick flick." Lots of raunchy talk & action. Sex, vaginas, pregnancy, babies, mothers, men. Sappy ending.

660 Reviews | 104 Followers
83
Raunchy, Refreshing

See it if Girls Trip-ish with 3 struggling millennial women in substance abuse recovery trying to support each other and get their lives together.

Don't see it if Explicit talk of sex, suicide, substance abuse, abusive relationships, esp from women are triggering / too much for you. Creative staging! Read more

124 Reviews | 23 Followers
80
Female friendship, Touching, Quick, Hilarious, Great acting

See it if To see incredible acting and a touching story about female friendship, this is such a feel good show that also has depth

Don't see it if Honestly it’s such an accessible show, anyone can see it and can relate, if you don’t like buddy comedies I guess?

688 Reviews | 116 Followers
80
Thought-provoking, Resonant, Indulgent, Edgy, Ambitious

See it if McMullen's female buddy dramedy about a road trip to another woman's funeral Breezy but substantial w/ impressive acting by 3 leads Neat set

Don't see it if Funny, incisive writing covers host of "woman's issues" yet offers no new insights Knowledge of AA recovery issues/lingo helpful Potent end

175 Reviews | 98 Followers
77
Should generate traffic from the 30&under crowd, A playwright made for cable tv, Usual sights on the plot highway, Live-wire performances

See it if you want to support talented up n comer women in every corner of the production.

Don't see it if you treasure innovation or have a delicate sensibility. This is a distaff Hangover w more character revelation.

408 Reviews | 86 Followers
76
Absorbing, Funny, Clever

See it if you enjoy humorous plays with some heavier themes like addiction and suicide, you like bold female characters or stories about friendship.

Don't see it if you don't like plays with much profanity and sexual language. Dialogue often has shock value but plotting is predictable.

Critic Reviews (7)

The New York Times
October 10th, 2019

"In ‘Georgia Mertching Is Dead,’ a Road Trip Takes Detours: Catya McMullen’s work is a memory play, a friendship play, a delayed coming-of-age drama and briefly a romantic comedy."
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Time Out New York
October 10th, 2019

4/5 Stars "The play may not break much narrative ground, but it breaks your heart with a piercing exploration of the ways in which loss, trauma and love-romantic, platonic, familial-shape our lives."
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New Yorker
October 21st, 2019

"Beneath the charming, if familiar, premise of the production is a sombre core, about loneliness, brokenness, and addiction, but the play doesn’t take the time to mine that fascinating ground, instead opting for a quick, calculable resolution."
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Theatermania
October 10th, 2019

"Adulting Is Hard for Three Millennials in "Georgia Mertching Is Dead': Catya McMullen's road-trip play makes its world premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre."
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Lighting & Sound America
October 18th, 2019

"Under the direction of Giovanna Sardelli, Catya McMullen's new play is a relentlessly wisecracking affair, rarely rising about the level of eighth grade snark."
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New York Stage Review
October 11th, 2019

4/5 Stars "'Three Amigas Who've Been to Hell and Back': Millennial survivors take a road trip in Catya McCullen's new play"
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Theatre's Leiter Side
October 15th, 2019

"I found myself unmoved, incredulous (to use an au courant word), bored even, and—apart from a few good zingers—unable to find it as amusing as did many others in the audience…It survives more because of infusions from its able cast than from the nutrients in its dramatic bloodstream."
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