God's Necklace

See it if An interesting story however the acting , staging and lack of focus makes these important issues less than what they should be.

Don't see it if If you enjoy light dramas or musicals . A bare bones production.

See it if you want to learn about the experiences of South Sudanese women immigrating to USA and their same sex straight marriage custom, can sit long

Don't see it if you require expert acting, staging, costumes, sets, accents, directing, and tight non-repetitious writing, can’t tolerate scream/bad diction

Also Even finding the entrance to the theatre is frustrating.The manicures and jewelry/wardrobe choices are bizarre. Some of the dialog is inaudible even to audience in the first row. Church pew seats are uncomfortable for excessively long two-act drama.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to watch a play about African Refugees from Sudan resettled in California. The story has a gay twist.

Don't see it if The script needs lots of work besides the direction. This play is not read for prime time.

See it if you are interested in refugees and the challenges of adapting to a new country.

Don't see it if you want comedy or famous actors

Also This play held my interest and I liked the acting and story, The only problem was the acoustics in the church sanctuary. (The little theater upstairs is much better). When the delivery was soft you could hear just fine but when this one actress shouted (and she shouted a lot), the reverberations prevented understanding.... Read more Read less

See it if The acoustics were terrible. The play is ambitious but does not hit the mark. Acting is uneven and story confusing at times.

Don't see it if You want a clear story that you can follow.

See it if the actors try hard with this difficult piece. It sets up an interesting situation to learn of an experience living in a foreign country.

Don't see it if Don’t see it if an unpolished work in a less than perfect setting would be too difficult to sit through

See it if you are a globally aware citizen who is up on South Sudan's struggle of its multi-tribes + the war that brought about independence in 2011.

Don't see it if you are a misogynist and a MAGA concept supporter.

Also The actors very successfully depicted on the stage what it is like to be a South-Sudanese Nuer refugee resettled in San Diego, CA. It also introduced the Nuer tribal concept of marriage between two heterosexual women and the 'secret boyfriend' used for child-bearing purposes. That concept is so novel to Americans, that I think the whole play could have been written just about that concept. Ms. Kinnally has enough great material that she could subdivide it into 3 plays to develop each of the characters' stories. They were all 3 extremely compelling. Ms. Kinnally, please gives us a play about this South Sudanese concept of a straight women marriage. I understood it to arise from the violence that many women suffer by men, who are too psychologically traumatized to marry one, but still wish to experience motherhood and so marry a woman who will engage briefly with a secret boyfriend to have children, but is really emotionally betrothed to her best friend.... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in Sudanese culture and recent historical events, along with problems of refugee resettlement.

Don't see it if You like traditional plays that don't meander.

Also I think this play has so much potential. Right now it's about an hour too long. The themes are interesting and the presentation is unusual and engaging. One big problem is the performance space. It was hard to understand much of the dialogue because of the "bleeding" acoustics and because some actors spoke more clearly than others. Plus, there is background noise from the rehearsal spaces next door and ambulance sirens from outside. I'd love to see it reworked and performed in a different space. I should also mention that the length was jarring because the write-up said 90 minutes, no intermission. But when we arrived at the theater, we were told the show was 2 hours and 10 minutes, including an intermission. And then the show started 15 minutes late, so it felt like quite an unexpectedly long haul.... Read more Read less

See it if The birth of a good play. Much good writing and moments of good acting. It's intense and has potential.

Don't see it if You have hearing issues, the accents are herd to understand. Also, the sets are minimal and the acting sometimes lags.

See it if You want to observe the standpoint of the refugee after promises of a better life

Don't see it if You have difficulty understanding african dialect

See it if they've never seen any sort of political dramatic production and have no expectations.

Don't see it if you are relatively politically aware and don't need to be preached at.

See it if You enjoy relevant new plays about interesting topics. Also see if you want to watch a stellar cast that is mostly POC actors.

Don't see it if You don't like plays without a soundscape, or if you don't like plays with a lot of historical exposition.

Also Really interesting show with great performances. A bit slow at times, and the script could use a trim, but overall it was very enjoyable and deserves to be seen.... Read more Read less