HANG TIME NYC Reviews and Tickets

47%

(3 Ratings)

Positive

Mixed

67%

Negative

33%

Members say

Selfish, Confusing, Static, Ambitious, Excruciating

About the Show

A new play by Zora Howard about the interiority of Black Men in America.

Three men come together under an old, wide tree. In Hang Time, we peek into the inner lives – the great loves and bitter blues – of Black men in America. Setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief, the play invites audiences to envisage the living Black body triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds.

Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, this new work is a deeply moving and subversive work.

Show-Score Member Reviews (3)

Confusing, Plotless, Selfish, Pointless, Excruciating

See it if You want to see three terrific actors

Don't see it if There is no plot or storyline. The three actors do not move from the positions they are in the entire play. Read more

Well-acted, Ambitious, Static

See it if Ambitious idea, well-acted

Don't see it if You expect a plot that progresses Read more

Great acting

See it if You’d like to observe great actors who convey much with small movements and exquisite delivery.

Don't see it if You expect a strong storyline that concludes logically with dots connected. I was surprised when the end came. Oh! It’s over? That’s it???

Critic Reviews (2)

“While ‘Hang Time’ offers a work of theater that’s undoubtedly moving, it’s also too static to leave a more lasting impression...’Hang Time’ begins with a visual declaration of horror but, amid its chitter and chatter, never seems to finish the conversation.”
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“The writing is bleak and colorful and gorgeous enough for poetry...An enormous amount of talent has been expended on ’Hang Time’ and it's good to have The Flea back with its new mission of focusing on Black, brown, and queer artists. But the next time around, this company will surely deliver much more.”
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