It's Chill (FringeNYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(21 Reviews)

Positive

95%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Relevant, Clever

About the Show

Part of FringeNYC: The play takes place on the eve of Annie’s twenty-fourth birthday, when she is ditched by all but two of her friends. Although she tries to portray a cool and uncaring exterior, on the inside it kills her.

Categories: Comedy, Drama, Local. From The Flashbulb Project. Written by Isabelle Barbier. Directed by Michael Malanga.

FROM THE ARTIST:
"It's Chill" is brought to you by The Flashbulb Project, a NYC based production company formed in 2014 out of The Atlantic Acting School Conservatory.

Flashbulb: (noun) Burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination to a subject.

"It's Chill" by Isabelle Barbier . Director: Michael Malanga. Cast: Isabelle Barbier, Eleonore Ley, Shimrit Ildis, Theo Maltz, and Michael Malanga. Assistant Director: Pedro Aijon. Stage Manager: Justin Chiao. Production Manager: Emily Seymour.

Member Reviews (21)

Entertaining, Insipid, Banal

See it if you want good light entertainment

Don't see it if you want well developed characters with reason (good or bad) behind their decisions.

Resonant, Relevant, Indulgent

See it if you are or have been in a similar place, young people navigating relationships and being unsatisfied with where you are in life.

Don't see it if you don't have any patience for me-first millennials whose direct address is always only about themselves with no concern for others.

100

Clever, Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Great writing

See it if you've ever struggled with issues of self-image, sense of success, or romance

Don't see it if you're not ready to question yourself and all of your life choices

Indulgent, Disappointing, Banal, Cliched, Overrated

See it if You enjoy amateur play about a strained relationship.

Don't see it if You get bored easily. I fell asleep

Thought-provoking, Relevant, Thematic

See it if You're into a developed exploration of insecurities shared by young adults, whether they are searching for or tethered to a romantic partner

Don't see it if You're bothered by frequent 4th-wall-breaking (unnecessary) monologues by characters to explain their true selves to audience.

Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Resonant, Quirky

See it if You want to see something that's both funny and very honest about the insecurities people have in their relationships.

Don't see it if You're not okay with hearing the vulnerable and sometimes self-absorbed things the characters might tell their therapist.

Relevant, Entertaining, Dated, Quirky, Refreshing

See it if You don't mind 4 young people having issues that might seem superficial till they realize they haven't been honest with one another.

Don't see it if You want to have a more emotional experience.

100

Great writing, Relevant, Resonant, Thought-provoking, Clever

See it if You like thinking about love and navigating relationships of all kinds.

Don't see it if You don't care for watching plays about sex and love and dating and relationships with twenty-somethings.

Critic Reviews (2)

"A refreshing take on the common relationship drama packed with witty banter and a wonderful structure...Barbier’s dialogue is fresh: heartbreaking realities are told unabashedly, and hard truths about being a young twenty-something are contemplated in earnestness...I’m thrilled to see a play that explores this suffocating aspect of our humanity so well. Barbier has such a special voice, and with its great sense of structure and rich dialogue, her play is a real winner."
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"There is a temptation to pigeonhole this as a play about Millennials, written by them for them and only of interest to them...The themes she unveils resonate most powerfully for them, but they also echo across the years...The actors have a fine chemistry...Director Malanga has used that space effectively...If I have a bone to pick with the production, it is the lack of resolution in the plot...If this production is representative of their talents, Flashbulb has a bright future."
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