See it if Seeking her roots, bubbly 22-y.o. Maria visits her aunt's family in PR. Farcical scenes ensue. Light, enjoyable satire w/vocal audience.
Don't see it if You don't speak Spanish & don't like super-titles. You want a more serious drama, rather than a cute romantic slice-of-life.
See it if What a great performance!Well-acted&so relevant to what immigrants go through when going back to their own country.
Don't see it if Some jokes resonated more w/ those who better understood PR culture.Bravo2 smart kids from W Hempstead HS who seemed to get it all the way! Read more
See it if You like stories that are so relevant with all that is going on in our world. It's extremely well done.
Don't see it if If you have a hard time reading subtitles in English
See it if you like light comedies, that are simple but yet cute. You enjoy foreign language shows touching questions of ethnic identity.
Don't see it if you expect something profound and serious. You are not into foreign language productions with subtitles. There is no staging whatsoever.
See it if you enjoy a heartwarming story
Don't see it if you do not enjoy theatre in Spanish
See it if like Spanish language plays and very simple family stories about the different perspectives of minorities living in their country and in nyc
Don't see it if you don't speak Spanish or are ok reading subtitles above the stage that don't keep up with the dialog; like clever, thought-provoking drama
See it if you are bilingual or just enjoy crossing cultures in theatre.
Don't see it if you do not have a taste for Puerto Rican humour or strong female leads.
See it if you like comedy, Spanish comedy, Spanish Theater
Don't see it if play is in Spanish with English subtitles
“All the characters in ‘La Gringa’ have a strong streak of the ridiculous in them, and it is precisely that quality that makes them familiar and lovable...Rivera has captured the spirit of the Puerto Rican experience...The plot tatters and the story gets emotionally confused in the last 10 minutes as Ms. Rivera tries to bring peace and reconciliation to all. But that is after 90 minutes of laughter, and a delight ratio of 9 to 1 would be a very high score for any theatrical veteran.”
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