Life Among the Aryans NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (17)
See it if you want to see a theatrical exploration of race and politics in America today.
Don't see it if witnessing an actor frequently struggle with his lines would ruin the whole experience for you, or if you want escapist entertainment.
See it if You don’t mind bad acting in a good play
Don't see it if You do mind be acting
See it if you support small, semi-professional theatre companies and writers with good intentions, ideas, and effort albeit poor, amateur execution
Don't see it if you want polished show, memorized/realistic (not wooden) actors, formaltheatre/set/costumes;can’t sit 105 min raunchy, hard seat no interval
See it if You can just enjoy the heart w/which this production is staged. Be forewarned, it's a non pro cast just getting through! Go to support NPC~
Don't see it if U have to let SO much slide to enjoy this! Its uncomfortably amateur at times, but the message is good 1. Play itself needed to go further~
See it if you wish to support local theater and that's pretty much the only reason to watch this play.
Don't see it if you enjoy thought provoking pieces, good acting or care to enjoy your evening.
See it if You enjoy absurd political satire. The current political climate scared the hell out of you. Support community theater.
Don't see it if Be need a polished tight production. Can’t abide amateur actors (who forget their lines at times)
See it if want to support community theater & are want commentary on American politis today that references fake news, and the alt-right movement.
Don't see it if you are not interested the above. Read more
See it if Bold attempt at political relevance.
Don't see it if Acting was at a community theater level, at Best. Many actors did not know their lines.
Critic Reviews (3)
"This is a strong offering from Ishmael Reed that is admirably acted. If slightly lacking a consistent flow at times, this is something that will only improve as the run continues. The core message never wavers, and will make the audience leave feeling pensive. In what is undoubtedly a politically unclear time, this is a play that serves a very important purpose."
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“A morality play, each personage representing not a rounded character, but a figure who illustrates a point, for the benefit of the audience...If you partially agree with Reed, the show is funny and you will learn a few things. If you do not agree...you will not be converted, but maybe you will learn something...The show does have some rough edges. As funny as it is, it would be stronger if it were cut. There were at least five endings."
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“Perhaps the greatest gift that Ishmael has as a writer is his ability to combine great erudition with side splitting humor to impart complex critical information... Ishmael pulls it off marvelously...Although any successful drama begins with the script, it is the actors that must bring the dramatist’s vision to life...Yet despite the brilliance of the play and the skill of the actors, the role of the support crew is indispensable to the success of a play...all contributed mightily to our experience of the play.”
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