Mesquite, NV NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (34)
See it if U appreciate a well crafted script about politics that is enhanced by great Directing & creative staging A talented cast brings it to life.
Don't see it if U dislike subject of politics. U prefer straight drama; this has humor galore. U prefer Bway sets; this is low budget but so creative. Read more
See it if you like seamless, intelligent hilarity in a clever and very well-directed production.
Don't see it if you want your true stories unadulterated with creativity and levity.
See it if You like political plays that take a deep look at all sides of a serious situation. Also very clever set designs and staging
Don't see it if You like plays that have uplifting stories and full sets
See it if you appreciate documentaries, or love true stories.
Don't see it if you need elaborate sets and costumes.
See it if Seemingly trivial politics in a small town become tragic. Speaks to our wider troubles as a nation. Excellent characters.
Don't see it if You want a fancier production. You don't enjoy satire. You are not interested in how things can go bad for normal but flawed people.
See it if If you enjoy new plays that have a talented cast that handles the quick paced dialogue very well
Don't see it if Need big productions and don’t enjoy political humor
See it if You want to see a show handle some potentially hot topics with a good natured approach that makes it easy to see how easy it can go bad.
Don't see it if You don’t like shows that take a bit of a quirky approach.
See it if Based on a true story, this is tragic-comic farcical storytelling that delves into the cruelty and petty nature of small town politics.
Don't see it if you don't like spare, low-budget productions or hate politics, but I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging the show was over 2 hours.
Critic Reviews (2)
“As for the second act, Stevens strains for a profundity that he's not prepared to deliver, and Coté seems a little lost as he struggles to help the actors find it, too. Only Alex Dmitriev, as a befuddled councilman whom the mayor tries to make her patsy by entrapping him with his own decency, understands the notes Stevens wants to play. Perhaps because he's the only one not trying to bring a caricature to life.”
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"Playwright Leegrid Stevens interviewed actual people in Mesquite, NV. The dialogue is lengthy, with layers of understanding within each scene. If it was a 'real-ness' he was searching for, he has succeeded. Director Thomas Coté makes moments of realization honest and clear. He also keeps the production clipping along at a great pace. Though it was 'showy,' in a traditional musical theater way, the plays never loses its truth."
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