Muses NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (20)
See it if A story of infidelity & pedophilia driven by a provocative story. Very strong acting by the entire cast. Great directing & lighting.
Don't see it if The topic at hand might be difficult for some audience members.
See it if I often find stories told mostly in flashback to be a sign of weak writing, but it works like gangbusters here. You should go see this.
Don't see it if It depicts some sexual violence that's hard to watch and the victim is NOT a perfect victim. I think it's the better for that, but YMMV.
See it if You like plays where feelings and actions aren’t spoken but implied, and none of the characters are minimally likable.
Don't see it if You like plays with old fashioned dialogue that has meaning. Read more
See it if you want to see a play that shows how an older person can sexually abuse a "Muse".
Don't see it if you want to a well written and well directed play in a lovely staged production.
See it if you enjoy stories that involve cheating husbands, underage girlfriends and the interactions that occur.
Don't see it if you expect some new and/or deep perceptions about infidelity, unscrupulous men and dislike an plays that have an overly "slow pace."
See it if you like any show that explores mysogyny. This production does present a few interesting points but lacks the nuance to be effective.
Don't see it if traveling into Queens is difficult. Not worth the time.
See it if you want to see a competent cast struggle against a script that only perfunctorily assesses problems of assault, art, class and gender.
Don't see it if cavalierness about assault upsets you. Maldonado + Jones can't settle on tone, creating a show that's sometimes satire, sometimes serious. Read more
See it if you enjoy an intimate setting with tremendous performances. A conquering production filled with raw emotion and a beautiful script.
Don't see it if you struggle with topics on infidelity and grooming. **You will leave wanting to donate to this company!**
Critic Reviews (2)
However, both every scene as written by Maldonado and directed by Theatre East’s artistic director Judson Jones is staged as though it were the climax. It is one thing to enact a play up to the hilt. Here there is no arc or build up. Every scene begins at the top and leaves the actors with nowhere to go. Although performed by a tight quartet of actors, as written the characters are two dimensional, telling us no back story and little about them.
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"This production lives up to Theatre East’s motto, “complex stories, simply told.”
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