Paris (Atlantic Theater Co) NYC Reviews and Tickets

76%

(57 Ratings)

Positive

70%

Mixed

26%

Negative

Members say

Thought-provoking, Great acting, Absorbing, Relevant, Great writing

About the Show

Actor Eboni Booth makes her playwright debut with this drama about one of the only black people living in Paris, Vermont.

From the show:

Emmie is one of the only black people living in Paris, Vermont, and she desperately needs a job. When she is hired at Berry’s, a store off the interstate selling everything from baby carrots to lawnmowers, she begins to understand a new kind of isolation. A play about invisibility, being underpaid, and how it feels to work on your feet for ten hours a day.

Show-Score Member Reviews (57)

Enchanting

See it if Like a midseason episode of a sitcom of quirky minimum wage store workers w/ their own struggles in a dead end job and crazy boss.

Don't see it if Like a midseason episode: not much lead up, not much plot, no resolution. Just a glimpse into their frustrating, yet real lives. Read more

Relevant, Great writing, Great acting, Unresolved

See it if You want to see a play that (while good) feels more like the first act of a longer play.

Don't see it if You are a person that needs a resolution at the end. This had none and not in a way that felt ambiguous rather than abrupt. Read more

Almost there, Relevant, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You enjoy plays about race, class, and like seeing the work of up and coming playwrights.

Don't see it if You like plays with neat and tidy endings. Read more

Relevant, Thought-provoking, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you have interest in people stuck in their lives without hope of possibilities.These are damaged people without the will or vision to change

Don't see it if you want a drama with hope.There is none here, but it is well acted even if the characters are somewhat cliched.It is not about race per se

Slow, Too shallow, Great staging, Cliched

See it if you like serious plays about social issues.Not clear to me why it was set in the 90's.Issue is the same today.Racism,shrinking middle class.

Don't see it if you expect fast paced drama, fully fleshed out characters, enthralling story.This is good, but not great.Terrific set.Uneven acting.

Cliched, Resonant, Intelligent, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if ..depiction of oppression & struggles of minimum wage ($5.00/hr) workers in a big box store in Vermont. Very reminiscent of "Skeleton Crew"

Don't see it if low wage workers' struggles don't interest you.

Great writing, Intelligent, Resonant, Thought-provoking, Absorbing

See it if You like a show that seems deceptively simple, and presents complex and resonant ideas without beating you over the head with them

Don't see it if You prefer ideas to be presented in a more in-your-face matter

What's keeping america "not great", Sad comment on today's society

See it if you relate to shows about real people and their life dilemmas.

Don't see it if you have no empathy for people in this country who work and are barely making it. Read more

Critic Reviews (10)

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