Red Light Winter

See it if You want to see the best play written by the greatest playwright of all time

Don't see it if If you are looking for something light and fluffy. Also, if you are the type of person that needs the "good guy" to win this is not for you

Also Adam Rapp has been my favorite playwright even since I saw his first play. I've been waiting to see this play performed for years and finally got to see it tonight and I was not disappointed. My email address is alvarano@comcast.net not sure if you're supposed to put an email address on here but if anyone reading this loves this play and knows any other playwrights like Rapp please get in touch with me. This is perfection. I guess when you score a play a perfect 100 I should be perfect and this is. I had extremely high expectations going in and I was not disappointed. I could say so much more but I want to get this review out and hope people see this play before it closes. This is a life changer... Read more Read less

See it if You like shows done on a shoestring that are a hit in every department: acting; writing; sets; lighting; costumes; direction.

Don't see it if You don’t like plays done on a small scale.

See it if How important our roles are to ourselves and others. We need imagination to survive. Great acting: vulnerable, brave, heartbreaking.

Don't see it if You don’t want to see partial nudity and simulated sex on stage. You want something lighter or happier.

Also Ironic how people being their real selves can be cruel. (Spoilers below)

The three times Christina/ Christine/ Annie strips/dresses are significant. The first time she sheds her fake self for a different fake self more desired by Matt. The second time, at the end of Act 1, she sheds her fake self for her real self and leaves a part of her fake self behind for Matt. The third time, in Act 2, she sheds her real self for her fake self, to comfort herself. At the end, after Davis refuses to be his fake self and cruelly takes Annie as his real self, Anni can’t bear to go back to being her real self again.... Read more Read less

See it if If you love intelligently written, powerfully acted pieces. And if your heart can endure sad unrequited love being told.

Don't see it if You are conservative enough to see nudity and sexual acts on stage.

Also I wish there was a point of view depicted on Davis' side. Coz you wanted to know more.

There are also points in there that the writing isolates the audience with references on literature only a literary will understand.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to see amazing acting -- it's hard to believe these are only people playing roles.

Don't see it if You like upbeat, feel-good tales.

See it if If you enjoy strong theatre with great performances, this is a great show to see.

Don't see it if You are offended by language, nudity or strong sexual content.

Also The performances aren't all universally strong and their is some questionable playing of a very crucial moment in the play.... Read more Read less

See it if You are willing to open your heart and soul to the characters that are presented no matter their background or professions.

Don't see it if If you are not understanding and open.

See it if You like intense, well-written contemporary plays with psycho-sexual Themes and unrequited love. You don’t require a happy ending .

Don't see it if Nudity and sexual situations bother you. You’re wanting a lite afternoon/eve in the theatre.

Also This is a difficult piece. It’s about 3 people who have lost their way. A dark look at the relationships between them, and the unsalvageable wreckage that is their souls. Well-written, very well-acted. Christina Toth is rivetingly complex and tragic. Max Hunter tugs vigorously on your heartstrings as the underdog. Conner Bond as Davis is sociopathically despicable. Kudos also to the design team. Set was well designed to be utilized as two different residences and the lighting is perfect. A masterful job!... Read more Read less

See it if you want a comprehensive take on everything that's messed up about modern romantic culture, from a variety of angles.

Don't see it if you're sensitive to depictions of sexual assault - there's a scene towards the end that was tough for me.

Also First, the acting is wonderful.

The play makes you uncomfortable, which I suspect is why it has a lowish average score. But that discomfort is SO IMPORTANT. The play examines how often we as a culture romanticize tragedy and pain, and the dark places that can lead. It invites you to question whether anything the characters say or do is really romantic - I land on the side of "hell no," but I'm open to the idea that others could see it differently. Two very different forms of toxic masculinity go on display, and the audible responses of my fellow audience members both horrified me (when they romanticized obsessive/possessive behavior) and gave me hope (when they wanted the female character to find her own path).

The idea of the tortured artist falling for the tragic whore, who falls for the asshole is a bit overwrought in general, but is used so well in this play that by the end, I didn't mind at all.

I can't recommend this highly enough - it's an important discomfort.... Read more Read less

See it if you like well-written, intelligent, well-made plays with three characters who can act

Don't see it if you need special effects.

See it if Talented actors with fully fleshed out complex psyches in a complicated pas de trois relationship.

Don't see it if You like clear-cut heroes. None here.

See it if you are interested in delving into a seedy world with fascinatingly flawed characters grappling with a very unusual romantic triangle.

Don't see it if you are offended by simulated sex or nudity, or you just want something happy. Although it has its humorous moments, this is a tragedy.

See it if A bro themed drama about being young in Amsterdam

Don't see it if You are offended by crass anti feminist stereotypes and seek a happy ending

See it if very well done version of this play; all three actors were excellent in their parts and well cast

Don't see it if you are offended by nudity or frank discussions about sex

See it if you like edgy dramas and nudity doesn't bother you.

Don't see it if nudity on stage bothers you and you don't care for dramas

See it if like plays about flawed humans. excellent acting and a story that you won't find in most big playhouses.

Don't see it if you are offended by nudity or sex on stage. you only want upbeat happy stories or don't want to believe that all people have flaws.

See it if you want 2 experience a lab of putting all the pieces of a project perfect for actors & design personnel involved, bleak but perfectly tuned

Don't see it if prostitution, simulated sex, nudity, publishing, playwriting, sharing hookers, red dresses, cross-dressing, are outside your comfort zone

See it if You're looking for something dark and intense...

Don't see it if You're looking for something cheerful and simple...

See it if You're interested in an early work by an ambitious, somewhat controversial playwright. You enjoy seeing complex characters behave badly.

Don't see it if You don't want to hear graphic language - profanity, sex & toilet talk. You would prefer something fluffy.

See it if You want to see three actors doing a great job in this performance.

Don't see it if You are not interested in seeing a play about two guys who hire a prostitute and what happens after that.

See it if You like off Broadway productions about falling for the wrong person and suffering the ramifications.

Don't see it if You like only big productions.

See it if you want to see some good acting in a provocative play.

Don't see it if you'll be bothered by nudity and graphic sex scenes.

Also There were many clever lines and the acting was good. However, the basic premise simply wasn't believable and the ending was beyond the bounds of credibility.... Read more Read less

See it if You’re curious about a play with nudity.

Don't see it if You like happy endings.

See it if The acting is really good. The script of the first act is amazing.

Don't see it if The second act lost momentum; The stage design is a bit confusing for the last scene; The Davis character is poorly drawn

See it if you will enjoy watching three talented actors go through their paces.

Don't see it if you have little patience for a slow developing plot. It definitely needs some cutting.