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. Read more
See it if you have a lot of patience. The actors are working hard.
Don't see it if you have anything else to do. The characters are thin with obscure motivations and weak plot.
See it if You want a non-traditional love triangle. You're OK with frank discussions of sex.
Don't see it if You want originality:2 of the characters are lazy cliches. You want a mature discussion of sex:High School stuff to shock: it doesn't. Read more
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 Read more
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 very interesting 1st act. Sharp dialogue. Excellent acting. Provocative characters. Held my interest.
Don't see it if nudity & sexual situations bother you. Some inconsistencies and poor choices in the writing in act 2 are a letdown after a much better act 1
See it if you missed the original Steppenwolf/Barrow Street production
Don't see it if If like me, you were expecting to absorbed by the story betrayal and ironic revenge. Read more
"An excellent play by Adam Rapp, getting a remount in a very fine production, genuinely speaks to the nuances of our experiences, the volume of what we encompass, the peculiar range of our true feelings...It is exciting and dynamic to be with these two characters, both performed remarkably well, both written remarkably well, implicitly debating what the well written play can accomplish."
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