Sea of Common Catastrophe

See it if you want to see a great attempt at something a bit different. The effort is there. Great restaurants in the area.

Don't see it if Something doesn't quite make it for the effort involved. .. Maybe the limited A/C at Irondale was a factor on a quite warm night???

See it if You have a friend in the cast. You want to see a handful of pretty images.

Don't see it if You like strong direction. You like understanding the words spoken. You want a story or a point. You don't want to fan yourself for an hour.

Also No AC in playing space or lobby. Not a very accessible theatre. House doesn't open until 5 minutes til showtime, so don't show up early.... Read more Read less

See it if You like interesting and unusual visual experiences and don't mind enigmatic characters and an unclear plot.

Don't see it if You can't live without AC or a linear plot. I had to read the notes to understand the point of the show, but I still found it enjoyable.

See it if you like conceptual multi-media visual experiences with an interesting use of sets and sound. Parts of it are visually interesting.

Don't see it if you want to understand the point of the piece. It was hard to grasp the connections between the scenes. I felt a bit lost.

See it if you enjoy free-form structure and inventive scenic/lighting design

Don't see it if you require a linear narrative or polished technical elements

Also This piece has some really stunning ideas and images inside it, but it never fully comes to fruition. There is some truly enchanting and delightfully transformative stagecraft, movement, music, and projection work, but it ultimately requires polish and tightening. This can be a truly brilliant piece of theatre with enough time and care put into tightening all its loose bolts.... Read more Read less

See it if you're a risk-taker 'cause this scrappy multimedia dance-theater piece has magic in store for people willing to take an unconventional ride.

Don't see it if you grow impatient easily. This imagistic show starts off as pretty strange but culminates as something many-layered and unexpectedly deep.

See it if You want to see something different , very creative staging and props. Not sure what exactly the message is but it's not bad to watch

Don't see it if You simply are looking for thrills or excitement.

See it if You enjoy abstract theater in an interesting but unairconditiined venue. No plot, little dialogue, some good singing, amateurish dancing

Don't see it if You expect a story, plot or even loosely based connection to Marquez novella. I had no idea what I was watching.

See it if u like impressionistic music and dance drama. Not much is spelled out, so you have to dig for meaning. But that can be fun for some.

Don't see it if You're looking for a straight-forward drama. Even as far as dance/opera/song cycles go, this piece really makes you work for understanding.

See it if ...themes involving Home interest you. Imaginative theatre-dance hybrid; smart yet simple set, projections. Innovative. Beautiful singing

Don't see it if ..you only like traditional plays. Confusing. The gentrification theme did not become clear to me until halfway through.

See it if You like abstract concepts, dancing, and unique staging with a projector. You like metaphors.

Don't see it if You like plot. You want to hear the actors. You don't want to be excruciatingly hot the entire time. You have something better to do.

See it if You don't mind not having any idea what is going on in a show.

Don't see it if You like a story or at least a good execution of aniet abstract piece

Also There are abstract pieces that I like, but apart from the fact that I had no idea what they were trying to portray, I didn't think it was executed very well. There was song and dance, but the performers were not good dancers or singers. Some of the songs were of pitch and apart from that it was immensely hot in the theatre. Two positive notes: some of that harmonies were in fact very pretty and the design of the stage was very well thought of... Read more Read less

See it if Its a fever-pitched performance art musical. Its a play that would be in a Wes Anderson film.

Don't see it if Its not linear. Its not traditional storytelling.