TERRA FIRMA

See it if you want to see good actors doing their best with an uneven, overlong script. Nice set. Some effective moments. Definitely Beckett-like.

Don't see it if you get bored with slow-moving, minimal and repetitive plots. Show is overlong and eventually dull. I was squirming in my uncomfortable seat

See it if you are a friend or relative of one of the cast members.

Don't see it if you don't want to waste your time with nonsense.

Also I couldn't wait for the play to be over. The cast members tried very hard and they are talented.... Read more Read less

See it if Quirky well acted play.Fun. All actors very good

Don't see it if Want something some standard

See it if you like some unusual and semi-odd plays

Don't see it if you don't want to think to enjoy a play, this is a thinker and ideas aren't spelled out; you aren't following along with current events

See it if Support to the new theatre, like the plot, can recognize hints toward current politica situation; expect a comedy

Don't see it if Do not like to see and to feel despair on stage and repetative dialogs. Sounds are realistic but too loud - not for the nervous people

Also Too long ( time that ushers tell you is incorrect, even when they insist that show was cut already), no intermission, inconvenient chairs. Good staging, sound and light design.... Read more Read less

See it if good acting,good set, absurd plot--somewhat interesting relevant topic relating to our society.

Don't see it if Don't like amateurish theater.If want truly well written thought provoking play -this is slow, tiresome, repetitious.

Also Saw play because of time and location convenience and cost-and few early SS reviews.. Though this was not a play to walk out on, it was not worth valuable theater time.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a play where people live in an alternative habitat.

Don't see it if you would be bored with a play where the scenery does not change.

See it if you want a play that's based on a true story about a family that establishes it's own nation.

Don't see it if you like a play with a straightforward plot; also some of the sound effects are jarring.

See it if you'd like an absurdist play about how and why to keep living when everything seems awful. Reminded me of The Children

Don't see it if you won't laugh at humor in a bleak world; you need a through-line story with resolution

See it if into an interesting setup and a great production

Don't see it if too critical

Also This play takes a historical situation and runs with it; if only it knew where it was headed. Its last scene is strong but along the way it meanders, testing whether it is an allegory, a surrealistic homage or the kind of play that calls for one overly-comic character (don't ask.) This is a talented team that admittedly is still mid-process; I wish they would go-back from the ending and streamline while answering the question "what is the point?"... Read more Read less

See it if You are fascinated by existential story telling with a hint of Stephen King. Begs the question what is a nation which lends itself to our

Don't see it if You dislike very intense plays and the feeling of hopelessness when it ends.

Also current political trauma and ends with the question of what will be our future given the many issues we encounter e.g. climate change. Great acting, writing and set.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy political theater unafraid of the awful truth with some laughs to leaven the darkness

Don't see it if you want to be entertained

See it if Acting & set were pleasing. Direction needs major revision.Some scenes lost it's moments due to repetitive actions.Explosions kept me awake.

Don't see it if If you don't like slow pace plays or loud explosions.

Also It was free but I probably touched a different value and can't fix it.

See it if You like post apocalypse stories. Themes similar to The Children with a lot of absurdism. Well acted, well staged. Derivative.

Don't see it if You like stories with more forward motion. Repetitive. This could have been a good 40 minute one act. Needs editing.

See it if You want an intense repetitive play very well acted.

Don't see it if You want something light and enjoyable.

See it if The humdrum is shrouded in mystery is your cup of tea.

Don't see it if If action and plot are what you want.

See it if The actors do great work, be transported to another place at sea but see characters face the same things we do in our nation, British humor

Don't see it if Looking for flashy work, this show is not necessarily for entertainment’s sake, no hot takes or hot button issues, themes are subtle

See it if ... for the wonderful set and staging.

Don't see it if ... you are interested in an intriguing plot or intriguing character interaction.

See it if u want 2 support,Coop, a new theater company founded by Kate Hamill & A. Nichols that has great promise. Good acting, interesting staging

Don't see it if u do not like Beckettian apocalyptic plays in progress that try 2 convey too many themes creating a big muddle.

Also What might have been a good short play had too much repetition, needs editing and focus... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see an allegory about the disintegration of society.

Don't see it if you prefer a linear presentation.

Also The allegory was too heavy-handed. The set design was excellent.
The acting was un-even.... Read more Read less

See it if for good acting and nice set in modern venue with authentic sound effects.

Don't see it if by consensus very uncomfortable chairs. Overrated show in the way the script is handling subject.

See it if you like plays that are based on true events, especially a bit of obscure history that you'd be unlikely to know but which has relevance.

Don't see it if you want a well-crafted psychological drama about national identity and social responsibility. The message is lost in mediocre metaphor.

See it if You want a topical intelligently written show with great acting.

Don't see it if You're into musicals.

See it if Want to see excellent actors (Andrus is wonderful) decently directed - wasting their time with a helpless play.

Don't see it if Value your time. A train wreck of an ersatz-dystopia play that never comes alive. Can’t be saved by the actors who gamely try.

See it if You want a fascinating situation staged clearly.

Don't see it if You want something less philosophy and more action.

Also TERRA FIRMA is a big play with big ideas but it suffers from the weight of its own ambition. I'm not sure how else to describe it but not as an underdeveloped show (not in the slightest) but a show developed in a direction that didn't serve the potential meaning that the work could elucidate.... Read more Read less