The Cherry Tree
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The Cherry Tree NYC Reviews and Tickets

64%
(9 Ratings)
Positive
67%
Mixed
22%
Negative
11%
Members say
Intense, Absorbing, Indulgent, Edgy, Resonant

About the Show

Three women confront past wounds, financial surprises, and blurred realities.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (9)

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57 Reviews | 4 Followers
80
Well-acted, Thought provoking, Absorbing, Intense

See it if You want to see a well-acted play about a mother and her two grown girls and the struggles they face. The men in their lives are never seen

Don't see it if You want a light and pleasant story; this was an intense drama. Read more

1146 Reviews | 340 Followers
77
Intelligent, Relevant, Edgy, Thought-provoking, Intense

See it if like peering into the real circumstances that families face when there is mental illness, divorce and societal pressures involved.

Don't see it if you do not family disagreements, secrets and sometime loud arguments amidst the love that is there.

547 Reviews | 269 Followers
75
Intense, Relevant, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if The Cherry Tree is abt the challenges a mother and two daughters face after the father's abandonment.Good perf,grt char dev& a cherry tree*

Don't see it if *'barely' reminiscent of the more notorious The Cherry Orchard. You may be triggered by endless arguments among the three family members.

210 Reviews | 58 Followers
75
Good acting, Resonant, Poetic, Edgy, Ambitious

See it if Emotionally charged short bare-bones three woman show about family, roles, values, and a cherry tree. Artistic and modern.

Don't see it if Short, bare-bones, non-traditional, quirky. I liked this one, but the audience didn't seem into it. Repetitive and disconnected dialog. Read more

1338 Reviews | 362 Followers
71
Thought-provoking, Profound, Indulgent, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if A pretty good story. Strong and powerful at times. Directed nicely. Keeps your attention.

Don't see it if If you want an easy going show this isn't it.

84 Reviews | 8 Followers
70
Clever, Entertaining, Reflective, Intense, Absorbing

See it if you like plays where the story is the centerpiece, without a sophisticated staging.

Don't see it if you like big productions

391 Reviews | 80 Followers
55
Resonant, Slow, Indulgent, Cliched, Banal

See it if Despite its cogent theme of poor parenting, the actors try hard (to the best of their abilities) to breathe life into Lawder's wooden script

Don't see it if It's hard to discern if the actors are defeated by the cliches of the script or the script is further impaired by the inept performances

441 Reviews | 88 Followers
50
Intense, Indulgent, Excruciating, Cliched

See it if You are able to sit through a lot of screaming and anger. Perhaps ear plugs would be helpful.

Don't see it if If you are uneasy with intense family dysfunction dramas.