The Great Novel

See it if If you want to see a show that needs major development. Not ready for prime time yet. Show takes to long to develop.

Don't see it if Lines missed, characters not good nor likeable. A story that focuses to much on characters we dislike.

See it if plays about aspirations great and small inspire you. All the characters want something that the others are not helping them to achieve.

Don't see it if whining self-involved characters depress you.

See it if you want to see an unperfect rich family story and how unaware they are of each other.

Don't see it if you want a well-developed journey. 1st hour is repetitive and needs cutting. The resolution is unsatisfying and predictable.

Also The premise seemed very promising - sadly the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The first hour+ is unnecessarily repetitive and needs cutting to bring the run time down.... Read more Read less

See it if you'd like to see a new play about family dynamics and racial relationships in the US; you want to support the creation of new dramas.

Don't see it if U dislike sterotyping;want to see a polished performance--I saw it the first night & there were too many flubbed lines.

Also Would a maid--or anyone else for that matter---love the father or 2 older children in this play? It wasn't realistic that Bertha would.

Maybe it's just yours truly & I'm not "woke" enough, but I disliked the "white face."... Read more Read less

See it if See this if you want to support a playwright working on a piece

Don't see it if Don’t see it if you are looking for a finished work

See it if You want to support some really great scenic and lighting designers.

Don't see it if The play struggles to find a tone or pace appropriate to it's message, we spend way too much time with characters we're not supposed to like