The Old Settler NYC Reviews and Tickets

92%

(12 Reviews)

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Members say

Entertaining, Great acting, Funny, Great writing, Absorbing

About the Show

Full of humor and grit, John Henry Redwood’s comedy is a story of American love and survival in 1940s Harlem.

Sparks fly in a Harlem tenement between fifty-five year old spinster, Elizabeth Borny, and her skeptical sister, Quilly McGrath when Husband Witherspoon, a handsome young Great Migrator, arrives on their doorstep. Husband’s quest to find his long-lost love, Lou Bessie, is thwarted when he finds an unexpected new romance with an 'Old Settler.'

Member Reviews (12)

Profound, Romantic, Exquisite, Funny, Enchanting

See it if Deep, touching love story with layers upon layers of insight and meaning. Set impeccably in 1940's Harlem. Superb writing and acting.

Don't see it if You are not interested in a drama about the evolving relationship between two sisters.

Delightful, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy seeing a realistic play set in 1940s Harlem with a black cast

Don't see it if You don't want to see an all black cast in a play set in the 1940s

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