The Rise of Mediocrity
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The Rise of Mediocrity
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The Rise of Mediocrity NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%
(40 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
10%
Negative
0%
Members say
Entertaining, Great writing, Absorbing, Great acting, Clever

About the Show

In this new drama, on the eve of a novelist's book release, a casual evening with friends gets turned on its ear when a young man from her past arrives and starts asking questions.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (40)

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189 Reviews | 8 Followers
96
Great writing, Absorbing

See it if You like plays that feel like a throwback to plot driven character dramas.

Don't see it if You want a laugh out loud comedy. Read more

348 Reviews | 28 Followers
96
Great dialogue

See it if You want to see a new play with a terrific ensemble and some great dialogue.

Don't see it if You want a longer play with huge production values. Read more

165 Reviews | 13 Followers
96
Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You like quick paced character studies of some not so moral people.

Don't see it if You want a comedy. Read more

87 Reviews | 25 Followers
95
Great writing, Absorbing, Entertaining

See it if You want to see an interesting idea turned into another great character piece by Larry Phillips. The story is masterfully put together.

Don't see it if you don’t like small character dramas that arent about a hot button topic, though intellectual property theft is a serious topic. Read more

665 Reviews | 125 Followers
95
Swing and another homerun for larry phillips

See it if you like realistic plays about real people with no sugarcoating

Don't see it if You need to feel like you need to root for a hero and against a villain Read more

589 Reviews | 142 Followers
93
Refreshing, Masterful, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you want to see Philips once again allow his characters to breathe in ways the most writers, even great writers, seldom achieve

Don't see it if you want to see characters similar to each and can't understand how people with disparate backgrounds can come together in the same place Read more

162 Reviews | 8 Followers
93
Great ensemble

See it if You want to see a play the a great ensemble.

Don't see it if You want something big or epic. Read more

201 Reviews | 9 Followers
92
Great writing, Great acting

See it if You want to see a new play with some terrific performances.

Don't see it if You want something large of flash. Read more