The Trial of an American President NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (30)
See it if What if president Nixon did not resign? The play explores that.
Don't see it if Direction was all over the place and so was the acting. The good the bad and the ugly
See it if You like history and politics. You are interested in the Bush years.
Don't see it if You like fast paced plays. You don't like politics.
See it if Good premise Excellent visuals
Don't see it if Could have been better
See it if you're a political junkie who is well-versed in the Bush years, you like audience participation, you like talky shows
Don't see it if you aren't interested in politics, you need something zippy with a lot of plot, you can't handle discussion of war crimes
See it if are interested in play about geo bush presidency and what would happen if he was put on trial years after gulf war
Don't see it if not a fan of political drama or interested in george bush
See it if you want a biased and simplistic presentation of complex historical events. Would have been a great idea if a compelling debate was written
Don't see it if you are irritated by biased and simplistic presentation of historical events and characters. there is no argument made for or by Bush. Bore
See it if you like small shows and politics.
Don't see it if you are bored easily.
See it if You think that you a re going to see American history life!
Don't see it if You want to safe your money
Critic Reviews (10)
"This show is timely and perfect for the political junkies out there...Mr. Carlin is a believable Bush, complete with accent and deer-in-headlights look. Mr. Rogers is authoritative and demanding, and drives home the point. Ms. Kakkar is perfect as the Narrator, whose soothing voice adds just the facts in a no-nonsense tone. They are all perfectly cast...Stephen Eich’s direction drives the point home, though at times it becomes monotonous."
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"Tony Carlin plays an earnest former President who is convinced of his righteousness but not arrogant or prideful...The play is documentary in style, grounded in historical evidence, legal argument, and reference to international treaties and conventions...Although the verdict, left up to the audience, is pretty much a foregone conclusion, it is the detail that is finally so impressive...Some might say 'Trial of an American President' is a beautifully dramatized trial and not theater at all."
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