Washed Up On the Potomac NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (9)
See it if you want to hear an emerging writer
Don't see it if you expect a fully-developed play
See it if Office workers endure drab jobs while their true selves boil with loneliness, anxiety, crushes, and fantasies. Disturbing and moving.
Don't see it if You don’t like dark comedy that makes you feel uncomfortable.
See it if You are interested in terrific acting in a show where it's amazingly easy to relate to ALL of the characters.
Don't see it if You're looking for a big scale production. This is exactly what off-off Broadway should be - small, relatable, exquisite.
See it if the world outside is scary to you, with a crap economy, dying dreams, horrifying news cycles, and trouble finding meaningful relationships.
Don't see it if you'd be put off by the weird and spooky plot elements around the fringe; you don't relate to under-employed and desperate millennials.
See it if you like superb characterizations, young people struggling to find happiness and meaning, wonderful dialog, acting and direction.
Don't see it if you favor "light," frothy dialog, "escapist" theater and dislike loud, "in your face" characterizations.
See it if you want to see a play with great acting, great casting, great direction, great staging and great writing.
Don't see it if you want to see a play with a happy, predictable ending. Read more
See it if you want to see edgy new comedy
Don't see it if you want a traditional off-Broadway drama
See it if you want to see a thought-provoking exploration of the way our hopes and dreams interact with our reality, and some great acting.
Don't see it if you're a snob about production values.
Critic Reviews (3)
"If the play’s surreal conclusion mystifies more than satisfies, Rosen’s bantering chitchat and the snappy enacting of it, etched through José Zayas’s sharp direction, maintains viewer interest for a fleeting eighty minutes."
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"Lynn Rosen’s crackling is a blast of wit, broad humor, and sharp observations of how artists’ struggles mirror human nature. Etched into vivid relief by a superb cast, its characters are caricatures who ring true...The ending may be a bit overblown, but director José Zayas guides the cast through Rosen’s three-scene arc with a sure hand, eliciting delightfully funny and touching performances and bringing to life a hilarious and ultimately graceful story."
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"'Washed Up On the Potomac' has a lot that will feel familiar to anyone who has ever worked in an office...Crystal Finn’s excellent portrayal of Sherri seems almost like an imagining of what Carrie White would be like had she stayed home from the prom...Though there are a few missteps, this a funny and thoughtful play that contemplates relationships in a close space. It’s an entertaining evening that gives its audience some food for thought."
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