What We're Up Against (Life Force Arts) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (30)
See it if you like shows that are 100% relevant, well acted, well staged, and VERY well written. It's set in 1993, but is topical today.
Don't see it if you think women should stay at home and make babies. Rebeck shows us how women don't always help women in the workplace, & men rarely do.
See it if you're a woman who's run up against gender bias, so, basically every woman in America will find something that resonates here.
Don't see it if you're looking for a light comedy or easy answers. This one will stay w/ me a good long time. Loved it. Amazing set design on a budget, too.
See it if You're interested in workplace dynamics and gender issues. You want to see a small show tackle actual issues.
Don't see it if You're easily offended by language or sexism. Read more
See it if You are interested in timely, issue oriented plays with a message that needs to be addressed and lands loud and clear. An important must see
Don't see it if If you want to go and see light and fluffy play. This is not one of those.
See it if Are interested in theatre that poses questions about equal opportunities in the workplace for men and women. Good direction, lively dialogue
Don't see it if If cursing offends you or if you aren't interested in this subject matter. You didn't like Glengarry Glen Ross. Read more
See it if You're interested in a well crafted play investigating gender in the workplace.
Don't see it if You want something with spectacle or outside day-to-day challenges.
See it if You are intested in seeing an intelligent well-acted piece of "issue-oriented" theater-- in this case gender discrimination in the workplace
Don't see it if You have no interest in watching a play about sexual politics.
See it if If you are interested in the issues facing women in a corporate atmosphere - good acting and well developed characters
Don't see it if You like characters that fit easily in a good versus bad scenario. If you don't like drama or profanity Read more
Critic Reviews (4)
"This satirical play is timely as we watch the historic battle of the sexes between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton...Rebeck's writing, Mamet-esque and tack-sharp, is a pleasure to behold. This production, directed by Lorca Peress, is well done with standouts in the cast, Lesley McBurney as Eliza and Ean Sheehy as her smart but cowardly colleague, Ben."
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"Theresa Rebeck writes an explosive new play on gender parity and the glass
ceiling which does not get the production it deserves."
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"Watching the show was, for the women in the audience, a deeply frustrating experience, testament to the play’s success in portraying the sexist practices that all-too-often dominate male-centric workplaces...Though the play’s themes are explicitly portrayed, Rebeck’s nuanced writing, aided by the skill of McBurney’s performance, develops a more profound understanding of those women’s experiences...Under Lorca Peress’s direction, the performances avoid the obvious stereotyping."
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"'What We’re Up Against' shows how sexism remains entrenched to the bowels...Ms. Rebeck’s play is dark, timely, foulmouthed, juicy and seems like it is placed in the '50s not now, but the truth is we have not come along way baby...There are a few twists and turns that could be cleaner...Ms. Peress is a director to watch as she makes this show feel effortless. This is a company with actors to follow and a play that will have you in conversation for at least a couple of days."
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