See it if You don't mind a one woman show talking about gun violence and how it affected her. You don't mind simple staging. You want to hear a story.
Don't see it if You need elaborate staging. You don't like narratives. You don't want to hear a story about gun violence and how it affected this person.
See it if You want to see a monologue...flat. Good acting , but monotone, no expression. Serious stuff.
Don't see it if You want fun entertainment. This is serious. Stage set is one chair and one woman!
See it if You want a one-woman show talking about gun violence, you want to hear a story
Don't see it if One-person shows aren't your thing, if discussions of gun violence are upsetting or boring
See it if you like monologues.
Don't see it if You want more meaning and depth to your theater experience.
See it if Like a good actress in a one person show.
Don't see it if You don't like to see a one person show with hardly any props. Read more
See it if you enjoy a one-person show
Don't see it if substance and relevance is important to you
See it if you'd enjoy seeing a conversation about gun control from a new angle
Don't see it if there are a lot of irrelevant tangents and the play's conclusions aren't particularly original or profound
See it if You like one woman shows. If you want to hear a middle age woman whine about a past romance. If you like Ana Reeder.
Don't see it if You like scenery. Only one chair. If you want a cast. One woman. If you want an exciting thoughtful story. This goes no where.
“By the time the piece concludes, we can be forgiven for feeling like we've been part of a grief counseling session listening patiently to a member's lengthy account of her trauma and what she's learned from it...The narrative...isn't especially novel or interesting...While not much of a play,...'When It's You' offers Ana Reeder an extended acting exercise in which she offers a lovingly constructed performance, one that fully captures the emotional toll of Ginnifer's experiences.”
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“Any show that takes on this topic has to walk a narrow line, paying homage to the pain the real-life tragedies caused without exploiting them and attempting to provide insight into the incomprehensible. The Keen Company's production of ‘When It's You’ fails to meet both tests…The character actress Ana Reeder does what she can with the part but it's thin gruel and the 70 minutes it took for her to get through it seemed endless.”
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"Reeder is empathetic and nuanced as a Texas gal with a light drawl and a friendly manner...Ginnifer's skimming introspective search results in a bland play directed by Jonathan Silverstein that moves with slow determination but little flow and no anchor to truth. 'I may be alone, but I am not without purpose. I’m going to have direction.' She sounds determined but Courtney Baron's play does not make an encouraging case."
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