See it if you love good acting - Judith Light is marvelous in a shaded and wide ranging performance.
Don't see it if don't like monologues, even 55 minute ones. Want more than one view of the story that's being told.
See it if you want a well acted play.
Don't see it if you want something of importance. The show is narrow in scope and unimportant. The flow of the play is predictable with its ebbs and flows
See it if you want to see Judith Light give a riveting performance; you are an extreme fan of solo shows
Don't see it if you need a story that goes somewhere or a character that is not written as a bit of a stereotype
See it if You like Judith Light. She is wonderful. One woman play and she is powerful.
Don't see it if If you want a new exciting story this is not it. Simple old story that is thin and kinda silly in the end. Very short. Not even one hour.
See it if Enjoy great acting making the most out of a trivial script.
Don't see it if Wish to dialogue or anything theatrical - something that you couldn't just read on the page.
See it if you are a fan of Judith Light and want to see everything she does
Don't see it if you aren't a fan of Neil LaBute's work, or if you want to see something that is more than an extended monologue
See it if You want to see a master at her craft. Judith Light is incredible. She presents herself raw onstage to portray every depth of emotion.
Don't see it if You aren't willing to invest personally in concentration & emotion for 60 minutes. The play was very spendy $$ for the length.
See it if you like Light or LaBute. You get plenty of both here. The play is unambitious. As a character study (with a punchline ending) it succeeds.
Don't see it if Not much insight, just a strong performance. Why is Light sharing her story?Not sure what the moral is. Very short for ticket price!
"Kudos to actress Light and director Silverman for making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear...This play itself is fascinating on the one hand and quite pedestrian on the other. It covers no new ground, but it works well because Light is able to make the character come completely alive...A more glaring problem with the script is that LaBute never makes clear just who Mrs. Johnson is telling this story to...Yet Light is an absolute joy to watch. Commanding the stage from start to finish."
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"Light, as always, is fascinating to watch at work. No one cries better on demand. The wide range of emotions she displays on this roller coaster of ecstasy and agony is staggering. The amount of energy to sustain the character in the hour-long monologue is astounding. The play itself, however, did not fulfill my desires. LaBute is a talented playwright, but the subject matter of this one is rather offensive and he fails to make us sympathize."
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"Leigh Silverman directs Light with careful attention to each trembling crack in her character’s initially confident facade. With disarming directness and simplicity, Light, who has won both Tony and Emmy awards, makes her anti-heroine Faye Johnson seem normal and likable — up to a point...Despite Faye’s unsettling revelations, Light skillfully keeps our sympathy to the haunting, heartrending end."
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"The play is disturbing and can make you very uncomfortable, but you literally hang onto every word and inflection in Light’s incredibly stunning portrayal...The monologue might not have succeeded as well as it does in another less able actor’s hands other than Light’s and director Leigh Silverman’s almost psychological dissection of this woman. Her Mrs. Johnson will cause a whirlwind of emotions within you."
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