Getting Out NYC Reviews and Tickets

63%

(52 Ratings)

Positive

46%

Mixed

35%

Negative

19%

Members say

Slow, Thought-provoking, Disappointing, Absorbing, Confusing

About the Show

The Seeing Place Theater presents a revival of Marsha Norman's drama about a young woman attempting to find her way after being released from prison.

After getting out, Arlene returns to a rundown apartment in Louisville, intent on starting over. Rebellious and disruptive growing up, she has found strength in religion and wants to put her youth behind her. But her struggle to find her way in the present (as "Arlene") is counterpointed by flashbacks of her past (as "Arlie"), with two performers inhabiting her at different periods in her life. Ultimately, the play offers no simple answers but convincingly captures someone fighting to survive against incredible odds. Playing in repertory with a revival of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist classic 'Rhinoceros.'

Show-Score Member Reviews (52)

Cliched, Dated, Good performances, Interesting, Ambitious

See it if you are curious to see a play that made some headlines back in the day. Not at all edgy today.

Don't see it if you're not interested in a period piece.

Disappointing, Confusing, Thought-provoking, Dizzying, Slow

See it if Ok to see to do something. Should not been a split story. Could've been told in one smooth run

Don't see it if You can do something else

Slow, Boring

See it if you like slow moving shows...

Don't see it if you are easily bored...

Disappointing, Slow, Confusing, Banal, Cliched

See it if You don't expect much

Don't see it if You don't like experimental theatre. Something was missed. Actors are fine, stage-so-so, spot-I saw worse. Maybe 20 guests in the house...

Excruciating, Disappointing, Slow, Disjointed, Quirky

See it if you know that it is written by Marsha Norman,Pulitzer Prize winner for 'Night Mother;do not care about liking any of the characters

Don't see it if You know someone in prison or just released; expect great staging and dialogue; dislike abuse of women;hate unrequited despair

Dated, Slow

See it if You can leave after the first act

Don't see it if If you have seen Orange Is The New Black which is much more interesting

Cliched, Disappointing, Slow

See it if you are really interested in the struggles of people coming out of prison and relationship drama

Don't see it if you really need a strong narrative arc in addition to an interesting premise, this is an important issue and idea, but doesn't go anywhere

Disappointing, Excruciating, Slow, Thought-provoking, Ambitious

See it if you like your theater intimate and black-box; if you like Orange is the New Black, (but without the humor)

Don't see it if you're easily bored; if you need good character development; if you expect impeccable acting; if a lot of dialogue bothers you

Critic Reviews (4)

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