Skeleton Crew NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(147 Ratings)

Positive

98%

Mixed

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Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Relevant, Great writing, Thought-provoking

About the Show

After a successful run earlier this year, Atlantic Theater Company brings back Dominique Morisseau’s hit play about four Detroit auto workers during the 2008 recession for an encore run.

'Skeleton Crew' is a timely and intimate look at the lives of four Detroit auto workers as they struggle through an uncertain future. In this final installment of Morisseau’s Detroit trilogy, a makeshift family of workers at the last exporting auto plant in the city navigate the possibility of foreclosure. Power dynamics shift, and the workers are pushed to the limits of survival. When the line between blue collar and white collar gets blurred, how far over the divider are they willing to step? Following its critically acclaimed run at Atlantic Stage 2, the show returns with its original cast for a six-week engagement at Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater.

Show-Score Member Reviews (147)

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Must see, Relevant

See it if Miller-esque stories of American struggle appeal to you.

Don't see it if issues of race, strong language, or class upset you. Or if you're pro corporation and anti union.

Resonant, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Great writing, Great acting

See it if you are open to an engaging story about the struggles of factory workers and the decline of Detroit. Acting was excellent. Strong characters

Don't see it if you are not open to emphasizing with working class people or the stylistic use of hiphop

Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Relevant

See it if You're interested in current affairs and socio-economic issues told through the lens of individual characters' stories.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy the inclusion of spurts of dance in theatre. (This really isn't a big part of it though, and I recommend seeing it anyway!)

Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Intense, Great acting

See it if you want to understand the issues of our changing economy from a different angle.

Don't see it if you don't enjoy character studies, this is mostly a study of the people more than the plot.

Absorbing, Entertaining, Ambitious, Believable, Great acting

See it if You like stories that capture how tough it is out there in the workplace

Don't see it if You on't like great ensemble work

Ambitious, Edgy, Great acting, Intelligent, Masterful

See it if you enjoy a well written play about contemporary social issues - blue collar workers of Detroit and how the struggle to survive

Don't see it if you're a racist and don't appreciate good writing

Great acting, Great writing, Resonant, Intelligent, Searing

See it if You like edgy political works, complicated human drama, pieces that examine the costs of policy decisions, strong ensemble casts.

Don't see it if You are looking for easy solutions, cardboard heroes and villains, or comforting fare.

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Intelligent, Relevant

See it if you enjoy well written, excellently acted drama with engaging characters and a relevant plot.

Don't see it if you have difficulty with heavy accents and fast-paced lines; dislike story lines that make you think and feel.

Critic Reviews (25)

Trailer

Creative team

Dominique Morisseau

Playwright

Ruben Santiago-Hudson