Doctors Jane and Alexander

See it if You want to hear a son give obeisance to his demented mother.

Don't see it if Like the other son; you did not want to hear her toileting diary.

See it if You’re interested in family drama about famous scientists & don’t expect any science, history or meaningful (universal) exchanges.

Don't see it if You have a parent or spouse in a wheel chair, or dislike personal retrospectives that do not plumb the depths of human connection for all.

Also I read a great deal about the author, his mother Jane & his maternal grandfather Alexander S. Wiener; I expected a play of much wider interest than this.

Edward Einhorn (who plays himself) is a capable actor.

But overall, this play leaves much to be desired. It is disorganized & dull, covers too many topics & ultimately is so boring I nearly dozed off. My seat neighbor actually did go to sleep. It was a huge relief when the play finally ended.

Alyssa Simon (as the author's mother Jane Einhorn) was not at her best.

The actor playing David Einhorn (Edward’s brother) — & good luck finding the electronic pdf program to know who that is— was good, as were a few others playing supporting roles.

Just not a commanding play.

I don’t think I like “found plays” any better than I liked “found poems."

Can’t recommend this one.... Read more Read less

See it if you don't want to learn any science. Well produced play is boring.

Don't see it if you expect to find excitement in your theater-going

See it if You are okay about being scammed. The play isn’t about what it promises.+if You never seen a show at this space. Really cool and clean too.

Don't see it if You know the space and know about Rh. The play promises something that doesn’t deliver and I don’t like that. It’s literally scamming.

See it if you are interested in personality/family life of renowned hematologist & relationship between Ashkenazi Jewish scientist & smart daughter

Don't see it if you prefer linear drama/musical to play within a play about the writing process, or you don’t care about details history blood type research

Also The historical subjects and Ashkenazi Jewish father daughter relationship are worthwhile material for a play, but this book needs culling, plot, arc of characters, climax, denouement, and a definitive end.... Read more Read less

See it if you like a bit of intellectual history and discussions of the nature of fame and success and the pressure of following greatness.

Don't see it if you mind some mediocre performances, a bit of choppiness, and a general lack of insight.

Also I don't know the writer ever figured out what this play was really about. He ends up shifting throughout in a meta way like a poor mans version of Adoption but never really find a true thread past the above. I always say in a drama you have to be brutal on your characters. Probably not really the best idea then to do a drama about the aftermath of your mother's stroke if you can't be that with her and yourself. I'm not saying there was any clear character flaw missed, it just seemed the author wasn't really going a lot of places and in some meta moments that was even acknowledged openly. The insight at the end was banal. That said the play wasn't poorly done and some aspects were very interesting. A mediocrity if ever I saw one.... Read more Read less

See it if Very academic&tedious play abt family music art&science w focus on Dr Wiener, discoverer of RH Factor. Nice violin/piano mus;uneven acting.

Don't see it if Saw show on3rd day.Some drastic changin needed;storyline needs more structure2increase audience motivation. Som fellow aud membes dozing off

Also Playwright uses some found text & interview with his mother to examine
her father's legacy.How would it affect
your life to have a famous grandfather? Would you feel any responsibillity to
continue his legacy ?... Read more Read less

See it if you’d enjoy an autobiographical vanity project, emphasis on vanity, involving three generations of the same family.

Don't see it if an indulgent story about family dynamics, medical discoveries & disappointment in one’s own achievements — or lack thereof — doesn’t appeal.

Also While the acting was fine, the piece itself struck me as a real vanity project — and not a particularly good one — about two members of two different generations of the same family who were disappointed that they didn’t meet with the same kind of success and acclaim that one of their famous forebears did. It wasn’t helped by the fact that the playwright started things off by offering to sell his mother’s artwork — which was hanging all over the set — if anyone cared to buy it! His mother was both a psychologist and, I’m sorry to say, a not very good amateur artist. While I can understand the characters’ disappointments in life, not everyone can be a star and their inability to grasp and accept that and not let it get in the way of enjoying life made them seem shallow and uninteresting to me, especially given that the mother was a psychologist. Physician heal thy self!... Read more Read less

See it if You like medical history, true-life drama, and ambitious narrative structure.

Don't see it if You don’t want to indulge one person’s issues with their family. You want something fast moving and straightforward.