About the Show

 "53% Of" casts a light on the status quo and questions our ideas of who can call themselves good.

In 2016, 53% of white women voted for our 45th president. When the president visits the town of Bethlehem, PA. the women residents venerate him. However, not too far away, in Brooklyn, NY, a group of women stage a demonstration. But their motives are uncertain.

"53% Of" takes a long, hard look at the complacency and ignorance of the people of America.

"[This is a] statistic that became an obsession for me. This play is my attempt to find a frank, dark, and funny way to talk about white women -- the ones who voted for him and the ones who didn't.”

- Steph Del Rosso, Playwright

Critic Reviews (4)

"Del Rosso’s play is a kind of target practice, and in every act those targets are big. But the effect is hit or miss. ... The jokes are very shallow when they could go deep. Flesh wounds only."
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"'53% Of' works best as an intro-level reminder to check our biases and, to use a platitude, 'do better.' But it doesn't take a strong stance on what a different or better path forward looks like. While well-intentioned and well-acted, it's not the political theatre we need."
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"If you're hoping to gain some new insights into the collective psyche of the white women who voted red in 2016 (and 2020), be warned that '53% Of' and its misleading title will leave that itch unscratched (even in light of recent Supreme Court events, most of the play's triggering comments are too broad to be truly cutting)."
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"Under Tiffany Nichole Greene's resourceful direction, the ninety-minute play moves swiftly, and it hits its satirical marks efficiently. All of the actors are terrific, and they transform effectively without too much caricature into the different characters."
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Cast and creative team

Tiffany Nichole Greene

Director