JORDANS
Ends May 19 2h 20m
JORDANS
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JORDANS NYC Reviews and Tickets

73%
(63 Ratings)
Positive
70%
Mixed
21%
Negative
9%
Members say
Ambitious, Intense, Confusing, Edgy, Disappointing

About the Show

A witty and imaginative play by Ife Olujobi exploring ambition and workplace diversity challenges.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (33)

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1204 Reviews | 486 Followers
91
Thought-provoking, Relevant, Intelligent, Intense, Edgy

See it if You like shows that are far out of the box/make you think hard. Very relevant to what’s going on today politically & in corporate America.

Don't see it if Your feelings might get hurt if you find that you’re the villain in this story. Buckle up Buttercup, it’s going to be a bumpy ride! Read more

425 Reviews | 103 Followers
89
Amazing set, Wild ride, Revenge fantasy, Over-the-top, Satire

See it if you love really over-the-top satire that has crazy twists and absurd turns. Lots to unpack.

Don't see it if you aren't into crazy, offensive and weird theatrics and need to understand what is going on all the time. Nobody is likeable.

441 Reviews | 55 Followers
86
Indulgent, Edgy, Relevant, Great staging, Absorbing

See it if Underlying some of the overt messiness is an insightful and searing indictment of racism, misogyny , and power dynamics. Dedicated cast.

Don't see it if An intense 2.5h that could stand a bit of tightening and trimming. Borders on pontificating, but still needs to be seen/heard.

111 Reviews | 27 Followers
84
Edgy, Funny, Great staging, Great acting, Confusing

See it if satire delving into workplace racism, sexism, and DEI that fully goes off the rails; well acted w cast (Kate walsh!) leaning into absurdity

Don't see it if You’ll find the material triggering or want a fully realized coherent play, this is perhaps overly ambitious from young playwright but fun

111 Reviews | 9 Followers
80
Intense, Intelligent, Funny, Entertaining

See it if You want to see an interesting new play by a promising young writer

Don't see it if You want to see a happy show

437 Reviews | 67 Followers
70
Intelligent, Intense, Satirical, Ambitious

See it if you want to see an intense & often funny commentary on racial-sexism work politics that won't spoonfeed you into what to know & understand.

Don't see it if There are some radical and very intense moments as the show goes on that you should read about depending on your sensitivities.

152 Reviews | 12 Followers
68
Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Intense, Edgy, Confusing

See it if If you want to see a cool set and some great acting. The second act goes off the rails into horror comedy. I wish I understood it. lol.

Don't see it if You don’t want to see sex and loads of blood on stage. Literally, the first act was fine, but the second act?

765 Reviews | 330 Followers
64
You walk away saying: just what happened?, All hell breaks loose after, All white ad agency hires a blk diversity director

See it if promising p-wright; 1st act features very clever, laugh-out-loud satire of trendy ad agency that's racist/sexist trying 2 b woke

Don't see it if falters in 2nd act when abruptly turns surrealistic w gendr exchange&super-gory blk revenge fantasy vs whites/even w warnings may shock Read more

Critic Reviews (10)

The New York Times
April 26th, 2024

"Alternating between funny and bleak...production tackles race and the modern workplace."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
April 24th, 2024

"Jordans aims to take us to a place of horror and hysteria"
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Theatermania
April 24th, 2024

"Jordans is an undeniably funny, if somewhat shaggy satire of office politics"
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Lighting & Sound America
April 30th, 2024

“Ife Olujobi has a faultless ear for the nonsense flooding the modern media world.”
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TheaterScene.net
May 12th, 2024

"Unfortunately, as a comedy the play falls flat and as a parody it is all too real."
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Front Row Center
April 25th, 2024

"Jordans leaves us to question how we take part in this harmful system"
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C
April 24th, 2024

"Olujobi dissects the inherent racism and misogyny...in a razor-sharp satire"
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I
May 7th, 2024

"... the piece doesn’t articulate the underlying rage quite as I’d clearly like"
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