Six Characters
Closed 2h 10m
Six Characters
54%

Six Characters NYC Reviews and Tickets

54%
(34 Ratings)
Positive
44%
Mixed
24%
Negative
32%
Members say
Confusing, Ambitious, Slow, Disappointing, Clever

About the Show

When trifling citizens storm a cultural center, all hell breaks loose. Wigs fly. Wounds open.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (34)

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29 Reviews | 3 Followers
84%
Ambitious, Clever, Edgy, Hilarious, Thought-Provoking

See it if you enjoy experimental shows that take risks and funny takes on dark and difficult subjects (e.g., systemic oppression, racism, fascism etc.

Don't see it if you are sensitive to dark humor or heavy/uncomfortable subjects

D
Deb B
75%
Ambitious, Confusing

See it if You want to see experimental staging.

Don't see it if You want a clear narrative and direction.

137 Reviews | 15 Followers
56%
Ambitious, Confusing, Experimental, Incohesive, Performative

See it if You want to support experimental new work.

Don't see it if You want a show that's cohesive or follows through with the premise that's presented. Read more

530 Reviews | 83 Followers
75%
Ambitious, Great Acting, Quirky, Relevant, Slow

See it if you enjoy experimental theater and challenging ideas.

Don't see it if you expect an easy story or to understand everything that is going on.

M
Michael
100%
Ambitious, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if You love the theater.

Don't see it if You don’t want to engage with big meaningful ideas and concepts.

102 Reviews | 16 Followers
60%
Ambitious, Confusing, Edgy

See it if you need more experimental theater in your life.

Don't see it if you're hoping for a plot or character development. Read more

3 Reviews | 0 Followers
50%
Ambitious, Banal, Cliched, Confusing, Dated

See it if You're interested in experimental theater that attempts to critique white-centric narratives, and willing to critically examine its methods.

Don't see it if You're sensitive to stereotypical portrayals of Black people or find minstrel show elements offensive, even when used for supposed critiques Read more

476 Reviews | 90 Followers
70%
Ambitious, Confusing, Quirky, Resonant, Thought-Provoking

See it if Dustin Willis' muscular direction & an able cast work overtime to bring some cohesion to Howze's intellectually overstuffed confused dramedy

Don't see it if The constant whirlwind of dramatic concepts & histrionic outbursts in Act I slowly wear down the audience Act II feels fragmented & arch

Critic Reviews (8)

The New York Times
July 29th, 2024

"At the heart of “Six Characters” is justified anger at racist systems"
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New York Theatre Guide
July 29th, 2024

"Phillip Howze’s form-breaking play challenges expectations"
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New York Magazine / Vulture
July 30th, 2024

"If Six Characters, then, ends anticlimactically, it’s intentionally so."
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Theatermania
July 29th, 2024

"...two uneven acts that are sometimes comical but more often soporific."
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Talkin' Broadway
July 29th, 2024

"satire does not sufficiently land...the play was apparently unredeemable."
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New York Theater
July 29th, 2024

"cleverness is only intermittently discernible on a surface full of deliberate longueurs."
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C
July 29th, 2024

"The show runs just over two hours...but at times it feels longer."
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Off Off Online
July 30th, 2024

"...Howze pours a bewildering array of ideas and scenarios into his homage."
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