A White Man's Guide to Rikers Island
Closed 1h 30m
A White Man's Guide to Rikers Island
80%
80%
(89 Ratings)
Positive
88%
Mixed
12%
Negative
0%
Members say
Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Relevant, Intense

Based on a true story. An account of a privileged white man's time at Rikers Island.

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Critic Reviews (7)

BroadwayWorld
July 27th, 2019
For a previous production

“Racial injustice is explored in the confessional A ‘WHITE MAN'S GUIDE TO RIKER'S ISLAND’ at The Producer's Club”
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BroadwayWorld
July 29th, 2019
For a previous production

"'White Man's Guide to Rikers Island' transports the audience from the privilege and prominence of a New Jersey golf club to the cacophony and brutality of New York's Rikers Island prison."
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Lighting & Sound America
July 29th, 2019
For a previous production

"The vividly written text offers a starkly revealing view of realities from which most of us are protected…I'm betting that you'll hang on every word. You'll also be left with some ugly truths that are impossible to dismiss."
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TheaterScene.net
July 27th, 2019
For a previous production

"Connor Chase Stewart is enthralling as a young man serving a prison sentence for a drunk driving killing in this searing and dynamically presented drama. The script is a canny blend of finely sculpted autobiography and documentary facts cohesively shaped into a compelling narrative."
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Theater Pizzazz
August 5th, 2019
For a previous production

"'[In] A White Man's Guide to Riker's Island,' which in name alone already sends a jolt of electric fear through most of us, we meet young Rich, impeccably played by Connor Chase Stewart, a curly-haired, bright-eyed, earnest young man with an amazingly promising future ahead of him."
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Theatre Reviews Limited
September 16th, 2019
For a previous production

"Playwrights Roy and Webb never lose site of the significance of the young Richard's crime. The ‘Guide’ is not about claiming innocence. It is about Richard's sense of entitlement. His constant refrains, his mantas are: ‘I don't belong here.’ ‘I'm not like these guys.’ I’m better than this.’...Remorse and rehabilitation get lost on mere regret and denial."
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Off Off Online
July 31st, 2019
For a previous production

"Stewart navigates the various emotions skillfully: apprehension, worry, crushing disappointment, considerable arrogance, and an ultimate ruefulness. It's a classic fish-out-of-water story. Initially, it's hard to feel sympathy for a brash and privileged white brat, but the fresh-faced Stewart holds one's interest."
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