Until the Flood (Recorded Production) NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%

(9 Ratings)

Positive

78%

Mixed

22%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Resonant, Intelligent

About the Show

A recording of Dael Orlandersmith's docudrama about the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.

Traveling to Ferguson a few months after the shooting, Orlandersmith conducted interviews with dozens of people who were grievously shaken by the shooting and its turbulent aftermath. From these intimate conversations, she has created eight characters who embody a community struggling to come to terms with the damage caused by these events. Experienced in performance, these voices offer haunting reminders of America’s continuing struggle with racism and justice.

Show-Score Member Reviews (9)

60%

Absorbing, Intense, Relevant, Resonant, Thought-Provoking

See it if You want to see (a recording of) a play that explores race and masculinity that is still HIGHLY relevant.

Don't see it if Low quality audio is hard for you to listen to. Read more

85%

Entertaining, Great Acting, Intelligent, Must See, Resonant

See it if you love great acting and well done docudramas

Don't see it if you don't want ti see a docudrama or deal with difficult issues Read more

67%

Ambitious, Edgy, Slow, Thought-Provoking

See it if If you like virtual theater. Story of Ferguson told in different locations.

Don't see it if Gives different sides. Story for most part is decent.

85%

Great Acting, Intelligent, Profound, Relevant, Thought-Provoking

See it if Great acting. Great Concept. Important. Moving. Great Screenplay.

Don't see it if you don't like one person shows.

81%

Great Acting, Relevant, Thought-Provoking

See it if Profound and great acted reinterpretation of real statements. Expertly edited. Moving.

Don't see it if No reason.

87%

Absorbing, Great Acting, Relevant, Resonant, Thought-Provoking

See it if Orlandersmith's gripping recreation of the Michael Brown slaying by the residents of Ferguson, Mo is must see drama/oral poetry Profound

Don't see it if The video recreation does capture the artist in close-up nuance but looses the in person chemistry of performance It's an eloquent trade-off

84%

Clever, Great Acting, Resonant, Thought-Provoking

See it if The play&itscharacters were inspired by the conversations a docudramatist had w many ppl in Ferguson MO in 2015. Grt writin actin&prjections

Don't see it if You are not open to different takes on the shooter&the shot. Read more

81%

Great Acting, Great Writing, Intelligent, Relevant, Thought-Provoking

See it if you'd enjoy a thoughtful piece where one actor brilliantly plays the characters speaking to an issue from many perspectives with projections

Don't see it if you are not open to listening to different takes on the same issue where exploring and learning make you think.

Critic Reviews (1)

As a performer, Orlandersmith’s sometimes impressive mimicry is not as precise or as persuasive as Anna Deavere Smith’s. She is also less committed to documentary theater: Her characters are reportedly fictionalized composites.... Luckily, the characters Orlandersmith creates are not just commentators on the Ferguson shooting, but vivid storytellers about their own lives, and by extension, about America.
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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

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