Anyone here seen AFTERGLOW off- Broadway?

[markypoo]

Posted: 11/10/18 at 9:04pm

There's a production scheduled for here in Chicago in 2019.
Comments about the NYC version much appreciated.

[robskynyc]

Posted: 11/10/18 at 9:21pm

markypoo said: "There's a production scheduled for here in Chicago in 2019.
Comments about the NYC version much appreciated."

it was ridiculous. it plays out like some cliche gay open relationship drama.

pointless, excessive nudity.

cringe-y, laughable dialogue.

halfway through the show, we were all blatantly laughing at the absurdity of thee characters choices.

definitely a pass. 

 

[gaft24]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 2:08am

Ah! I actually really liked it! 

That said, I am not super well versed LGBTQ+ theatre (although I am a member of the community) so that that as you will. 

[Just_John]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 6:54am

The worst play I’ve ever seen.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 7:06am

I thought people on here were being harsh about it, so I reached out to non-theater people that saw the show and they all said the same thing. Which is a bummer because the subject matter alone had a lot of potential.

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 8:09am

My husband and I have been in a similar situation as the one portrayed in the play and we thought the whole thing was very illuminating. It allowed us to have some very hard conversations that ultimately made us stronger.

Yes some of the dialogue was flat and the acting wasn’t great, but we still got a lot out of it.

Also too many people on this board made a big deal of the nudity. It was fine. It was sexy. It was about a highly sexual relationship that then becomes romantic, so I thought it was appropriate.

I would recommend going.

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 9:01am

markypoo said: "There's a production scheduled for here in Chicago in 2019.
Comments about the NYC version much appreciated."

 

What theater in Chicago is putting it on? Pride Films & Plays?

[Lot666]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 9:28am

My husband and I saw it, and while certainly not a great production, we didn't think it as bad as some here have suggested. It's somewhat amateurish and the nudity comes off as a gimmick (relevance to the story notwithstanding), but it brings up some interesting issues. Unfortunately, it doesn't deal with those issues all that well. In the end it felt a bit judgmental and sanctimonious, as stories that deal with polyamory often do.

[markypoo]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 9:51am

TheSassySam said: "markypoo said: "There's a production scheduled for here in Chicago in 2019.
Comments about the NYC version much appreciated."



What theater in Chicago is putting it on? Pride Films & Plays?"

Yes.

[Susanswerphone]

Posted: 11/13/18 at 11:29pm

It's a poorly written play about dull,self-involved men trying to navigate in waters far above their emotional and situational inte!ligence, collectively and individually.
The only thing remotely interesting about it was the nudity. The guys were very attractive. I suspect that, rather than content, is why it enjoyed an extended run and will be mounted in the provinces.