DAYS OF RAGE Previews

Previews for Steven Levenson's new play Days of Rage begin tomorrow, Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater.  Days of Rage is set for a limited run currently through Sunday, November 25, 2018, and the cast includes Mike Faist, Tavi Gevinson, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Lauren Patten and Odessa Young.  Levenson is the Tony Award-winning writer of Dear Evan Hansen.


Who's going?!

Updated On: 10/8/18 at 05:46 PM

I'll be there and I'm looking forward to it. Sounds really interesting. 

 
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Updated On: 10/9/18 at 07:40 AM

bfreak said: "Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Seeing it Sunday night, what was the run time?"

I’m pretty sure it was 90 minutes, no intermission! 

dearalanaaaa said: "theaterwiz414 said: "bfreak said: "Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Seeing it Sunday night, what was the run time?"

I’m pretty sure it was 90 minutes, no intermission!"

Not to assume ages, but what exactly was the 30 under 30 after party? Was there free food? And do actors there stagedoor?"

I’m old enough to go to that, but i think it’s actually tomorrow? 

 

I didnt stay to stagedoor so I don’t know what that situation is like. 

theaterwiz414 said: "To be fair, there is a sign to the left of the stairs that says that the production includes cigarette use and loud noises."

I didn't see it. Even if I did I'd still jump from that scene change music...lol.

theaterwiz414 said: "mailhandler777 said: "theaterwiz414 said: "To be fair, there is a sign to the left of the stairs that says that the production includes cigarette use and loud noises."

I didn't see it. Even if I did I'd still jump from that scene change music...lol."



Totally understand. I’m surprised I didn’t because I was sitting so close! I hope you loved it though!"

I was up top. Yes I loved it. Will be back after it opens.

Just came home: I think I enjoyed it, but I didn't understand many of the cultural aspects of it. I learned about the Vietnam War in school but I couldn't really connect or empathize with any of the characters. I loved the acting, I loved the set, everything was perfect; I'm just not the target age group it seems. I'd see it again though! And the "party" was a bunch of cheese and sandwiches, but I ate it alright, and even saw the lady playing Peggy! Beautiful job to everybody involved. Maybe by the end of previews, there will be a guide with a bit of backstory in the playbill, otherwise, you'll leave dissatisfied if you don't know too much about the war.

I was there last night and have to be a dissenting opinion and say I was unimpressed. The pacing is pretty deadly and the contrast of the loud scene change music with the very soft dialogue grew on my nerves as the evening went on.

The problem for me is that the show felt long and short at the same time. Just as any scene seemed to be getting started we had moved on to the next one. Obviously I see the parallels to modern day times and I think they are certainly touching on themes that feel relevant. “Sometimes the loudest voice in the room is the one that people listen to.”  Is a line that certainly stuck out to me.

While much of the audience found it funny, I did only got a few chuckles, mainly a the bit about the FBI.  Of all the actors, I thought J. Alphonse Nicholson came off the best and had a nice chemistry with Lauren Patton.

Overall, I was disappointed that it just didn’t amount to much.  I felt like it ended with a shrug and felt much longer than the 90 minute runtime.

We saw this last night, and having previously enjoyed Dear Evan Hansen, we wanted to see Steven Levenson's new work. Despite being set in the 1960s, it had some timely themes regarding politics, race and relationships. Mike Faist was great, playing a character very different from Connor Murphy, who begins as somewhat of a peacemaker but shows different colors as the play goes on. We loved J.Alphonse Nicholson  as well, whose character Hal added both humor and rationality - totally likable and strong performance. Lauren Patton was very earnest and Odessa Young was convincingly stubborn and reactionary. I will be the dissenter here and say that I was not as crazy about Tavi Gevenson - her performances always seem a bit over the top to me - more caricature than character - and not as natural as the other cast members, but I felt the same way about her in The Crucible, so perhaps I just don't care for her style of acting. Despite this, we felt the cast as a whole worked well together and that the play kept us invested and entertained for the whole 90 minutes. We were in the 4th row and had no trouble with the music being too loud nor the actors being too soft. The sets and costumes were well done, and my 15 year old had no trouble following the politics of the plot. Gave us lots to talk about after the show. Would recommend!