Hero’s of the Fourth Turning

[jbm2]

I see this was extended at Playwrights and don’t see a thread on it. 
any thoughts? Is it worth seeing?

[OffOnBwayHi]

A huuuuuge MEH! Interesting, important concept, but overhyped imho.

[CarmenA3]

It's 2 intermission-less hours of super conservative pro-Trump religious monologues (because the characters never have a real conversation...they all just put on their speech IMO). If that's your thing, then sure, otherwise skip it.

[ClydeBarrow]

CarmenA3 said: "It's 2 intermission-less hours of super conservative pro-Trump religious monologues (because the characters never have a real conversation...they all just put on their speech IMO). If that's your thing, then sure, otherwise skip it."

If that’s what you took away from the play then you clearly didn’t understand it. While the play is about conservatives it’s hardly characterized as “pro-Trump.” I think the reason people are so divided on the play is because a lot of people couldn’t imagine seeing people with differing viewpoints from theirs. There is a LOT to unpack in this show. If you’re looking for simplistic schlock that beats you over the head with how horrible Trump is then see Soft Power. 

[JBroadway]

I fell in between the above posts. I don’t think the play was very well-written.

But overall I appreciated the experience of it. When I saw it, the audience was very vocal, and it was clear that the performance had turned into a kind of endurance test for us, which fostered a strange sense of community in the House. There was an atmosphere in the room of “alright, we have to get through this together.” Not because the play was bad, but because the content was so viscerally discomforting for liberal audiences, and yet it was so important for us to hear them out, and wrap our minds around their logic. Because if we don’t, we’ll never even begin to gain any ground.

So while I don’t think it’s a very good play, I think it’s an important play for liberals to see, and the experience of seeing it was one I won’t forget.

[UncleCharlie]

"The perfect evening of theater for those who think just watching Trump and reading his tweets is not viscerally discomforting enough."

Take my money!

[After Eight]

Horrendous.

Takes its ignoble place in the worst-of-all-time club.

 

 

[ClydeBarrow]

After Eight said: "Horrendous.

Takes its ignoble place in the worst-of-all-time club.”

That’s a glowing recommendation if I’ve ever seen one.