All New People
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 25, 2011
Closed Aug 14, 2011
Opened Jul 25, 2011
Closed Aug 14, 2011
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
It's the dead of winter and the summer vacation getaway of Long Beach Island, New Jersey is desolate and blanketed in snow. Charlie is 35, heartbroken and just wants some time away from the rest of the world. The island ghost town seems to be the perfect escape until his solitude is interrupted by a motley parade of misfits who show up and change his plans. A hired beauty, the townie fireman, and an eccentric British real estate agent desperately trying to stay in the country suddenly find themselves tangled together in a beach house where the mood is anything but sunny. All New People is a world premiere by Zach Braff.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
avoid this mess
Braffs new play, though a valiant effort, leaves a lot to be desired, starting with the actors. From Krysten Ritters awful attempt at an English accent to Justin Barthas incomprehensible choices, All New People looks more like an underwritten sitcom pilot than a work of any theatrical merit. Braff commits the ultimate writing error, ie writing about things you have little to no experience with it. For example, long stretches of the play involve heavy drug and alcohol consumption. Not only are the actors hardly impaired by their indulgences, the attitudes and conversations of those with the addiction problems are far from plausible. The same goes for the main character, Bartha, an air traffic controller who is committing suicide. An air traffic controller? Honestly? How many air traffic controllers have you actually met in your life? Its doubtful that Braff has ever met one. Better yet, he is renting the posh beach house of a very wealthy stockbroker. How many air traffic contr
Reviewed by OV2705271
on Friday, Jul 29th, 2011
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Did you notice all the other so-called reviews are not reviews but wish lists? Well, I saw this a few weeks back. Like almost everyone over 50 in the audience I, too, was disappointed. The actors did their best, I must admit. The stage setting was nice, though some stage movements were unprofessional and distracting. But the real problem is the script. It was full of unnecessary four-letter words and vulgar explanations, which are really quite unnecessary for a mature audience. Its a pity a cheap script spoiled a good evening.
Reviewed by Romesh
on Tuesday, Jul 26th, 2011
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A man tries to hang himself while listening to the music of Riverdance at the beginning of Zach Braff's All New People, making its world premiere at Second Stage Theatre. This opening sequence nicely establishes the tone of this quirky albeit uneven play, which mixes despair with absurdly humorous touches.
The man in question is Charlie (Justin Bartha), who has come to the summer home of a wealthy friend in the dead of winter, seeking some time alone -- and possibly a permanent end to his problems. However, his suicide attempt is interrupted by the arrival of Emma (Krysten Ritter), a real estate agent who was planning to show the home to prospective renters.
Emma brings in local firem[...]