An Evening Among Friends (in NYC)

Ethereal Fantazy Productions—John Hirsch Mainstage

Since this is a double billing, the two plays will be reviewed independently.

John’s Ring:
Two friends and an impartial judge decide who gets John Lennon’s ring. Volume issues throughout (that’s the trouble with trying to fill a huge venue), but the comedic timing was great! Really funny and quick witted.

Best Warm Beer in Brooklyn:
This play is highly dated. That’s the only possible reason I can come up with for one of the ‘jokes’ being a man considering transitioning from male to female to win back his love who comes out as lesbian. To me that’s not a joke or funny by any stretch of the imagination and fuels several harmful stereotypes plaguing the trans community. I did not like this play. The accents were terrible and the acting was mediocre. Definitely not anything I would recommend or see ever again.

Kaitlyn Kriss