A Good Guy at The Matrix

A Good Guy

The Matrix
7657 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles

Ever since she can remember, Anna Pope has always wanted to be a teacher. When a series of events leads to a tragic outcome, she becomes an unexpected hero in her own classroom: a good guy with a gun.

Presented by Rogue Machine Theatre

Thru - Oct 13, 2024

Mondays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 5:00pm

Sundays: 7:00pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 323-852-1445

www.roguemachinetheatre.org/a-good-guy

A Good Guy Reviews

Average Rating based on 7 reviews

Highly Recommended
Recommended
Somewhat Recommended
Not Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

"...Take a look at the highly decorated diorama just before you go upstairs to the Henry Murray Theatre for one of the most exciting world premieres you will ever see. It’s a miniature school room with one open text book about statistics and others involving math problems. Notice the circles. A pile of children’s backpacks are on the floor. And after you see A Good Guy, the pile-driving, emotional, frightening and compassionate new play by David Rambo, re-visit the diorama to help you reflect on the enormity of your experience."

Read Full Review

- Tony Frankel

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...Rambo’s beautifully realized script is lovingly and brilliantly helmed by director Flynn, who manages to pinpoint the multiple challenges in a play about gun violence in a country where gun advocates fiercely defend their right to own and use guns. As interpreted by the talented cast, the complexity of each character is front and center. Suzen Baraka and Wayne T. Carr take on multiple roles in the tale, shape shifting at lightening speed to strike just the right note for the new character. Logan Leonardo Arditty poignantly performs the role of a trouble teen who seems ready to resort to school violence. Kudos to star Evangeline Edwards, who holds the story together with skill and passion."

Read Full Review

- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Playwright David Rambo tackles the hot-button topic of school shootings from the point of view of a teacher who takes matters into her own hands in A Good Guy, a gripping, suspenseful, surprise twist-packed Rogue Machine World Premiere."

Read Full Review

- Steven Stanley

On Stage Los Angeles - Highly Recommended

"...Rambo points us to our own conclusions, factoring in biases and even essential political beliefs whether we like it or not. He discusses his own writing style as the story evolves, leaving some space for personal reflection. The wake of the most recent school shooting ten days ago in Georgia, emphasizes the importance of this issue.The issue is undeniable."

Read Full Review

- Sheehan

Showmag - Highly Recommended

"...This intricate tale unfolds in a tiny upstairs space, graced with interchangeable furniture, so that, under the guidance of director John Perrin Flynn, the actors move gracefully from one “location” to another. Always, we are reminded of the inciting incident by an oversize police tape outline of a body sprawled across the space (designed by Jan Munroe)."

Read Full Review

- Leigh Kennicott

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...Playwright David Rambo crafts a timely and compelling story of the aftermath of a school shooting in which 11 middle-schoolers and two adults are killeduntil Anna fires several bullets into the head and back of the murderer with her Beretta that she keeps in her desk drawer."

Read Full Review

- G. Bruce Smith

Broadway World - Recommended

"...Written by a playwright whose family is replete with public school teachers, A GOOD GUY asks us to invest in the nobility of that profession. Even with public education being problematized and compromised at every conceivable turn, that’s not a difficult ask. Edwards’s trustworthiness is the production’s beacon; her rendering of Anna’s dedication not just to teaching, but to protecting, to breaking through – is absolute even as the character starts to fall apart."

Read Full Review

- Evan Henerson

A Good Guy at The Matrix

A Good Guy

A Good Guy Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

On Stage Los Angeles - Highly Recommended

Showmag - Highly Recommended

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

Broadway World - Recommended

Explore More

Other Sites