How to Win a Race War Reviews
MD Theatre Guide- Recommended
"...'How to Win a Race War was written and directed by Ian Allen (who wrote the wonderful 'Laura Bush Killed A Guy'). Mr. Allen included in the program a New York Times opinion piece he wrote and that was published on July 30 of this year. This piece is well-written and lays out his architecture for the show."
DCTheatreScene- Somewhat Recommended
"...From what I can tell, based on my non-existent experience with the "literature" on which the play is based, How to Win a Race War doesn't obviously comment on or complicate any of the messages being espoused in the original work. Because the original text is so (thankfully) niche and obscure, it's nearly impossible for the average theatergoer to recognize which parts are satire and which are documentary. With this layer of remove, the audience isn't implicated in the goings-on onstage; they are alienated rather than made complicit."
BroadwayWorld- Somewhat Recommended
"...And when applause grows more robust at the conclusion, it may be only because it signals the end of this ugly, deeply failed experiment."