Blind Mouth Singing

Reviews

Authentic magic happens only rarely in the theatre… those rare wonderful moments when we see one thing on stage with our eyes, but our hearts tell us we’re seeing something entirely different. The National Asian American Theatre Company’s production of Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas’s Blind Mouth Singing is filled with such moments of magic.

(Martin Denton: NYTheatre.com)

Blind Mouth Singing, a strange, beautiful play by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas is set in that hazy place between the person you are and the person you want to be, or could be, or are in danger of becoming. It’s all about the push and pull that goes on there, the escaping and avoiding, and the staging it is being given by the National Asian American Theater Company complements Mr. Cortiñas’s lyrical musings expertly: dreamy, unhurried, using the full width of the Baruch Performing Arts Center stage.

(Neil Genzlinger: NY Times)

The production opens a rare vista onto strange and fascinating theatrical territory.

(Sam Thielman: Variety)

Lyrical and haunting…the elements combine to create a cumulative effect that is both stylish and striking.

(Dan Bacalzo: Theatremania.com)

The uniformly strong actors deliver affectingly naturalistic performances, making for an arresting tension when set against the surreal turns of the plot and the production’s expressionistic vision.

(Ron Cohen: Backstage)

Director Rubén Polendo does an admirable job shaping space and moods with his cast.

(Tom Sellar: Village Voice)