Blind Mouth Singing

By Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas

Directed by Rubén Polendo

Cast*
Lucero: Alexis Camins
Mother of the Late Afternoon: Mia Katigbak
Bolivia: Sue Jean Kim
Gordi: Orville Mendoza
Reiderico: Jon Norman Schneider

Foley Artist / Musician: Adam Cochran

Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue
(Entrance on 25th Street between Lexington / 3rd Ave.)
(#6 to 23rd St; L,N,Q,R,W to 14th St / Union Square)

September 14 - October 6, 2007
Mondays through Fridays, 7:00 PM
Saturdays, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
(no 3:00 show on 9/15)

Tickets: (212) 279-4200

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

Stage Manager: Hilary Austin
Set Design: Zachary Zirlin
Lighting Design: Kate Ashton
Costume Design: Candida K. Nichols
Sound Design: Jane Shaw
Assistant Director: Olivia Castillon
Assistant Stage Manager: Leta Tremblay
Associate Set Design: Amy C. Rubin
Assistant Lighting Design: Driscoll Otto
Postcard Illustration / Design: Jeanie Lee
Technical Director: Michael Ou
Fight Choreography Consultant: Scott Spahr
Press: Sam Rudy Media Relations

*All actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Jon Norman Schneider, Alexis Camins

Alexis Camins, Jon Norman Schneider

Orville Mendoza, Jon Norman Schneider, Mia Katigbak

Orville Mendoza

Sue Jean Kim, Alexis Camins

Jon Norman Schneider, Mia Katigbak

Orville Mendoza, Jon Norman Schneider

Photos by Zack Brown

Blind Mouth Singing was originally commissioned by South Coast Repertory. The play has received development at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre; at the Underwood Theatre; and was supported by the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center during a residency at the National Playwrights Conference of 2004.

This production would not be possible without the
generous collaboration of Mitu, Rubén Polendo, Artistic Director

This production is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs