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A NAATCO National Partnership Project

Blind Mouth Singing

Now Playing
September 14, 2007
October 6, 2007
Written by
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
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Directed by
Rubén Polendo
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Commissioned by
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LOCATION

Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
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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

CAST

CREATIVES

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