Pinter’s subtlety isn’t easy to perform. Direct the work too reverently and you’ll end up with a boring, turgid mess; play it too lightly and the result is a strangely paced farce. I’m happy to report that in the National Asian American Theatre Company’s production of Pinter’s one act masterpiece The Dumb Waiter, director Andrew Pang makes neither mistake. The resulting production is an excellent one indeed.
Fantastical, funny and slightly disturbing, NAATCO’s The Dumb Waiter is a good aperitif to an evening out, at least something to whet your appetite for more productions by NAATCO.
Elise McMullen: Show Business Weekly
The NAATCO production is a great success. I’ve rarely heard this much laughter in a Pinter production, and it admirably was not forced but instead was mined from the text. There is certainly something exciting about seeing this work realized with gusto, and what’s more, it’s part of an enjoyable evening.
Set Design: Joseph M. Gourley Costume Design: Olivera Gajic Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli Sound Design: Adam Cochran Fight Choreography: Michael G. Chin Stage Manager: Ed Herman Assistant Stage Manager: Belén Ferrer Dialect Coach: Charley Layton Postcard Design: Kate Katigbak
