Our Man In Santiago NYC Reviews and Tickets

73%

(92 Ratings)

Positive

77%

Mixed

13%

Negative

10%

Members say

Entertaining, Clever, Great acting, Funny, Absorbing

About the Show

Spies, betrayals, and murder are all on display in this farcical examination of American adventurism

CIA agent Jack Wilson and his green but promising mentee Daniel Baker butt heads about the proper way to unseat the president of Chile, Salvador Allende. Working with them, or perhaps against them, is the knowledgable and enigmatic hotel maid, Maria Troncoso. And hilariously calling the shots from the shadows are the arguing puppet masters Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.

Show-Score Member Reviews (92)

Great writing, Edgy, Funny, Entertaining, Clever

See it if You love history and comedy. Very interesting and thoughtful.

Don't see it if Great acting, although there was one role I did not understand how it was played.

Great writing, Relevant, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You like short (90 minutes) comedy dramas. Very well acted and entertaining. Sort of like a great episode of Law and Order. Political.

Don't see it if You want silly and fluffy. This has some comedy to it but it’s a serious show. It’s about a true political event so if you hate politics…?…

Great staging, Funny, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if you want to be entertained by wonderful actors playing CIA operatives.

Don't see it if you don't like farces.

Ambitious, Resonant, Relevant, Funny, Entertaining

See it if If you like political satire and comedy

Don't see it if If you expect great acting

Intelligent, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if Fun light productions

Don't see it if Only like musicals

Great acting, Great writing, Great staging, Funny, Entertaining

See it if you like satire, interested in politics, history; enjoy great directing and ensemble acting; like off Broadway plays.

Don't see it if you only enjoy big stage Broadway musicals; don't like making fun of serious matters

Funny, Refreshing, Quirky, Entertaining, Clever

See it if Kind of fun with some clever plot twists. Historical references keep it interesting. Characters have depth. Portrayal of Nixon is hilarious

Don't see it if A little talky in the middle and that section not funny enough. Should have moved more briskly. A small scale production overall.

Delightful, Absorbing, Entertaining

See it if You enjoy plays that include comedy

Don't see it if You enjoy only musicals

Critic Reviews (5)

"Overall, there is plenty here to enjoy, so much so that the missteps disappoint."
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Mark Wilding’s "Our Man in Santiago" is billed as a “raucous political farce” but it is neither loud and noisy nor hilariously funny. Inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 1974 article in Harper’s Magazine concerning the CIA involvement in the death of democratically elected President Salvador Allende, the play supposes that the CIA had operatives in Santiago ready to kill Allende when General Pinochet launched his coup that took out Allende’s government and democracy in Chile for the next 16 years. While Charlie Mount, who also directed LA’s Theater West production in 2021, keeps the play bubbling along, the one-dimensional characters and the lack of real farcical stage business diminish the play to an overly long attempt at satire.
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"The play is billed as 'A raucous political farce…' There was nothing raucous or farcical about the performance I was at. It was as if the entire production had been submerged in thick mud."
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"'Our Man in Santiago' is a freeing and riotously entertaining night at the theatre."
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"If you like political satire with a twist of espionage, look no further than Mark Wilding’s new play, 'Our Man in Santiago'."
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