"A most genteel ghost story…There is a lovely denouement in which Lala's ghost manages to make her final wishes known. But more than anything, ‘A Name For A Ghost To Mutter’ is a delicate short story of a play and a portrait of a family…The able cast is skillfully directed by Judson Jones, and the use of carefully detailed touches makes for a lovingly imagined production."
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"A refreshing exploration of a family tree and the ghosts who never had a chance to tell their side of the story, until now...Unlike most family dramas, 'A Name for a Ghost to Mutter' is not fraught with terribly high stakes and it goes down slowly, like a cool glass of sweet iced tea—sometimes too slow...That said, the cast and design team draw our attention the entire show...This play is also a great choice to anyone looking for a story with vibrant feminist overtones."
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"A perfectly worthy production…Written by Ms. Williams with an ear for the particular rhythms and attitudes of the small-town world which clearly she knows well…It doesn’t give us opportunity to spend much time with anyone…Absorbing, sort of like watching someone work out a puzzle, but never enthralling or memorable…The ending is not the most moving or inspirational of endings, though the play has been presented beautifully, with an admirable cast."
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