A Name for a Ghost to Mutter NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (19)
See it if you like to be drawn in to family dramas. Great acting that tells an interesting story with the mystery solved that will keep you talking.
Don't see it if You expect loud family fighting and lots of action Read more
See it if You like to see a play about family. You like a good story with a historical family view. You are okay with a reflective story being told.
Don't see it if You don't like to hear a good story. You don't like a reflective story being told. You don't want to see something nice happen at the end.
See it if You are interested in families and how one generation influences another. If you are a woman.
Don't see it if you are looking for a lot of action Read more
See it if a study of family history interests you
Don't see it if you have no interest in your past and how families get from point A to point B,C and D. Read more
See it if You don't mind long speeches which,though well-written,don't have much to say. You can keep up with how everyone is related. I got lost.
Don't see it if You want more than an interesting device used to present a story - which when all is said and done - isn't much of a story.
See it if you like family dramas with ghosts of relatives last.
Don't see it if you dislike long drawn out scenes and confusing plots with family names mentioned that seem to come from nowhere.
See it if You like shows that present seamingly simple stories that subtly comment on and question our basic understandings of "women's roles."
Don't see it if Storytelling told through flashbacks/memories and soliloquies interspersed throughout the "primary action" of the play.
See it if You appreciate an original story presented by great performers.
Don't see it if you can't follow a non-linear story told with many flashbacks.
Critic Reviews (3)
"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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