THE HEART SELLERS
BY LLOYD SUH
DIRECTED BY DANILO GAMBINI
SCENIC: MARCELO MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA
COSTUMES: HELEN HUANG
LIGHTING: MINJOO KIM
SOUND: LIAM BELLMAN-SHARPE
STUDIO THEATER
2025
MILTON THEATER
DC THEATER ARTS - Review by Amy Kotkin
“[…] Martínez García provides a spot-on evocation of the 1970s with its mismatched avocado, orange, and turquoise décor. Two wonderfully homely, crocheted blankets function almost as supporting characters. They shield Luna and Jane, protecting them from a cold and alien world. When they finally share one blanket, we understand just how much their mutual trust has blossomed in a single evening."
MD THEATER GUIDE - Review by Anne Valentino
“What gives this play a great deal of heft is the set. […] Martínez García leaves no 1970s artifact unturned. From the contents of the drab green cabinets to the tchotchkes strategically peppered about the apartment to the quintessentially colored crocheted blankets to which the women repeatedly return, all housed within the somewhat sad little apartment that Luna calls home, the scenery provides an incisive mirror into the hearts of two women who come to question their “tomorrow.”
BROADWAY WORLD WASHINGTON DC - Review by Jackson Malmgren
“The stage breathes, in some cases, feeling as broad and expansive as the joy Luna and Jane feel knowing they are seen and understood, but at other times feeling cramped and oppressive in a way that ebbs and flows with the subjects being discussed."