Walk the Mountain, Play About Vietnam, Begins 11/8

The return engagement of Jude Narita's Walk the Mountain-- a play about the war in Vietnam and what remained after "the war was over" --will begin previews on November 8, prior to an official press opening November 14 at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue).

Darling Narita will direct the play, which will be presented by Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, in association with Cobi Narita & the Jazz Center of New York and Paul Ash & Sam Ash Music Stores.
 
Written and performed by Jude Narita, Walk the Mountain "affirms the humanity and spirit of the Vietnamese and Cambodia people while examining the lingering effects of war. In war, the enemy is purposely kept faceless. In Walk the Mountain, we meet some of the 'faceless enemy:' a doctor working in the jungle hospitals, a freedom fighter imprisoned in a tiger cage, a mother searching for her sons, and an immigrant in America who dreams of flying. Narita takes theatergoers into their lives to experience: their joys and sorrows, their courage, and their dreams for the future," as the show is described in press notes.
 
The play had its New York premiere at 59E59 Theatre in March, 2006, opening to strong critical and audience response. Jude Narita has been writing and performing her original one-woman plays for 20 years, touring nationally and internationally. Narita is best known for her award-winning play, Coming Into Passion/Song for a Sansei, which ran 24 months in Los Angeles, winning numerous awards including the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Award. Walk the Mountain was inspired by Narita's conversations and interviews with Vietnamese and Cambodian women, both during her trip to those countries and in Los Angeles.
 
Performances of Walk the Mountain run November 8-December 3 at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets); Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 5pm. Tickets are $20; during previews (Nov. 8-12) tickets are $15. For reservations, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.theatermania.com. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the box office only for performances Tuesdays, Nov 13, 20, and 27.
 
For more information about Jude Narita, visit www.judenarita.com.

Photo by Korky Lee-Jude Narita in Walk the Mountain