The Heart Sellers Reviews

Washington Post- Somewhat Recommended

"...It’s all pleasantly amusing and occasionally even touching. Luna’s monologue about losing a part of herself between borders — a dilemma that’s shaped my family in many ways — struck me with aching clarity. Still, “The Heart Sellers” left me ambivalent."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...In The Heart Sellers, playwright Lloyd Suh blends nutty sweetness and aching loneliness into a balletic whole. Studio Theatre's production of this 2023 play, perfectly paced by director Danilo Gambini, features two splendid actresses who pirouette flawlessly throughout this one-act drama, fleshing out their characters with heartwarming hilarity and depth."

Washington City Paper- Highly Recommended

"...Director Danilo Gambini leverages the intimacy of Studio's Milton Theatre to great effect. As Jane and Luna maneuver around each other at the outset, you can sense their isolation. But when they eventually come to sit closely to each other on the couch, and finally put on comfortable "home clothes," you can sense their hold on their little piece of this country grows stronger."

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...What gives this play a great deal of heft is the set. Set designer Marcelo 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." Combined with the nuanced sound effects of Liam Bellman-Sharpe and Minjoo Kim's perfectly emotive lighting design, the crew here seems to intuit Suh's intent."

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

"...Beyond the dialogue, there is so much that is unspoken yet so clearly conveyed in the thoughts, visible emotional states, and the actions of Luna and Jane. Despite their differences in personality, Luna and Jane are living parallel lives which is well displayed in Fernandez and Yi's acting."