Where the Mountain Meets the Sea at Signature Theatre

Where the Mountain Meets the Sea

Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Avenue Arlington

After he learns of his estranged father's death, a son recreates the cross-country trip his Haitian immigrant parents took before he was born. As he traces their journey across America, and bonds with the music his father adored, time blurs and erases the distance between them.

Thru - Jul 7, 2024

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 703-820-9771

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Where the Mountain Meets the Sea Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Jonah’s road trip concludes with a poignant and cathartic epiphany, but the understated ending left me wishing Augustin had laid down more runway before arriving at this final destination. There’s something to be said, however, for the heartstring-tugging peaks “Where the Mountain Meets the Sea” summits over a slim 80 minutes. It’s a lyrical play about fathers and sons, first and foremost. But it’s also about the immigrant experience and sexuality. Identity and self-reflection. Grief and release. A lot of terrain, in other words. But isn’t that what road trips are for?"

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- Thomas Floyd

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...From playwright Jeff Augustin, with music by The Bengsons, and directed by Timothy Douglas, Where the Mountain Meets the Sea is as quiet and as powerful as both the tallest peaks and the loudest crashing waves of its title — interlacing monologue with the mountain music of our hearts and the homes we carry with us along the way."

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- Em Skow

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

"...Staged by Timothy Douglas - who also directed Signature's winning 2022 run of The Color Purple - the show laces Jean's and Jonah's monologues with songs composed by married duo The Bengsons, and performed sublimely by Secka and Morrison."

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- Andre Hereford

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

"...Sometimes intimate, small-scale theatrical stories can provide a disproportionately large impact on an audience. That's the case with Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, now in the ARK Theatre at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia; the soulful writing of Jeff Augustin and the folk-inflected songs of The Bengsons provide low-key, nuanced insights into the search for connection between a now-deceased father, an immigrant from Haiti, and his American-born son."

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- Susan Berlin

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...Where the Mountain Meets the Sea is 90 minutes without intermission, packed full of as much emotion and as many symbols as an hour and a half can hold, without ever feeling overstuffed, exploitative, or cheap. This father-son journey is definitely worth the ‘trip’ to Signature Theatre."

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- Allison R. Shely

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...There are other small issues, mostly to do with the script’s pacing. The connection to Haitian culture, which at times can feel incidental, should be amplified to further connect the audience to this family’s unique situation. But even then, the kind gentility of the story wins out. “Where the Mountain Meets the Sea” is a remarkably warm, loving story of intergenerational connection, a rare sight in the canon of queer family tales. A reminder that there are always ties between family members, no matter how hard they might be to spot."

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- Miles Hurley

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

"...Signature Theatre’s production, Where The Mountain Meets the Sea, is a touching narrative that explores the complex dynamics between a father and son, set to the soulful sounds of mountain music. You don’t want to miss out on this original musical, which will stay with you in your heart, even after you leave the theatre."

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- Hannah R. Wing

Where the Mountain Meets the Sea at Signature Theatre