Review of KADDISH (or The Key in the Window)

"Mather conveys masterfully in his notes-free presentation. Frankly, he's mesmerizing to watch, and director Kim Weild, sensing that a young, plaintive Ginsberg is more powerful than the bearded guru as which most remember him, keeps the focus on Mather at all times. Beat fans will sit still and wonder, but those unfamiliar with Ginsberg's work will find in its melodic strains the ring of the universal." - Ellen Wernecke, EDGE (Boston)

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Reviews for "Kaddish (or The Key in the Window)"

KADDISH (or The Key in the Window)

"Vibrates with invocatory power" - Village Voice

"Mather clearly relates to the material. He speaks with a clear voice that conveys the understanding of a man suffering the loss of a loved one. He also created effective images to support the emotional nuances of those words . . . I found Mather and director Kim Weilds cautious approach an honest one." - NYTheatre.com

"[Mather's] representation of Naomi (Ginsberg's mother) in the later, calmer years of her insanity--when paranoic visions of anti-Communist spies gave way to tales of cooking lentil soup for God--is simple and touching." --Village Voice

"Mather's precise, contained performance allows the words to be heard in their beauty, fervor and acerbic tone. His performance as Ginsberg's mother is the most memorable-behind a suitcase of pills, her voice coming from a stockinged hand puppet...Sophisticated images are timed to project on a window upstage, allowing a lovely counterbalance to the text."

- Curtainup (Zapol)

KADDISH at the 2009 NY Fringe Festival