“(james is) a hidden treasure of the American theatre... a passionate and innovative theatremaker.”
— / Laurie Woolery, director of PUBLICWORKS at the Public Theater /
“(Ortiz’s work is...) unlike anything I have ever witnessed before on the stage...some of the most inspiring theatre I have ever encountered.”
— / Mark Robinson, markrobinsonwrites.com  /
“(his puppetry is…) bread and puppet theatre meets Americanized Bunraku meets kinetic sculpture.”
— / Raven Snook, TDF.org /
“HE IS THE PERFECT COLLABORATOR BECAUSE HE POSSESSES A REASSURING ‘ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE’ ATTITUDE… COUPLED WITH THE TALENT AND INGENUITY TO TURN A DREAM INTO REALITY.”
— / Laurie Woolery, director of PUBLICWORKS at the Public Theater /
“the most innovative direction by James Ortiz… (creating) potent poetic and dramatic moments that cannot be seen on any other New York stage today... the theatrical precision of a Sondheim, the heart of a Tennessee Williams, and the drama of an Arthur Miller.”
— /  daniel dunlow, newyorktheatreguide.com  /

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“the most innovative direction by James Ortiz… (creating) potent poetic and dramatic moments that cannot be seen on any other New York stage today... the theatrical precision of a Sondheim, the heart of a Tennessee Williams, and the drama of an Arthur Miller.”
— /  daniel dunlow, newyorktheatreguide.com  /
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