“Rancho Viejo” - Playwrights Horizons
NY Times Critic’s Pick!
“Dan LeFranc's Rancho Viejo is sweet, scary, lackadaisical and hypnotic…It feels fitting that the play's most loquacious character Anita played by Ruth Aguilar - a Guatemalan who met her husband on the internet - talks almost entirely in Spanish.”
— Ben Brantley, NY Times
"Such semi-absurdist tactics could be deadly with mediocre actors or clueless design, but director Daniel Aukin's production shines with a smashing cast (including Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Lusia Strus, Bill Beull, Ruth Aguilar, Ethan Dubin and a very talented mutt named Marti). The play is consistently funny throughout, wringing laughs from social awkwardness and non - sequiturs as people negotiate each other's ego or vie for dominance.”
— Tom Cote, Time Out
Reviews
“Let's Get Ready Together”
“Jovial Ruth Aguilar warmly plays the head chef of the school's dining hall and is a pillar of maternal strength as Nina's mother.”
— Darryl Reilly, TheaterScene.net
“The last scene between Nina and her mother (Ruth Aguilar)...shows that little of life can be resolved after two months of college. Or maybe the play is just reluctant to say goodbye to these complex, beautifully crafted characters portrayed by a universally strong cast.”
— Theresa Basile, Manhattan With A Twist
“English Vinglish”
“English Vinglish is a classic in its own right and will be celebrated for generations to come. This is apparently the kind of film you get when you combine great actors, superb technical talent, a spirited director and Sridevi — a masterpiece that will leave you a better person in some way or the other.”
— L Romal M Singh, DNA
"Here begins a hilarious yet heart-rending tale where Shashi and a motley bunch of a Spanish nanny, Eva (Ruth Aguilar); a Tamil software engineer, Rama (Rajeev Ravindranathan), a Chinese beautician, Yu Son (Maria Romano), a French cook, Laurent (Mehdi Nebbou), and an African dancer, Udumbke (Damian Thompson) guided by an English tutor, David (Cory Hibbs) show you spunk and determination which can help you overcome obstacles anytime or anywhere."
— Times Of India