Lloyd Suh Pits Business Values vs. Ancient Human Caring by Erin Weitzman & Barry David Horwitz Like a mirage, the ideal country constantly eludes us. “The Far Country” shows the true cost of giving up your home. The walls of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay are covered with poems written by imprisoned Chinese…
David Henry Hwang Uses Love to Expose Deception in China/U.S. Deals by Patricia L. Morin In his crafty comedy “Chinglish,” David Henry Hwang forces us to face the consequences of rampant cultural misinterpretations. His characters play a game of deception that feels like a British spy comedy set in China. Hwang jumps into the…
Christopher Chen Creates a Complex Mystery by Patricia L. Morin “The Headlands” captures us in an inventive murder mystery that intertwines a dysfunctional Asian American family with questionable memories of a burglary gone wrong. Playwright Christopher Chan cleverly splits his play into the impact of the father’s death and the unreliability of remembrances. How…
Millennial Notes Michael Socrates Moran Invokes Song & Story in Mythic Spectacle by Jeanette Quick “Exodus to Eden,” Michael Socrates Moran’s ambitious new play, breaks new ground in both its staging and its themes of otherness, environmental destruction, and homelessness. The haunting voice of graceful Nkechi Live as an Exiled Angel fills the room,…