Nina Ki Embodies Queer Women as Loveable Furries by Kheven Lee LaGron Gumiho, a creature in traditional Korean folktales, appears as a nine-tailed, shapeshifter fox who can disguise itself as a beautiful woman. The gumiho deceives and seduces men to better eat their hearts and livers. The creature appears in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese…
Lloyd Suh Reveals Asian Women’s Dreams in Moving Comedy by Lynne Stevens In the kitchen aisle at K-Mart, two lonely young immigrant women recognize each other as frequent shoppers. Chatty Luna (exuberant Nicole Javier) from the Philippines and shy Jane (self-possessed Narea Kang) from South Korea meet and Luna invites Jane home to share…
Reed Flores’ Comic Heroes Fight Apocalypse on BART by Barry David Horwitz When three dancing rice cookers in their white sacks take over the stage, you may just fall off your chair. Good friends Ren (Dom Refuerzo) and Mai (Nicole Apostol Bruno) get into a hot argument about using “instant” rice instead of real…
Lloyd Suh Explores Asian Women’s Joys and Pains in U.S. by Emily S. Mendel I’ve been looking forward to seeing “The Heart Sellers.” I loved playwright Lloyd Suh’s “The Far Country,” a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, produced locally by Berkeley Rep last year. Moreover, the hardship of immigrants has been much…