Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color
For better or worse, one of the oldest tropes in Asian American identity stories is often the generational & cultural divide between the immigrant parents and their American-born children. Ankita Raturi‘s नेहा & Neel, now having its world premiere at Latino Theater Company in collaboration with Artists At Play, manages to breathe new life into this trope while also being downright hilarious in such an inexplicable mad genius kind of way, thanks to one of the actors playing over a dozen(!?!) characters. Read more…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix
Tung Crystal’s direction (she’s also East West Players’ artistic director) keeps things moving on Leah Ramillano’s effectively scenic design, making us feel the reality of a long road trip on a relatively small stage, with lighting by Szu-Yun Wang that magically infuses the set toward the end. Read more…