David C. Nichols – LA Times
The delicate art of origami provides both metaphor and motor for “Animals Out of Paper” at the David Henry Hwang Theater, and it enfolds the viewer with deceptive simplicity and considerable craft. Read more…
Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA
The paths of three loner characters intersect in Rajiv Joseph’s Animals Out of Paper, a bittersweet dramedy now being presented by East West Players in their Little Tokyo theater in Downtown LA.
Still recovering from a recent break-up, world-renowned origami artist Ilana Andrews (Tess Lina) is a cranky shut-in, holed up in her studio. She’s none too friendly to a surprise visitor Andy (CS Lee), the extra cheerful Treasurer of the Origami Association who’s keen on tracking her down. Read more…
Dany Margolies – Arts In LA
Rajiv Joseph has built Animals Out of Paper with metaphors about human longing for connection. The result is a gentle but unpersuasive play. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – LA Weekly
Playwright Rajiv Joseph’s play about three sensitive, lonely people and their anxious efforts to relate to each other is a discerning, fine-spun drama. This East West Players production directed by Jennifer Chang takes a while to get off the ground, but ultimately evolves into a moving piece of theater. Read more…
Now running through Oct. 5.
