Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw
What happens when ethnic identity stops being a gift and starts being a curse? In Nicholas Pilipal’s The Bottoming Process, a gay Filipino American man becomes so obsessed with how his Asian-ness —and his sexuality — is perceived that he torches a mutually loving relationship with someone who, it would seem, genuinely cares for him. Read me…
Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld
The well-acted world-premiere romantic comedy THE BOTTOMING PROCESS smartly takes on many complex issues, such as self-hatred, stereotypes, and reverse racism, yet in the end is undermined by a critical flaw: a lead character with no redeeming qualities. Read me…