Their Eyes Saw Rain by West Liang.
Pauline Adamek – LA Weekly
Playwright West Liang also stars in his astonishingly intense ensemble drama, set in a fictitious small country town. The specter of tragedy hangs over the townspeople of Castle, emblematized by an ever-present decay caused by months of relentless rain. Or is that really the cause? Stern and unyielding, Terrance (Liang) bullies his two younger brothers Joanus (Kavin Panmeechao) and Billy (Marc Pelina) into community service, dropping books off at the homes of their neighbors and assisting where they can. With this goodwill mission, Terrance (as active reformer) struggles to fill their recently deceased father’s shoes, even as the mental illness that took him begins to crowd Terrance’s consciousness. Meanwhile a blossoming romance between Joanus and a young single mother Peach (Samantha Klein) provokes an eruption from her wanna-be sheriff boyfriend Jake (James Thomas Gilbert). Read more…