Jessica Huang’s Poetic Play Exposes Asian Immigrant Abuse by Barry David Horwitz Jomar Tagatac plays Harry Chin with subtle and moving emotion, turning simple moments into stage gems. Harry emerges as a Chinese American who has learned too well the immigrants’ lessons of concealment, silence, and guilt—even though he obediently follows U.S. immigration rules….
Dave Malloy Melds Music, Madness in Brilliant Chorus by Barry David Horwitz Dave Malloy has gathered us at Berkeley Rep with his musical show from Signature Theatre in New York. We find ourselves in the basement of a church for a 12-step meeting where eight singers give up their phones and confess, “Hello, my…
Yilong Liu’s Queer-Sci-Fi Whisks Us Back to the Future by Barry David Horwitz Lots of people are taking the anti-HIV pill to protect themselves from getting the virus. Taking the little blue PrEP pill helps fight off the virus that causes AIDS. Some people report side-effects—including bizarre dreams and nightmares. “PrEP Play, or “Blue…
Adam Ashraf Elsayigh Spotlights Three Gay Egyptians in Peril by Barry David Horwitz “Drowning in Cairo” dramatically reenacts an actual event in 2001, when Egyptian police stormed a gay party on a Queen boat on the Nile. They arrested 52 gay partiers who were tortured, jailed, and exposed in the newspapers—even though that’s illegal…