A lovely and haunting script about identity, history, and culture, and the desire to define ourselves expansively despite the small boxes the world tries to shove us into. As it moves through time and space, it offers performers, directors, and designers a rich opportunity to explore the moods and mores of different eras and cultures. Would make a powerful production for any theater company that wants to explore Asian American experience in the last half-century.

The Stanford Asian American Theater Project had the delight of including Jessica Huang's remarkable “Purple Cloud” as part of our 2016–2017 season. AATP found that our audience resonated strongly with the protagonist Hapa Girl’s desire to reconcile the myriad, seemingly-opposed facets of her identity over the course of the play. Huang’s chorus of ancient Jade Pieces keep the script moving fluidly, and steer the piece toward a clear and narratively fulfilling resolution.