←Recommendations of Lily

  • Cheryl Bear: Lily by Yilong Liu
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    A fascinating look into science and creation as a girl sorts out her world. Beautiful work.

    A fascinating look into science and creation as a girl sorts out her world. Beautiful work.

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  • Claudia Barnett: Lily by Yilong Liu
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    LILY is a play about science, but it's also a poem, modern in subject matter but ancient in themes. Its language evokes jarring visual effects: "i give you my word / i give you / my hands." Here it's the scientist who says "everything happens for a reason" and "i made something. and it's beautiful": He's the believer, the artist. But it's his creation, Lily, who truly captures our imaginations.

    LILY is a play about science, but it's also a poem, modern in subject matter but ancient in themes. Its language evokes jarring visual effects: "i give you my word / i give you / my hands." Here it's the scientist who says "everything happens for a reason" and "i made something. and it's beautiful": He's the believer, the artist. But it's his creation, Lily, who truly captures our imaginations.

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  • Maximillian Gill: Lily by Yilong Liu
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    An astonishing short piece that expands big enough to encompass vast creation myths but contracts enough to tell an intimate story of a girl and how she relates to her world. Time is malleable, following a logic of dream and cyclical myth. The dialogue is poetic, resonant, and beautiful. A piece to contemplate and sit with. This one would be fascinating in a staged version.

    An astonishing short piece that expands big enough to encompass vast creation myths but contracts enough to tell an intimate story of a girl and how she relates to her world. Time is malleable, following a logic of dream and cyclical myth. The dialogue is poetic, resonant, and beautiful. A piece to contemplate and sit with. This one would be fascinating in a staged version.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Lily by Yilong Liu
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    Love how this play uses mythology to explore this medical achievement and the ethics behind it. It gives a needed face and voice to those that are often forgotten for the sake of scientific discoveries.

    Love how this play uses mythology to explore this medical achievement and the ethics behind it. It gives a needed face and voice to those that are often forgotten for the sake of scientific discoveries.

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