I saw this at Seattle Public last month and it was one of my favorite productions this season. Rosie Narasaki does a fantastic job not only teaching her mostly-Western audience about a lot of likely unfamiliar history in a fun and non-patronizing way, but of crafting an engaging narrative with well-timed humor and pathos; excellent pacing that knows just when to linger in a moment and when to bounce forward; and witty, nuanced characters who sometimes make questionable choices even when they mean well.
I saw this at Seattle Public last month and it was one of my favorite productions this season. Rosie Narasaki does a fantastic job not only teaching her mostly-Western audience about a lot of likely unfamiliar history in a fun and non-patronizing way, but of crafting an engaging narrative with well-timed humor and pathos; excellent pacing that knows just when to linger in a moment and when to bounce forward; and witty, nuanced characters who sometimes make questionable choices even when they mean well.