On the verge of the ’92 LA Riots.
A Korean market.
A murder scene.
The cashier and a neighborhood teen face off.
History and histories go head to head as LA starts to burn.
On the verge of the ’92 LA Riots.
A Korean market.
A murder scene.
The cashier and a neighborhood teen face off.
History and histories go head to head as LA starts to burn.
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TWO STOP
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TWO STOP
by David Johann Kim
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A harrowing play that grabs you and doesn't let you go as you watch the characters, in real time, barricade themselves in a convenience store as the LA riots get closer. However, the revelations inside cause small fires and explosions of their own and they may not be safe with each other. A suspenseful look at racism, family, and violence in America.
A harrowing play that grabs you and doesn't let you go as you watch the characters, in real time, barricade themselves in a convenience store as the LA riots get closer. However, the revelations inside cause small fires and explosions of their own and they may not be safe with each other. A suspenseful look at racism, family, and violence in America.
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Character Information
The play was written to have 3 characters onstage and 3 or so characters who only appear on the store's closed circuit security monitors.
Jong
Born into Japanese occupation of Korea. Drafted into Korean War as infantry. Volunteered to fight in Vietnam War as part of ROK forces. He emigrated to the US following Vietnam. He is in Los Angeles because his brother was murdered there just prior to the opening of the play.
Character Age
59 years old
Character Race/Ethnic Identity
Naturalized Korean American
Character Gender Identity
Male
Can be played by:
Actor Age
50s,
60s
Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
Actor Gender Identity
Male
G.G.
High school junior, loner near SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES in 1992. Has lived with insecurity and chaos in her life. Witnessed a murder just prior to the opening of the play.
Character Age
16 years old
Character Race/Ethnic Identity
1/4 Korean,
3/4 African American
Character Gender Identity
Female
Can be played by:
Actor Age
Teens,
20s
Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
Actor Gender Identity
Female,
Non-binary
Sunny
Born in Seoul, Korea of an American Soldier and a Korean women not long after the Korean War. Had a very difficult life prior to being adopted out of Korea to Los Angeles. Knew Jong very well before G.G. was born. Has had a very rough life in the years prior to the opening of the play.