Today, Quency and Sarah presented their adaptation of Trying to Find Chinatown, the short play by David Henry Hwang. I absolutely loved what they did! When I first read the play, the voice in my head was expressing the words in a very serious matter. Phrases like "Jesus Christ! Do you see a sign around my neck reading "Big Apple Fucking Tourist Bureau?", and "C'mon, you trailer-park refugee. You don't know that's Chinatown?" didn't sound very "funny," per se, as I read them. But, when Sarah and Quency did their presentation, I realized that the whole play can take on a comedic tone. The strong racial message is still very prominent, but the whimsy of the text, when spoken rather than read, allows for the comedic aspects to shine.
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