A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!’

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 Edward Hong

I’ve only seen two productions directed by Zi Alikhan, the first being Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts just two months back which riffed Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie into a wild and excellent adventure. Now, with the world premiere of Keiko Green‘s You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! at the South Coast Repertory, I’ll make it a point in the future to watch any play he will direct as well as any play written by Green because it’s just that good.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Radical or, are you gonna miss me?’

November 29, 2023December 1, 2023 Edward Hong

The ‘Sweet 16’ season of IAMA Theatre Company launches with the world premiere of Radical or, are you gonna miss me? written by Isaac Gómez and directed by Jess McLeod and what a vibrant way to kick it all off.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Crabs in a Bucket’

July 16, 2023July 17, 2023 Edward Hong

What you first see: Actors dressed up in hilarious dorky crab costumes.
What you actually get: A brilliant satire about the impact of “crab mentality” on oppressed communities whose members work against one another instead of together.