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The Shipment and LEAR
“A subversive, seriously funny new theater piece by the adventurous playwright Young Jean Lee. . . . Ms. Lee does not shy away from prodding the audience’s racial sensitivities—or insensitivities—in a style that is sometimes sly and subtle, sometimes as blunt as a poke in the eye.”—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“Lee is a facetious provocateur; she does whatever she...more
“Lee is a facetious provocateur; she does whatever she...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
August 17th 2010
by Theatre Communications Group
(first published 2009)
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Lear is one of the most emotionally powerful plays I've ever read. But they're both a lot more difficult to read than too watch.
The Shipment ruled, Lear was a little hard to follow. I didn't like this collection as much as Songs, but The Shipment was great. My favorite part--and I've been using this bit to explain the pervasive racism in society to others--is the "Even Stevens" part. "Where one guys has THIIIIIIIIS much and the other guys has this tiny much, then you get a cookie and you split it RIIIIIIIIGHT down the middle." I also liked the absurdist go-no-where dialogues. Things that almost reach a point, but then ju...more
4.5. sooo gooddd/hilarious. the stand up in the beginning was a little overly patronizing, i felt. but it was a really great performance overall, esp the sitcom part! would have loved to have seen this live.
Two very strong, thoughtful plays.
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