For those of you checking out works at the New York International Fringe Festival, make sure you check out Michelle Krusiec's one-woman show Made In Taiwan, a coming-of-age comedy-drama about family dysfunction, cultural confusion and suburban desperation. Here's the trailer for the show:
Here's the blurb:
Sex, adultery, biting and noodles come together in this vibrant tale of a displaced Taiwanese mother, the daughter who loves her and the husband who must prove his fidelity. This darkly comedic solo show about family caught the eye of Variety Magazine and the Hollywood Reporter in its 2002 premiere at the HBO Aspen/U.S. Comedy Arts festival, earning Krusiec a slot on the Hollywood Reporter's coveted list of top ten rising performers in Hollywood.The show runs August 14, 18, 20, 23 and 24 at the New School for Drama. For more information about Made In Taiwan, go to the show's website here and Michelle Krusiec's website here. For more information about the Fringe Festival, and to purchase tickets, go here.
M.I.T. originated as an autobiographical thesis deconstructing the first generation Asian American dynamic between Michelle and her mother. Throughout the past several years, Made in Taiwan, has evolved into a tour-de-force one man show. Most recently, it premiered Off-Broadway at the first annual National Asian American Theater festival in New York City.