3m, 2f. 90 minutes. Fantasy.

After getting cast as Puck in his high school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benji does a deep dive into method acting to prepare for his role. In the enchanted forest of foggy adolescence, he runs into a stranger: the Chinese creator goddess Nüwa.

Does she hold the key to his birthplace as a transracial adoptee? Or will Benji never escape Fairyland?

Productions:
[2024] World premiere, CHUANG Stage - directed by Carla Mirabal Rodríguez (Boston Theater Critics Association Critics’ Pick)
[2024] Staged reading, The Road Theatre Company - directed by Elana Luo
[2023] Staged reading, Lifeline Theatre - directed by Helen Young

Awards:
[2024] Finalist, Amphibian Stage Sparkfest
[2024] Semifinalist, Ashland New Plays Festival