←Recommendations of Various Emporia

  • Lana Scott Stringer: Various Emporia by Howard Ho
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    This play is full of enthralling bait-and-switches that elevate a nuanced sociocultural conversation just as much as they spark dialogue and intrigue into the narrative arc and inner lives of the characters.

    This play is full of enthralling bait-and-switches that elevate a nuanced sociocultural conversation just as much as they spark dialogue and intrigue into the narrative arc and inner lives of the characters.

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  • Shaun Leisher: Various Emporia by Howard Ho
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    The tone of this play is wildly, exciting. Such an important issue presented in such a unique way.

    The tone of this play is wildly, exciting. Such an important issue presented in such a unique way.

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  • Adam Tran: Various Emporia by Howard Ho
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    I cannot recommend this play enough. This show is a singular story written in a way that underlines a universal truth. Howard Ho tells a tale that sheds light on racial issues that permeate our entire culture. I'll be suggesting this play to every producer I talk to in the near future.

    I cannot recommend this play enough. This show is a singular story written in a way that underlines a universal truth. Howard Ho tells a tale that sheds light on racial issues that permeate our entire culture. I'll be suggesting this play to every producer I talk to in the near future.

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  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: Various Emporia by Howard Ho
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    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Howard Ho and their play Various Emporia as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the play’s deft maneuvering between the family's dynamics and the way racism pervades their lives.

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Howard Ho and their play Various Emporia as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the play’s deft maneuvering between the family's dynamics and the way racism pervades their lives.

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