Tokyo Fish Story Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Somewhat Recommended
"...Lee delivers these predictable plot devices at such a desultory, even grudging pace that it is clear that the story line is not her chief interest here. She's really in love with the rituals of the sushi chef. (A sushi consultant is listed on the production staff, and the program includes a sushi glossary.)"
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
"...First and foremost, however, Kimber Lee's tokyo fish story is captivating, thought-provoking theater, regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, or culture. As any of its cast of characters might put it were we hearing them in their native Japanese, it is totemo oishii desu. Very delicious indeed."
OC Register- Recommended
"...Director Bart DeLorenzo, a regular at SCR, uses a light hand here. "tokyo fish story" is at its best during silent moments, and making food, setting a table or simply enjoying another person's company tell us more about this world than words ever could."
Cultural Weekly- Recommended
"...In a broader cosmic sense, this is a tale of the old vs. the new, tradition vs. novelty, perfection vs. something less than. But it also is about acceptance and acknowledgement and the transforming power of both. The play is so precisely and delicately written, and so faithfully staged by director Bart DeLorenzo, that all of Lee's subtleties and pauses and half-sentences and truncated words add up to a rich, enthralling fresh language for the stage."