This Is Not a True Story Reviews
This Is Not a True Story
Stage Raw- Recommended
"...The meaning of the title, This Is Not a True Story, has several layers. Obviously, what Choi has written is not true. Nor is Madame Butterfly or Miss Saigon or, as it turns out, the film about Takako. But when it comes to a truth, as opposed to something true, Choi delivers through the dignity of his characters."
Haines His Way- Recommended
"...Reena Dutt has tightly directed the action on Yuki Izumihara’s platformed setting. She gets detailed performances from her cast and Cho and De Jesus really bring their tragic figures to life. Kumiko is the least developed of the three characters even though she is based on a real person and the other two are fictional. Her story is less well known and has not been embedded in our cultural history for decades. M. Glenn Schuster’s sound design in another character in its own right. Choi has crafted a wonderful new comedy that makes you think differently about the racial stereotyping of our classic literary characters."