Article by Amanda L. Andrei for American Theatre
Over its 20-year run, the Colorado New Play Summit hasn’t just developed fresh pieces of theatre; it has also developed an audience for new work.
A glittering sari unfurled between neighbors. An epic Western exploded in a tale of revenge and redemption. Talking lemurs, soup dumplings, beauty influencers, and an Aztec superhero graced the stages of the 20th annual Colorado New Play Summit, which was held Feb. 14-15 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, with productions and readings showcasing a wide range of fresh voices and dynamic worlds.
…in Alyssa Haddad-Chin’s You Should Be So Lucky, a dramedy rife with magical realism, a biracial granddaughter and her Chinese grandmother prepare soup dumplings in a New York City Chinatown apartment on the eve of the Lunar New Year.