CRITIC'S PICK! “ 'Memorial' does for Lin’s legacy what she has striven to do in her work — invite people to consider uncomfortable truths."
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“ ‘Memorial’ monumentalizes an important and not altogether shining moment in our past and offers a useful reminder of the lessons that are all too soon forgotten.”
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Not only is Livian Yeh’s "Memorial" revealing in its historic depiction of a recent piece of American history, it is additionally a very satisfying dramatic work. It is also very pertinent now with its depiction of racism against Asians shown to have been just as prevalent 40 years ago, as well as how deeply ingrained our unexpressed prejudices go. Jeff Liu’s direction mines all of the play’s nuances, twists and turns. The superb design adds greatly to bringing the play to life, suggesting more than is actually on the stage.
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Maya Lin was still a college student when her design was selected out of more than 1,400 entries…”Memorial,’ a low-key, imperfect but resonant play dramatizes this forty-year-old story [that] continues to offer an opportunity to contemplate some deep, unresolved strains in American history and culture, not least of which is anti-Asian prejudice.
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Some elements of this well-intentioned but stilted dramatization show the hand of a relatively inexperienced playwright, but Livian Yeh's exhumation of this contentious episode from the past offers clear parallels with the present.
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