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HOOKMAN
In the Press
Three out of Four Stars
"high-end gore with a progressive twist.""
Hookman "...displays a sophisticated sense of how real-life horrors usually spring from the quotidian tasks of our everyday"
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
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"I just think this is an incredibly smart piece about coming of age, and that in some ways the blood and gore is a metaphor for how painful it is to come from childhood into adulthood, and particularly for women. I would see it again…"
Kelly Kleiman, The Dueling Critics
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"a string of uncannily excellent performances from Aja Wiltshire, Sasha Smith and Mary Tilden..."
Kevin Greene, NewCity Stage
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"Hookman at Steep Theatre succeeds in being terrifying and hilarious."
Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review
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"...the talented ensemble interact with a natural authenticity."
Katy Walsh, The Fourth Walsh
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"Using a movie genre that primarily appeals to young men, playwright Lauren Yee (whose work is also currently represented in Chic
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Review: At Fresno City College, ‘Hookman’ has a hook but misses the line and sinker
By Heather Parish
One of the things I admire about the Fresno City College theater program is that it regularly stages plays that hit the educational theater mission squarely on target. Shows that provide meaty acting opportunities for young people with themes relevant to college-age and twentysomethings are some of the most interesting new plays around. “Hookman,” directed by Summer S. Session, hits that target.
Written by Lauren Yee in 2012 when the playwright was in graduate school and then debuted in 2015, she describes the play as an existential slasher comedy. Lexi (Cecilia Cantu) unexpectedly chooses UConn over UC Davis, where her friend Jess (Audrey Schaffer) enrolls. The tension between them is palpable during an In-and-Out run over Thanksgiving break. A trauma leads to a tragedy. This leads to confusion and isolation for Lexi, who retreats to the East Coast to avoid her feelings. It’s a psychologically damaging situation for anyone to be in, especially an 18-year-old th
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Lauren Yee
American playwright
Lauren Yee (Chinese: 余秀菊[1][2]) is an American playwright.
Early life and education
Yee was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She graduated from Lowell High School in 2003.[3]
Yee graduated from Yale University in 2007, majoring in English and Theatre Arts. She then attended University of California, San Diego's MFA playwriting program.[4]
Career
Yee is a member of the Ma-Yi Writers’ Lab,[5] a Playwrights’ Center Core Writer, And has worked under commission from the Goodman Theatre, Lincoln Center, and Mixed Blood.[6]
Personal life
Yee met an attorney named Zachary Zwillinger at Yale. The couple later married at San Francisco in September 2012.[7]
Plays
- Ching Chong Chinaman (Berkeley Impact Theatre)
- Crevice (Impact Theatre)
- The Tiger Among Us (January - February 2013, Mu Performing Arts (Minneapolis) [8]
- The Hatmakers Wife (developed at PlayPenn New Play Conference in 2011; August 27, 2013 - Septe
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