Matt and I really enjoyed the world premiere of Young Americans by Lauren Yee and directed by Desdemona Chiang.
The then-and-now road trips were engaging. The first was with Joe (Danny Bernardo) and Jenny (Marielle Young). Jenny has flown to Washington D.C. to meet with Joe as part of an arranged marriage. When she finds out how far away their home in Portland, Oregon, is from Washington D.C., she’s annoyed that Joe had her fly to the other side of the country. Joe wanted her to see as much of her new home as he could show here in a cross country trip.
The second trip took place a few decades later with Joe surprising his daughter Lucy in Washington D.C. as she returned from visiting the country where she was born.
As these two trips alternated, it was interesting to see the conversations the young (as in new) Americans and young (as in not-old) Americans had.
I also really enjoyed the car that the cast drove as they made there way across the landscape. It swiveled and turned so the audience had differing views.
This play was enjoyable and left me with a lot to think about.