Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play
This review will be brief, not because there’s so little to say but because there’s so little to say that won’t be a spoiler forChen’s stories tend to explore the art of artifice in creative enterprise, with a particular focus on the immorality and dishonesty found in the worlds of art, propaganda, and journalism. His storytelling merges naturalism with metatheatrics, revealing the deception behind what appears to be authentic.
Once seated, we are introduced to Bo , who delivers a lengthy, well-rehearsed TED Talk about his art, the state of China, and his imprisonment. The earnest and soft-spoken artist, struggling his way through broken English, easily generates sympathy and admiration. That is, until we learn in the next scene – an interrogation by Bob, the unlikable editor of, and Joyce, the thin-skinned freelance journalist who wrote Bo’s story – that Bo and his internment may not be what they appear to be.
To give these scenes a sense of authenticity, they are peppered with real-world references, including the names of perpetrators of actual fabrication scandals, such as author James Frey , monologist Mike Daisey , and reporter Stephen Glass . Wang Min’s highly cerebral explanation about truth in art is delivered with intense confidence and unwavering authority.
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