THE SORT OF PLAY WE NEED TO SEE MORE OF! It is a beautiful blueprint about the obligations we have to ourselves and our communities that engages ALL of the senses. It is also a script with A TON of room for collaborative play. Designers and actors are given so much meat and theme, but nothing about this play feels prescriptive, and this could easily be produced beautifully with a modest or extensive budget. It's East Asian, it's queer, it's unique and relatable and vulnerable and beautiful.

JYOTI'S BRIDGE is a kind of love letter to the self, an acknowledgement that we can't exist outside of one another, that life has to be lived in the moment. This play zooms out far enough to reveal how fleeting the significant moments of our lives are, how malleable gender is, and how emotions get trapped in our bodies until we choose to face them. Truly a unique piece of theater with plenty of exciting potential for design, especially lighting and sound.

Jyoti's Bridge is a moving story that uses reincarnation to explore how to leave one's soul in better shape for the next person. It raises thoughtful questions about what we owe to those who came before us and those who will come after, and how to make sense of painful experiences. I loved the image of the bridge being built throughout the play. I highly recommend this play!