In this image released by The Publicity Office, Sue Jean Kim, from left, Joseph Steven Yang, Stephen Park and Tim Kang appear during a performance of “Aubergine,” currently performing off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in New York. How about a rich stew of multi-generational family communication failures, served with a tender side dish of unspoken love spiced with subtle comic seasoning? Cho, a winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, imbues her meditation on family interactions with gentle humor and quiet simplicity. Kang’s repressed demeanor is occasionally ruptured by bursts of feeling that pull the audience into Ray’s hard-to-crack sphere. Cornelia helps Ray communicate with his non-English-speaking uncle (a heartfelt portrayal by Joseph Steven Yang), who rushes to his brother’s side from their homeland once he learns he’s dying.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2016 00:00 UTC