Love's Labour's Lost , by  William Shakespeare , directed & adapted by  Thomas G. Waites , at Gene Frankel Theatre, made possible by the Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust Fund, is an updated version with a 14 member cast of energetic  young  actors, who sing, play guitars and piano with popular music from Woodstock. It was an interesting performance.

Tisa Chang, Artistic Producing Director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre held an Art & Action Benefit at Golden Unicorn Restaurant, 18 East Broadway honoring Lu Yu, (photo below with Grace Chang) Virginia P. Louloudes and Nerou Cheng. Cocktails and appetizers were followed by a delicious Traditional Chinese Banquet with entertainment by Al Son Son Flamenco Troupe. It was a spectacular evening.

Slave Play, by Jeremy O. Harris, at the Golden Theatre, has an eight member cast, directed by Robert O'Hara. It is a two hour intermission-less play. It begins with three short scenes where interracial couples act out life in the the antebellum South on plantations. The second part is an overlong therapy session for the three couples. It ends with a tour de force scene in the bedroom of Joaquina Kulakango and Paul Alexander Nolan. It is a provocative play with themes of racism and sexual abuse. The scenic design by Clint Ramos is impressive. The playwright has stated that he wants to stimulate the audience into to thinking about slavery and its effect on future generations of white and black people. He certainly achieved his aim.