‘The Great Leap’ – Written by Lauren Yee. Directed by Natsu Onoda Power. Scenic Design by Anita Stewart. Costume Design by Nicole Wee. Lighting Design by Alberto Segarra. Sound Design by Kathy Ruvuna. Projection Design by Dylan Uremovich. Presented by Portland Stage at 25A Forest Ave, Portland, ME through October 2nd (closed).
by Linda Chin
Always hungry for new narratives that build community and cultural understanding, and still marveling from powerful productions of award-winning playwright Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band at Lowell’s Merrimack Rep and NYC’s Signature Theatre a few years before, I hightailed it from Boston to Portland Stage for The Great Leap. These plays helped Yee garner the double distinction of having multiple works on American Theater’s list of Top 10 Most Produced Plays, and of being one of the nation’s Top 20 Most Produced Playwrights (second to Lauren Gunderson) in 2019-20.
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