Reviews
Woman From the Other Side of the World
by Linda Faigao-Hall
East West Players
6/97

"The illusions and pitfalls of trying to escape a troubled past in an adopted culture become strikingly apparent when a seemingly Americanized Filipina encounters a "Woman From the Other Side of the World."

"Linda Faigao-Hall's well-written new play at East West Players hauntingly affirms the power of a rediscovered heritage to restore the extraordinary to mundane existence. Wryly pitting Emilya (Allison Sie), a pretty single mother who clings ferociously to her hard-won assimilation, against a very traditional ya-ya or nanny (Marilyn Tokuda) fresh off the boat, this frequently comical series of confrontations gradually darkens to encompass reality itself.

"It turns out that this ya-ya is also a benevolent witch and, through some creative use of folk music and choreography in Alberto Isaac's staging, supernatural elements of the world Emilya fled years ago begin to intrude on her increasingly precarious sanctuary. "

Philip Brandes, LA Times

The complete review is available on the LA Times website, www.latimes.com.

In addition, there is another review from Random Lengths...  

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