Durango

by Julia Cho

Book by Julia Cho

Genres: Plays, Drama, Asian Literature, Theatre

55 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2007

Reviews

[Ally Restrepo]

This. Play.
Wow, this play. This is a masterpiece.
It's been hours since I finished it and I can't stop thinking about it.
Julia Cho expertly crafts a family that is so painfully real I had to put the script down and just process scenes. She cracks open the issues of generational trauma, queerness, perfectionism, the weight of expectation, and communication so perfectly I couldn't believe what I was reading.
I'm shocked that, as someone who is so entrenched in theatre culture, I've never heard of her or her work before now -- and I'll definitely be reading more of her plays in the future.

[kamari]

i want more

[annberry]

will this be my least reviewed book of 2024? let’s find out

[Claire]

honestly very sweet and angry, I liked the flow of it

[georgia]

One of my favorites I read for class!

[Anna Xu]

a bit overdone/dramatic for my taste

[Raisa]

omg.this made me cry😭😭😭✌️✌️✌️💔💔💔

[Claire]

oh my god this hurt my heart. This play is absolutely beautiful.

[James Maki]

NPC 2005 Draft @ The O’Neill Theater Center.

[Michael]

Again proving why she is one of my favorite working playwrights, Cho gives us a play of a family at the end of their rope. Trying to bond over a road trip to Durango, the Lee family slowly opens up to each other and then close up tight again. This is a shot of people in transition, bonus point given to any play that uses comics to help the plot.