Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson by Diana Khổng

This is a co-production by BCA Launchpad extension residents CHUANG Stage and Fresh Ink Theatre.

1973. Two sisters are torn apart after one makes the decision to leave; and the one who remains must learn to fight.

1974. Three siblings are avoiding the question of where to scatter their mother’s ashes. One finds refuge in gambling sessions with the neighborhood aunties. One falls in love. And one learns from a goblin that her mother is trapped in the underworld. She follows her down, and time collapses.

Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson follows the women of a Vietnamese family across two generations, unraveling the imperialist legacy of partition during the Vietnam War.