Young Jean Lee’s relentless experimentalism takes a paradoxical turn inSTRAIGHT WHITE MEN, her third exceptional presentation at World Stage.
With works like THE SHIPMENT and UNTITLED FEMINIST SHOW, New York City’s Young Jean Lee has emerged as one of the most important voices of contemporary US theatre. Directing an acclaimed cast of avant-garde performers drawn from the Wooster Group and Elevator Repair Service, she’s playing it straight, literally. A linear narrative, a realistic set and characters that, until just a minute ago, were the default voice of Western society – a father and his three sons, celebrating Christmas together at home. STRAIGHT WHITE MEN is an experiment in non-experiment. Hilarious and provocative, it’s a genre-shifting re-deployment of straight theatrical convention.
Sponsored By: Harbourfront Centre Worldstage
