About the Show
PlayGround Festival of New Works Presents
APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (a Festival Premiere Presentation)
Directed by Katja Rivera
May 11 & May 12 7pm PT
Potrero Stage & Simulcast/On-Demand through May 31
Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted) or Festival Sponsorship
Apertures of Love in Times of War follows Ed, a Mexican-American photographer turned war correspondent, and Aya, a Japanese-American writer. Their love affair spans a vast ocean of time and space. But they cannot escape the brutal reality of their forced separation during World War II. When Aya was imprisoned in the Japanese Internment Camps, Ed risked his life to capture photographs of war-ravaged Europe. Over the course of a tumultuous affair, they unite in their crusade to report the truth about the war-torn world. A play that re-examines what it means to be an American through the lens of the country’s not-so-distant past.