But Can He Dance?

The San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre (AART) opens its 8th season with a brand new play by Los Angeles playwright Dorinne Kondo. Animated by music and a high energy, presentational style, But Can He Dance? chronicles the romantic adventures of “She,” a thirty-something Asian American Everywoman in her quest to find love and the perfect dancing partner. At first dismayed by the ways men stereotype her as an exotic erotic Asian, “She” asks the question, “Can I at least find a man who can dance?” Her picaresque adventures lead her from hip hop to salsa to ballroom to techno, as “She” dances her way through encounters with African American, Latino, Asian American, and Caucasian suitors.

There will be no show on October 31.