{"product_id":"cockroach-26353-30004","title":"Cockroach (\u0026#26353;\u0026#30004;)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can call him Cockroach, or Roach for short. He's a catnip-smoking city slicker living in the dark corners behind the toilet. After diving into the diaper of a Chinese baby, Cockroach watches the boy grow up to lose his sense of identity. Understanding what it means to live in a world not built for outsiders, he attempts to help the boy reclaim his culture. But when the Bard himself makes a surprise appearance in hopes of influencing the boy with the \"superior\" English language, Cockroach finds himself caught in a collision of linguistics, longing, and lobsters (who sometimes burp).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique exploration of xenophobia and the dangers of language erosion, \u003ci\u003ecockroach (曱甴)\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age play about the stories we tell ourselves to comfort, to survive, to resist, to overcome, and to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theatre artist, originally from Hong Kong. As an actor, he has toured as Ophelia in Why Not Theatre's \u003cem\u003ePrince Hamlet\u003c\/em\u003e across Canada and the US for over five years. As a playwright, his works include \u003cem\u003ecockroach (曱甴)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAntigone: 方\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003etrace\u003c\/em\u003e. Jeff is a recipient of the LAMBDA Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama, Toronto Theatre Critics' Award for Best New Canadian Play, the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund Award, has been a finalist for the Playwright's Guild of Canada Drama Award and the Governor General's Literary Award, and has been nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and currently lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Playwrights Canada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914811871506,"sku":"9780369104953","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7cebaf2-ad39-46aa-a5e2-6998db9d1e95.jpg?v=1738820045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cockroach-26353-30004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}