LEAGUE OF CINCY THEATRES BY LIZ EICHLER

MADE IN AMERICA

By Liz Eichler, Stage Insights Chair
Posted On June 10, 2023

Made in America is a powerful tale of perseverance, as Teruko Nakajima overcame a very difficult early life in Japan and as she emigrated to the US.

Clad in a red fringe dress with heart shaped glasses, Teruko relates her childhood as the only child of a very abusive and addicted family. Her sole goal is to make her mother smile, and at age 4 decides to be a super star. She knows right then she is “sexy dynamite” and is laser focused on being a superstar.

Her story is both heartbreaking and heroic. You just want to connect with her, for comfort, congratulations, and capturing some of her indefatigable joy. She’s clearly a dancer, and moves throughout the piece with precision and control.

Recommended. Powerful, polished, everyone should see–it is not just a woman’s story, or an immigrant’s story.

Trigger warning: domestic violence, child abuse and suicidal ideation.

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