LA WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW: GO/THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE

LA Weekly: 2012 Hollywood Fringe Reviews
Neal Weaver – LA Weekly 6/21/12

GO/The Women of Tu-Na House

Tu-na House is an Asian massage parlor-cum-brothel. The eight women include the religious madam, the jaded and understandably cynical prostitutes, and even one man: an elderly tea server and former actor for the Peking Opera who specialized in playing female roles. All are played with skill and panache by writer-performer Nancy Eng. Individual stories may be grim, but Eng finds ample comedy in the women’s comments on the vanities, foibles and predictability of their customers. Mad Cat Productions at The Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd., Hlwyd.; Thurs., June 14, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., June 16, 3:30 p.m. (323) 455-4585, hollywoodfringe.org/projects/698 (Neal Weaver)