What I liked
As the show got going you saw him relax into the various rolls. It was a nice evolution of his own reality w/ what he was playing. I especially liked his use of the Joker character. And the timing of him at that point of the play couldn’t have been better.
What I didn't like
Not much.
Now it’d be interesting to see a young Asian woman’s modern day perspective on her society norms.
Secret Identity Part II perhaps?
My overall impression
Paul Yen realized his nearly decade dream w/ Secret Identity going from pen to live stage performance and I was honored to witness it last night. He captured the modern day Asian man’s struggle to find his own unique identity w/in media by drawing from his own experiences, referencing history, and sprinkling in just the right amount of humor and audience interaction to make the hour flow by nicely.
The show reminded me of seeing a young Will Yum Lee in a similar venue when he first started. Paul Yen’s performance in Secret Identity was powerful, poignant, and refreshing without the glibness so many Asian (American) characters normally receive by Hollywood.
