Unfolding Ourselves: “Animals Out of Paper” Tenderly Delights

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Written By Kathy Hsieh

The fascinating thing about seeing this play now in 2024 is that it feels even more relevant post-pandemic as the world comes out of a period of forced isolation. How have we been transformed and how do we reconnect with ourselves and others as we face the real world again? This play explores the hope and transformation that human connection offers, but that connection comes with the potential risk of great pain. Is the reward of joy in finding others who accept you for who you are worth the possible pain of opening up your heart to someone else?

Kathy Hsieh

(she/her) is an avid theater artist, theater-goer, and arts administrator who first started writing about theater while in college, winning a Cub Reporter of the Year Award from The Daily at the University of Washington. Her articles have been published by the International Examiner, Northwest Asian Weekly, HowlRound, and NWTheatre.org. She has been honored with a Gregory Award for Sustained Achievement in Theatre, recognized by the Seattle Theater Writers Gypsy Awards with A Special Award of Recognition for Excellence in Playwriting, and selected by The Dramatist Guild as one of the “50 to Watch” in The Dramatist Magazine.

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