I Love You, Thank You, Sorry:
A revengeful reading

Chye-Ling Huang’s explosive new play has been cooking within PAT for a few years. From Red Leap workshops during the height of Covid to figure out the physical tone, to a ReFresh Development under PAT’s wing, the full, meaty draft had its first out loud reading at the Waihorotiu room at the Aotea Centre last Sunday.

Chye-Ling says, “The play is a workshop inside the head of a sexual assault survivor. The cast consist of a chorus of 5, playing characters based loosely on parts work; different parts of this character's psyche and viewpoints.“

“I love the fun and goofyness that the workshops on this previously explored. When it came down to it, I needed to actually get into the darkness of the subject to say anything meaningful, which has been the hardest part of the process. “

“Nuance is painful to accept, but we need it more than ever to combat the grossly escalating binaries being forced upon us. The conversation needs to be had, and it is my passionate belief that I can bring something new to it for both victims, allies and even perpetrators. “