PREP PLAY, OR BLUE PARACHUTE
What if you had the chance to rewrite history? Erik’s world is thrown into free-fall when he’s pulled into a wondrously bizarre time-traveling journey by Agent 701 (aka his now-sentient PrEP pill). Landing into the AIDS epidemic of the 80s, Erik finds himself in a race against history to save a life lost decades ago. A contemporary queer fantasia that examines the ghosts of our past and the hopes for our future.
What if you had the chance to rewrite history? Erik’s world is thrown into free-fall when he’s pulled into a wondrously bizarre time-traveling journey by Agent 701 (aka his now-sentient PrEP pill). Landing into the AIDS epidemic of the 80s, Erik finds himself in a race against history to save a life lost decades ago. A contemporary queer fantasia that examines the ghosts of our past and the hopes for our future.
PRESS
American Theatre Magazine
"Provocative exploration of queerness, and the dangers and joys of nostalgia in an increasing globalized world."
Arts & Understanding
"PrEP Play is a beautiful, insightful story about queer relationships, cultural differences, personal loss, and communal history."
Theatrius
"Yilong Liu’s Queer-Sci-Fi Whisks Us Back to the Future… The trip is witty, passionate, and full of surprises."
Talkin' Broadway
"Playwright Yilong Liu has written a fascinating piece of theatre that slips between eras (the 1980s and 2018) with the ease of a bird flitting from one tree to another…taking playgoers on a fascinating thought experiment on what could have been, and what might still be."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Sexy, poetic, hilarious script."
National Queer Theater, workshop, 2020
Stella Adler Studio of Acting, workshop, 2019
Ensemble Studio Theatre, reading, June 2019
American Theatre Magazine
"Provocative exploration of queerness, and the dangers and joys of nostalgia in an increasing globalized world."
Arts & Understanding
"PrEP Play is a beautiful, insightful story about queer relationships, cultural differences, personal loss, and communal history."
Theatrius
"Yilong Liu’s Queer-Sci-Fi Whisks Us Back to the Future… The trip is witty, passionate, and full of surprises."
Talkin' Broadway
"Playwright Yilong Liu has written a fascinating piece of theatre that slips between eras (the 1980s and 2018) with the ease of a bird flitting from one tree to another…taking playgoers on a fascinating thought experiment on what could have been, and what might still be."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Sexy, poetic, hilarious script."
National Queer Theater, workshop, 2020
Stella Adler Studio of Acting, workshop, 2019
Ensemble Studio Theatre, reading, June 2019
