THE BOOK OF MOUNTAINS AND SEAS
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Two years after losing his son, a California dad teams up with his son's last boyfriend in New York on an impossible mission to visit all the restaurants reviewed on his son's Yelp page. When the son passed away, Yelp was the only thing left on his phone. What ensues is an adventure filled with clashing cultures, unlikely friendships, and the review of a lifetime.
The Book of Mountains and Seas was produced by Alchemation at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won Second Place in the BBC Popcorn Writing Award.
"A thoughtful examination of grief, love and learning to let go." The Scotsman ★★★★
"A genuinely beautiful and strangely fragile play... a rare quintessence of perfection." British Theatre Guide ★★★★★
The Edinburgh Reporter ★★★★
The Indiependent ★★★★
Corr Blimey ★★★★
London Theatre ★★★★
Flora Gosling ★★★★★
The Real Chrisparkle ★★★★★
Mix Up Theatre ★★★★★
Featured in The Times - The best theatre at the festival: Yilong Liu on his tender new play and the importance of comfort food.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
The Book of Mountains and Seas is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award, the Kennedy Center's Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award, a semifinalist for O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and a finalist for The New Harmony Project.
New Conservatory Theatre Center, production, March - April 2020 (production canceled due to the pandemic)
DVRF Playwrights Roundtable, reading, January 2019
CAATA, reading, August 2018
Urban Stages, reading, July 2018
WildWind Performance Lab, workshop, June 2018
Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award, Winner, 2018
The New Harmony Project, finalist, 2018
Bay Area Playwrights Festival, semi-finalist, 2018
East West Players, workshop, 2017
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Two years after losing his son, a California dad teams up with his son's last boyfriend in New York on an impossible mission to visit all the restaurants reviewed on his son's Yelp page. When the son passed away, Yelp was the only thing left on his phone. What ensues is an adventure filled with clashing cultures, unlikely friendships, and the review of a lifetime.
The Book of Mountains and Seas was produced by Alchemation at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won Second Place in the BBC Popcorn Writing Award.
"A thoughtful examination of grief, love and learning to let go." The Scotsman ★★★★
"A genuinely beautiful and strangely fragile play... a rare quintessence of perfection." British Theatre Guide ★★★★★
The Edinburgh Reporter ★★★★
The Indiependent ★★★★
Corr Blimey ★★★★
London Theatre ★★★★
Flora Gosling ★★★★★
The Real Chrisparkle ★★★★★
Mix Up Theatre ★★★★★
Featured in The Times - The best theatre at the festival: Yilong Liu on his tender new play and the importance of comfort food.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
The Book of Mountains and Seas is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award, the Kennedy Center's Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award, a semifinalist for O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and a finalist for The New Harmony Project.
New Conservatory Theatre Center, production, March - April 2020 (production canceled due to the pandemic)
DVRF Playwrights Roundtable, reading, January 2019
CAATA, reading, August 2018
Urban Stages, reading, July 2018
WildWind Performance Lab, workshop, June 2018
Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award, Winner, 2018
The New Harmony Project, finalist, 2018
Bay Area Playwrights Festival, semi-finalist, 2018
East West Players, workshop, 2017
