Suicide Forest

SUICIDE FORESTHaruna LeeFeb 2019, 2nd printing Nov 2020$12120 pagespaper/perfect boundISBN: 978-0997866476In 1990’s Japan, a salaryman searches for self-worth, while a lonely teenage girl grapples with her sexuality in a nightmarish, male-defined society. When the two find an awkward companionship, they expose their darkest desires. Written to be performed by a Japanese heritage cast, Suicide Forest is a bilingual play that breaks through the silence and submissiveness often associated with Japanese and Japanese American identity, exploring questions of emotional, psychic and social suicide through the playwright’s lived stories and inner landscape.PRAISE FOR SUICIDE FOREST:“Somewhere between the realms of theater, poetry, heaven, comic books, science fantasy, and heartbreaking beauty you will nd the unbridled energy of Kristine Haruna Lee. If you know her work, here’s something for your bedside table, allowing for easy access to dreamland on a nightly basis. If not, I envy you—let Su