Theatre meets science in The DNA Trail, an acclaimed production that explores the relationship of biology and genetics to socially constructed notions of ethnicity, ancestry and race. Conceived by Jamil Khoury, the artistic director of Silk Road Theatre Project in Chicago, The DNA Trail is composed of seven unique short plays by Khoury, Philip Kan Gotanda, Velina Hasu Houston, David Henry Hwang, Shishir Kurup, Lina Patel and Elizabeth Wong. The playwrights were commissioned to take DNA tests, share their results with each other, listen to DNA experts and write short plays in response. The result is a humorous, moving and identity-defying exploration of the perennial question, “Who am I?”
This event featured a concert reading of the plays followed by a discussion with the playwrights, actors and directors.
Press: "The DNA Trail centers around life issues," The Daily Trojan, January 24, 2011
