
The Asian American Theater Project’s (AATP) production of “next to normal” was a thrilling musical that drew out raw and emotional performances from the actors. Her daughter, Natalie, brushes past them, ignoring Gabe’s “Good morning.” We hear the footsteps of their father, Dan, making his way to the kitchen as Diana tells Gabe, “Make sure your father doesn’t see you.”Įven as this appears to be an ordinary home, the perfect family is about to break. The mother, Diana, stands in the kitchen when her son, Gabe, enters the door.
A red dining table with a set of mismatched chairs of pink and blue sits center stage.

The lights dim and we turn our focus on the dining table.
