HALO HALO

What does it mean to be adopted—someone who is both intrinsically tied to and distant from a culture? When Jenni’s friend Matt takes her to try Filipino food for the first time, she begins to question her entire identity as an adopted Filipino-American. This semi-autobiographical play follows Jenni’s story, from birth to present, and the story of the Philippines, from pre-colonial islands to American imperialism. In a combination of live action recordings and animation, HALO HALO looks at the many faces of Fil-Am identity and puts them in conversation with one another, all while teaching us a bit of history.