In this episode, we explore Once in the Countryside: A Collection of Plays by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh, a sweeping anthology that brings over 150 years of Asian and Asian American history to life onstage. Through plays like The Chinese Lady, The Far Country, Bina’s Six Apples, and The Heart Sellers, Suh blends intimacy, humor, and epic storytelling to illuminate voices and histories too often left out of the American narrative.

Joined by editor Christine Mok and special guests including performer Shannon Tyo and Daniel K. Isaac, the conversation dives into the process of shaping this landmark collection, the power of historical storytelling, and how these plays resonate urgently in the present.