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Start with a young gay Asian-American novelist. Pour in crazy romantic entanglements. Add intense writers block. And throw in a neurotic friend or two. Stir. Sex and romance, rice queens and snow queens, Asian America and White America: they all come to a boil in this comedy about looking for love in all the wrong races.
"Gomolvilas peppers his script with some fetching and original comedy, continually breaking the theatrical frame to amusing effect. Beguiling...very funny...unexpectedly moving. There's enough originality and sharply observed quirks of language to keep you pretty well entertained. Gomolvilas isn't afraid to tackle some tough issues in a manner that makes you eager to see what he'll do next."
"Adam searches for love in an emotional landscape shaped by San Francisco identity politics. The play tackles weighty themes with a light touch. As for love, the play doesn't debunk it hard enough to instill a sense of existential crisis...but the final affirmation at least comes at us quietly and not unmovingly."
"This is an identity-based play whose political ambitions are fulfilled in its very writing. Debunking Love gives voice to an underrepresented minority. The play's core conundrum is rich in emotional and cultural complexities. Gomolvilas writes clear, clever dialogue."
"Focused and tight. Provocative in theme and at times extremely funny in execution. Debunking Love really debunks a number of myths and stereotypes. It doesn't mince words examining or poking fun at them either. This is an engrossing play on many levels that wouldn't have worked in the hands of a lesser playwright."
"The secret weapon in this play is humor. An honest and engaging story."
2 Asian-American males
1997 First draft written
1999 Staged reading by the Bay Area Playwrights Festival at A Traveling Jewish Theatre in San Francisco, California, directed by Arturo Catricala and featuring Erick Konczyk, Alfredo Victorio, and Robert Wu
2000 Staged reading by Asian Stories in America (ASIA) Theatre at the Clark Street Playhouse in Arlington, Virginia, directed by Edu. Bernardino and featuring John Guzman, Bryan Reisz, and Steve Shih
2000 World premiere production at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, California, directed by Arturo Catricala and featuring Steve Garland, Alfredo Victorio, and Robert Wu
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