Cockroach (曱甴)

By Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)

You can call him Cockroach, or Roach for short. He's a catnip-smoking city slicker living in the dark corners behind the toilet. After diving into the diaper of a Chinese baby, Cockroach watches the boy grow up to lose his sense of identity. Understanding what it means to live in a world not built for outsiders, he attempts to help the boy reclaim his culture. But when the Bard himself makes a surprise appearance in hopes of influencing the boy with the "superior" English language, Cockroach finds himself caught in a collision of linguistics, longing, and lobsters (who sometimes burp).

A unique exploration of xenophobia and the dangers of language erosion, cockroach (曱甴) is a coming-of-age play about the stories we tell ourselves to comfort, to survive, to resist, to overcome, and to be.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0369104951
• ISBN13: 9780369104953
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.3"