You’re 13 years old in Chicago. It’s the 80s. You’re about to start junior high. Your best friend really wants to check out the cute goth boys at Medusa’s . She knows neither of you will ever really fit in at school, but being from a first-generation Korean family, fitting in is your biggest goal for the year. You are both very different people, but nothing can tear you apart. You’re sisters in solidarity.
Except it’s about to get bumpy. Hormones, societal expectations, casual racism, internalized sexism, disparate interests, and most of all, boys—or worse yet, men. The F*ck House serves up multiple echelons of teenage trauma and drama in this astounding world premiere, written by Susan H. Pak, directed by Christina Casano, and presented by Strawdog Theatre as part of their BIPOC Play