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Good Enemy

By: Yilong Liu
Narrated by: Ron Domingo, Francis Jue, Tim Liu, Geena Quintos, Alec Silver, Ryan Spahn, Jeena Yi
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A father learns that closing the door to his past means shutting his daughter out in Good Enemy, Yilong Liu’s haunting and hopeful new play.

When Howard makes a surprise cross-country trip to visit his college-aged, TikTok-loving daughter, he’s forced to confront the realities of their relationship and the rift between them—a rift caused by Howard’s refusal to face memories of his life as a young man in China.

In a smart, thrilling story that deftly weaves two generations and two continents amid sweeping social changes, Good Enemy explores the power of human connections...affirming that no one lives an “ordinary” life, no matter how hard they might try.

Portions of this audiobook contain mature language. Listener discretion is advised.

Playwright Yilong Liu was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible-commissioned playwright, he received funding and creative support to develop Good Enemy.

©2023 Yilong Lui (P)2023 AO Media LLC
Drama & Plays United States World Literature Suspenseful

Creators and Cast discuss Good Enemy

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About the Creator

Yilong Liu is a Lambda Literary Award-winning playwright, a fellow in the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard, and a Core Writer at Playwrights’ Center. Alum: Ojai Playwrights Conference, Youngblood, Space on Ryder Farm. Plays: The Book of Mountains and Seas (Lambda/Paul Stephen Lim Awards), June Is the First Fall (Yangtze Rep, Kennedy Center Paula Vogel Playwriting Award), Joker (Po’okela Award), PrEP Play (NCTC). Yilong grew up in China and received his MFA from University of Hawai‘i.

About the Director

Chay Yew's New York credits include Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, Rattlestick, Playwrights Realm, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Ma-Yi, and NAATCO. Regional credits include Humana Festival, Mark Taper Forum, American Conservatory Theatre, Goodman, South Coast Rep, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, Huntington Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage, Denver Theater Center, Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth, Seattle Rep, Victory Gardens, Empty Space, Singapore Rep, amongst others. He is a recipient of the OBIE for Direction.

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Hoping there will be more from Liu and this cast! Definitely would like more from How's diary; and by the way, how did he drive back to California without Dave?

Ok story... meaning Excellent!

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Short and sweet production that shared Universal truths about the joy and heartbreak of familial relationships and how fear brings out the worst in us

Untold poignant story

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Do you remember the late 80’s and early nineties? This was so well performed. The themes really touched me at my stage of life. It references Tears for Fears so, that’s awesome as well.

Engrossing story about a parent’s life before parenthood

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Me gustó mucho la actuación, la historia y los sonidos, es algo especial digo yo.

Muy interesante

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Too much cursing and I wish Dave was different. But everything came together in the end

The story of Howard

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I really enjoyed this short story. A daughter wants to understand her father and mother, however does the father have secrets he doesn’t want her to know or is he afraid.

Great book

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The author tells an intriguing story of a Chinese father on a road trip to see his daughter. They hadn't been close except during the pandemic when they were in touch about every day from across the country. Now they haven't communicated well because he is locked up inside about his life in China before he came to the United States. He confronts his past finally.

Locked up in the past

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I think the story and narration were amazing in this performance. I had chills at times seeing my own experience reflected in the challenges the characters faced when confronting and sharing difficult pasts. Great work!

Beautiful story of identity and family

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This is a story of such love and heartbreak. A story of how we are all capable of loving and terrible acts. I cried, I laughed and at parts nearly puked at the horror of the state of the human condition.

Heartbreakingly Beautiful!

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this is woke ,covid trash At least Amazon doesn't make you pay for trash .You get what you pay for

white pEoPlE bAd

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