Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
Sep 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025
It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward, Japanese American high school girl, just trying to stay as invisible as possible. But her world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the poison spice getting all the kids hooked. Meanwhile, a mysterious new girl arrives from Japan. Her name? Exotic Deadly and she’s not playing by the rules. Who… or what is she? This whimsical, time-traveling adventure is a riotous romp through teenage crushes, family secrets, and female power as Ami realizes what she’s capable of, if she would just stop being invisible.
Exotic Deadly is rated PG-14 for wild teen girl crushes, occasional profanity, potential time travel whiplash and culinary overstimulation.
Directed by Mimi Katano. Featuring Karis Ho, Pearl Mei Lam, Kathy Hsieh, Josh Kenji, James Lee and Van Lang Pham (with understudies Julie Chen, Karissa Chin, Maia Low, Tim Takechi, Ken Kavin and Joshua Erme).
Preview: Friday, September 5
Runs September 6-20
Closed captioning available Th. Sept 11, Sun. Sept. 14, Fri. Sept. 19
Mandatory masking Fri. Sept. 12
Sensory friendly performance Sat. 13, 7:30 pm
Understudy performance Wed. Sept. 17
Hours
Box office opens 60 minutes before showtime.