When Milo, a sharp-tongued Filipino writer with more social media followers than bylines, meets John, an older, celebrated white novelist, their chemistry is electric—undeniable, and anything but simple. What starts as a flirty coffee date quickly spirals into a charged collision of ambition, lust, and identity. As their relationship deepens behind closed doors and in the public eye, so do the power dynamics—forcing them to navigate the messy politics of race, sex, storytelling, and who gets to tell whose story.
Full-Length / 3M, 2W






REVIEWS
"COMPLEX…Pilapil’s voice and commentary shined."
Los Angeles Times
"UNIQUE…a subtle mixture of lyricism and playful comedy with a punch."
Glamgical
"AN UNFORGETTABLE PLAY...I was stunned."
Hollywood Flip
"AN INTELLIGENT PLAY about race, assumptions, appropriation, and white privilege."
KCRW
"Screams Tennessee Williams...hones in on a specific Filipino experience with TALENT."
Diaspora
"ELEGANTLY NUANCED… deserves broad national exposure."
People’s World
"FUNNY…a unique and sharp voice."
Stage & Cinema
HISTORY
IAMA Theatre Company
World Premiere
Victory Gardens
Ignition Festival of New Plays
Staged Reading
Theater Wit
Staged Reading
IAMA Theatre Company
Staged Reading
Theatre Rhinoceros
Staged Reading
New Cosmopolitan Ensemble
Workshop
AKNOWLEDGMENTS
BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award
Best New Play nominee
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Finalist with Honorable Mention
READ
Monologues published in The Best Women’s Stage Monologues 2024 and The Best Men’s Monologues 2023.
Photos by Jeff Lorch. IAMA Theatre Company, 2023.