140 LBS Virtual Screening + Artist Ask Me Anything

Susan Lieu

65-minute solo theatre show,  guided reflection, and an Ask Me Anything session with creator & performer Susan Lieu.

Three affirmations for you to think about (from The Universe Has Your Back cards):
1. My outer experiences are a reflection of my internal condition.
2. My energy creates my reality. What I focus on is what I will manifest.
3. I create mindful moments throughout the day, reminding myself that I am love and miracles are natural. 

See you soon! xox, Susan

Two hours into surgery, Susan&#x27;s mother loses oxygen to her brain and the plastic surgeon deliberately does not call 9-1-1 for fourteen minutes. Five days later, while in a coma, she flatlines. The surgeon is charged with medical negligence and her family falls apart; no one talks about what happened. Nineteen years later on her wedding day, Susan&#x27;s mother&#x27;s seat sits empty and Susan realizes she can no longer ignore what she&#x27;s always wanted: to know who her mother was. Sifting through thousands of deposition pages and reaching out to the killer&#x27;s family, Susan uncovers the painful truth of her mother, herself, and the impossible ideal of Vietnamese feminine beauty.***140 LBS: HOW BEAUTY KILLED MY MOTHER (65 minutes) is a theatrical, autobiographical solo dramedy by Susan Lieu, a Vietnamese-American activist playwright and performer who tells stories that refuse to be forgotten. With a vision for individual and community healing—made possible through the interplay of comedy and drama—her work delves deeply into the lived realities of body insecurity, grieving, and trauma. 140 LBS has been featured in the LA Times, NBC News, NPR, The Lily (WaPo), American Theatre, CAAMFest 37, RISK! and The Moth Mainstage. The San Francisco Chronicle calls it &quot;fascinating, touching, upsetting, poignant, startling, affecting, engrossing, emotional, informative and, more than anything, humane.&quot; Directed by Sara Porkalob.Susan held a sold-out world premiere of 140 LBS in February 2019 and then took the show on a 10-city national tour pregnant during her second trimester performing at a funeral home, George R.R. Martin&#x27;s movie theatre, community centers, and traditional theatres around the country. She then wrote and performed the sequel OVER 140 LBS headlining at ACT Theatre&#x27;s SoloFest in Seattle in February 2020 when she was almost 9 months pregnant. She lives in Seattle with her husband and 10-month old son named Art. Susan is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Management.  For more information, go to <a href="https://www.susanlieu.me/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.susanlieu.me/</a> or follow her on instagram @susanlieu.

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