Asian American sisters May and Ashley are much like any sister- sister duo, they love each other, fight like cats and dogs and always come back together for movie nights and play fights. But as they grow up, they have grown in different directions. They both use to sing and excelled at it but eventually May decided that it wasn’t for her and Ashley began college and is focusing on vocal performance as a major. Through the scene we see them celebrate their sisterhood with memories and laughs, performances, and play, and have difficult conversations about how older sister Ashley wishes she had the outgoing personality of little sister May, and May wishes she had her sister’s voice. As hate crimes in America against Asian people soars the sisters are forced to face the reality that there are people in this world who will not like them not on their merit but simply on the way they look. This story follows the sisters as they attempt to live their lives and maneuver this new world while avoiding the crimes against them, until one sister becomes the victim of a hate crime. They must come together to support each other through a difficult time as one sister is mistaken for the other in this senseless attack and how heavy the guilt of that mistake weighs on the other. Eventually, they figure out how to move forward in love and in song.
*Note: this story has two endings for the performers to choose from or mix as they see fit. The performers in this story must be of Asian descent.
