Unresolved Rage Game

2023 - currently in development
Immersive Experience

Inspired by tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), Unresolved Rage Game is an interactive, collaborative storytelling adventure about Asian femme rage.

It’s a game kind of like Dungeons & Dragons, where players roll dice and take on the role of fictional characters… but instead of fighting medieval monsters, they navigate challenges inspired by real-life instances of racist and/or sexist microaggressions.

When your expertise and contributions are dismissed by patronizing coworkers, would you be willing to “White Whisper” in order to Fawn more effectively? Or would you Freeze to preserve your energy, even if it means losing Confidence in yourself? Or would you Validate your Rage and assert yourself, knowing that you risk losing Acceptance with the dominant group? Your choices change how the story unfolds.

It’s a raw, vulnerable, super-cringe (yet surprisingly fun!) role-playing experience designed to help Asian femmes process and unpack our various relationships with rage.

Originally created with Ran Xia during the 2022-2023 Soho Repertory Theater Writer/Director Lab.

More Information:

• Interview on The No Proscenium Podcast: “Of Group Hugs And Unresolved Rage w/ Risa Puno”, February 23, 2024.

• Link: 2024 Worlds in Play workshop and summit (playtested an alternative version for non-Asian and/or non-femme players)

Special Thanks:

Nana Dakin, Nkenna Akunna, Carolina Đỗ, Annie Jin Wang, Sam Morreale, William Burke, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Sagan Chen, Mieko Gavia, Macy Lanceta, Rachel Lin, Esther Ko, Yang Yu, Diana Li, Shuai Chen, Maythinee Washington, Regina (Mama) Puno, Keefe, Elliot Peterson, Che'Li, Maryam Sophia Jahanbin, Helen Li, Jenny Dorsey, Alex Lee, Erica Ito, Christine Jeong, Scarlett Kim, Michaela Ternasky-Holland.

Soho Rep workshop CAST/Crew:

Max Henry, Olivia Rose Barresi, John Racioppo, Ella Raymont, Tony Jenkins, Sam Reeder, Yang Yu, Jack Woods, Juni Li, Rudy Bamenga, Fatma Oukili