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...Plays are very different from writing short stories. You begin by yourself but then the actors comes in, and the director,” Alfaro said. “There is something very exciting about your characters turning into flesh and blood. You are amazed when the actor has heard the same voice in your head that you had while writing...
David Gidron, who began directing many of Alfaro’s plays 15 years ago, said it was her honesty and variety that drew him to her work...
...terrific and fearless playwright with an individual and astute voice,” Gidron said. “She has a versatility, and there is always something very truthful about it. The characters can be very surprising, but they are truthful and you recognize them...
Alfaro also wrote and co-produced a short documentary titled “Japanese American Women: A Sense of Place.” The film focuses on Alfaro and 12 other Japanese-American women as they struggle to find a place in a society dominated by stereotypes. Alfaro said she felt race-based hostility while at Berkeley, and that this experience influenced her focus on Japanese-American issues. Although much of Alfaro’s work focuses on Japanese-American identity, she has also dealt with subjects ranging dramatically from Greek mythology to biographical pieces based on figures...
...They’re real and full of her humor and unique commentary,” Boulukos said of Alfaro’s plays. “They are always enjoyable...