Theater for the New City, Crystal Field (Artistic Director) presents:
This memory doesn’t taste like a Birthday cake
A solo show about the growing experience of kids with parental incarceration
A NEW SOLO PLAY
Written & Directed by Andi Cui
Cast Athena Yin
presented as part of the Dream Up Festival
155 1st Ave (between 9th and 10th)
New York, NY
Festival runs Aug 23rd - Sept 13th
“What does memory taste like?”
Having never celebrated a birthday, L is throwing her dream 28th—
and you’re invited, woohoo!
Through a menu of childhood dishes and a long-awaited cake, she cooks up the story of growing up with incarcerated parents, serving memories one bite at a time.
Ticket links:
A journey through the storm of memory
“The play immediately invites you in with warmth, and for a window of time the audience are all guests that become friends with a stranger.”
“…Beautifully intertwines food, sensory memory and storytelling, and explores what it means to build a sense of home after loss.”
“Transports me to the complexity of a parent-child relationship when entering the stages of adulthood. I should call my mom soon.”
audience review
Photo Gallary
This Memory doesn’t Taste like a Birthday Cake
Work-in-progress show at Performance Lab, Sarah Lawrence College. Jun. 12, 2026
Featuring Athena Yin; Photography by Ci Song
