The stage adaptation of Jessica Hagedorn’s 1996 novel "The Gangster of Love" - Kenneth Rainin Foundation

The stage adaptation of Jessica Hagedorn’s 1996 novel “The Gangster of Love”

Tells the story of a family’s emigration from Manila to San Francisco in 1970. The play explores this dynamic period of conflict, social change and artistic flourishing in San Francisco while reclaiming the Filipino story as central to the city’s history.