New York YES.

BAI LING: “[A]t first when I was in the United States I didn’t always have an interpreter in interviews and I didn’t speak English so well. There was some confusion. My name is pronounced ‘bi,’ so when I was asked, ‘Are you bi?’ I said, ‘Yes, I am Bai.’ Do you like men? ‘Of course!’ Do you like women? ‘Why yes!’ And later I found out what that means and I said, ‘Sure, I am bi!’ But I think the interpreters and the reporters thought that I didn’t know what I was saying because I was so open about it. They were uncomfortable about it. Such a thing is not important for me.” [EW Interview]

THOSE APPLICATIONS: “Describe your artistic vision and your process.”

WHAT WE SAY: “Blah blah blah ART! blah blah”

WHAT WE MEAN: “My artistic vision is that the world is bleak, and my process is that it’s hard to get out of bed.”

Speak your truth, playwrights.