“The first thing you’ll see in the play is Ami (the Asian American high school student who is the protagonist) talking about her grandfather who died when she was 2 and how he was a food scientist for ...

EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY is a wild, wonderful show that explores the ideas of heritage, misinformation, and identity with a talented cast in a fast-paced, graphic novel, 90s pop culture-inspired ...

Pop quiz: Is monosodium glutamate, the flavor-enhancing seasoning better known as MSG, dangerous to your health? For the past 30+ years, millions of Americans have blamed MSG for a host of health ills ...

Food, family, and fantasy are at the heart of EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY now playing at The Old Globe through May 7th. Playwright Keiko Geen talks about what inspired this fun and fantastical 90's ...

It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward Asian American high schooler whose world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the mysterious ingredient ...