Happy Pleasant Valley: a senior sex scandal murder mystery musical will have three readings as part of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 20th Anniversary New Works Festival this summer. Min Kahng worked on this piece while in residence at MacDowell in August 2022, and this will be the first public showcase of the musical.
Synopsis: Vlogger Jade Park is in hot water for making ageist remarks on her channel. When she learns that her grandmother June is about to get kicked out of Happy Pleasant Valley Senior Apartments, Jade gladly comes to the rescue – in order to record and broadcast her heroine-ism, saving her reputation. What Jade doesn’t count on is the cause of June’s eviction threat: her “active-living” sex life, which seems to be killing the men she sleeps with. June swears that she and her libido are being framed, and enlists Jade’s help in tracking down the real murderer.
