Written by Lu Yeh (Created/Developed in a Playwriting class taught by Dr. Truett)

Burning Desires is a poignant short play, a series of vignettes that explore depression, social anxiety, technology, and the pressures of student life. This experimental piece is inspired, in part, by Carol Churchill’s Love and Information.

Co-directed by Lu Yeh and Dr. Joshua L. Truett

Included in the 2024 Festival of Student New Plays, Cal Poly Pomona’s Dept. of Theatre and New Dance, Directed by Dr. Joshua L. Truett

New Work Development and Dramaturgy by Dr. Joshua L. Truett

Photos by Chelsea Sutton