Tell Me Your Name

TELL ME YOUR NAME is a solo clown show that examines intergenerational trauma rooted in Japanese colonial occupation (but really, it’s funny!). Kim plays Myeong, an otherworldly contemporary Korean Pet Shaman who summons and embodies the souls of deceased pets. (Only pets! No humans!) Through playful interaction, Myeong invites audiences to invoke memories of their dead fur babies. She then calls the pet’s soul into her own body, physically embodying and coaxing the spirit toward the rainbow bridge. What begins as a tender and absurd ritual for beloved pets gradually opens into a deeper encounter with the ghosts, memories, and stories that human beings carry across generations. Written and performed by Yeonshin Kim, TELL ME YOUR NAME explores the absurd ways we hide from the trauma of our ancestors and how some stories lie in wait until we’re brave enough to witness them. A curated piece with Cannonball in the Philadelphia Fringe.