How Daniel K. Isaac is rewriting the script for queer Asian visibility on stage and screen
Daniel K. Isaac from seven seasons as Ben Kim on Showtime’s Billions, the versatile actor is no stranger to the stage. Still, when the call came from the Geffen Playhouse to consider starring in Every Brilliant Thing, a leap of faith was required.
Playwright Duncan Macmillan’s one-person show required vulnerability (each production is adapted to the actor in the role) and spontaneity: much of the performance was improvised, based on audience interaction.
Before the play’s opening, Isaac told Queerty, “The show has so much comedy, light, and laughter even though it’s tackling a heavy subject matter.
Because what can we do but try to laugh in the midst of darkness, right? And find hope when all seems hopeless. As cheesy as it sounds, that’s something I turn to theater for.
