“…a powerful antidote…Lydia’s Funeral Video is Chanse’s most accomplished and satisfying work so far, incorporating and subtly layering all of her concerns of content and form into an energetic and integral piece. Bring an open mind and leave your birthing-scene sentiment at the door.”
— Claire Light, KQED Arts & Culture, on Lydia’s Funeral Video
“Spiked with surreal celebrity trash-culture references, sardonic moral relativity, and Chanse’s biting wit, LFV celebrates irreverent political incorrectness and the societal gray areas in all of us.“
— Connie Hwong, Flavorpill, on Lydia’s Funeral Video
“The dramatic whiplash unfolded the entire play upon itself with six-words that took an entire play to get to. If that isn’t the purpose of language-based art, I don’t know what is.“
— Craig Moreau, The Outlet | The Blog of Electric Literature, on about that whole dying thing
“With intelligence and irreverence, Samantha pokes fun at the Asian American academic and arts scene.”
— Quentin Lee, You Offend Me You Offend My Family, on Asian American Jesus