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Minnesota Public Radio reports on a new play that will be showing at the Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Slippery When Wet features an interracial relationship, similar to one that playwright S.H. Murakoshi experienced first-hand.

Murakoshi says she was constantly insecure, plus she had to deal with the stares and comments from people on the street. She realized that as an Asian-American woman, dating a white man was socially acceptable, but dating other non-Asian races was not.

That experience inspired her to write “Slippery When Wet.” It’s the story of two people who are intensely attracted to one another. Yet they find it awkward just breaking the ice.

“Slippery When Wet” playwright S.H. Murakoshi says she only realized she had preconceptions about African-American men when she pushed the limits of her experience. She says she hopes “Slippery When Wet” will allow audiences to ask themselves questions about how they really feel about biracial relationships. Murakoshi says the play is not only about race, gender and politics, but about self-awareness, and resisting complacency.