American Theatre magazine proclaimed the Korean-American director Young Jean Lee one of the most influential makers of the coming theatre generation. In her performances she frequently denounces human folly. Her source of inspiration is popular culture. In 'The Shipment' she daringly tackles genres such as comedy and sitcom with great contemporary relevance and incisiveness. Surprisingly, we learn that skin colour still plays a very decisive role in the American way of thinking, even after Barack Obama was elected president. In the end we are left with one staggering discovery: how difficult it is to view the world in terms of anything else but black and white. 'The Shipment' has an excellent cast, great panache and hilarious dialogues. In other words, it has all the ingredients you need for a sublime feel-good play.