Pookamhura begins with a gamer scene and, just when you think this is going to be a "watch me play video games" marathon, the players emerge and the story evolves. The music is fun, dynamic and expertly-written. The emotional delivery of the songs tore at my heart and helped me connect with the characters on a deep level. I'm not a gamer and it helped me understand how the alternate reality of social video games provide a safer place for people who feel they are not welcome in their IRL (in real life) world. Trans identity is presented with authenticity and in an enlightening, powerful, vulnerable way. To belong, to be welcome, to be seen and accepted for who you truly are is a universal human desire, and Pookamhura captures that beautifully. The show is a window into the life of anyone who is told they should not be who they are, the ugliness of rejection, delivered in song with an entertaining, memorable metaphor that manages to be funny and empowering at the same time. I left more aware and more connected.