Ching Chong Chinaman
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 24, 2010
Closed Apr 11, 2010
Opened Mar 24, 2010
Closed Apr 11, 2010
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Running Time:
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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http://www.panasianrep.org
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Wongs are American as apple pie, but their lives change when a mysterious man from China arrives in their home. "Ching Chong" is anything but clueless and is about to dance his way to stardom and the American Dream!
See the show playwright David Henry Hwang calls "...a wildly inventive, raucously funny ride. Though rooted in Asian American literary tradition, this play upends its conventions with inspired irreverence, aided by brilliant staging and a powerhouse ensemble. You have not seen anything like this before. The fourth wave of Asian American playwriting has arrived!"
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Lauren Yee's
Ching Chong Chinaman, currently performing at West End Theatre in a production by Pan-Asian Rep, is a smart, fast-paced comedy that wrings laughs from the topics of cultural identity and assimilation. Neither predictable nor politically correct, it's a satirical cartoon that has heart and even occasional poignancy.
The play is mostly set in the suburban kitchen of the Wongs, a Chinese-American family living in Palo Alto -- headed by dad Ed (Ron Nakahara) and mom Grace (Fay Ann Lee) -- who are so removed from Asian culture that they have trouble ordering Chinese food and don't know how to use chopsticks.
The family's picture-perfect, thoroughly American lifestyle is upset w[...]