Flipzoids
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 18, 2011
Closed Feb 6, 2011
Opened Jan 18, 2011
Closed Feb 6, 2011
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In Flipzoids, a 70-year-old woman -- a recent immigrant from the Philippines - crosses paths with a young Filipino man on a deserted beach in Southern California. Far from their native land, a cautious friendship ensues as they attempt to reconcile their very different understandings of their old home, and try to fit in to their new one.
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The title of Ralph B. Peña's 1996 play Flipzoids, being revived by the Ma-Yi Theater Company at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, is derived from a racial slur directed against Filipinos. However, this poetic and humorous work is far from insulting, and the current production is being given a praise-worthy staging under the guidance of the show's original director and scenic designer Loy Arcenas.
Set in California in 1985, Flipzoids concerns three Filipino immigrants who have different attitudes towards their assimilation into American culture. Aying (Ching Valdes-Aran) is an elderly woman who wants nothing more than to return to the Philippines. Her daughter Vangie (Tina Chilip), a nu[...]