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The ultra-assimilated Wong family is as Chinese-American as apple pie: teenager Upton dreams of World of Warcraft superstardom; his sister Desi dreams of early admission to Princeton. Unfortunately, Upton’s chores and homework get in the way of his 24/7 videogaming, and Desi’s math grades don’t fit the Asian-American stereotype. Then Upton comes up with a novel solution for both problems: he acquires a Chinese indentured servant, who harbours an American dream of his own.
Ching Chong Chinaman
directed by Nina Lee Aquino
featuring: Zoe Doyle, Brenda Kamino, Oliver Koomsatira, Richard Lee, Jane Luk, John Ng
March 12-30, 2013 at the Aki Studio Theatre
Daniels Spectrum at 585 Dundas Street E, Toronto
Tuesday-Saturday 8pm / Saturday 2pm
Sunday 2pm PWYC
Tickets: $15-$28 (includes HST)
additional $2.00 per ticket surcharge
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Contact Carin Lowerison @ 416.920.2828
or carin@fu-gen.org for more details.
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS PLAY…
“Yee’s script takes on questions of ethnic identity while, with agility, transferring them to the universal gulf between yearning and reality.” — Quinton Skinner, Star Tribune
“A lively, likable show… The playwright, Lauren Yee, gleefully highlights the assimilated life of the Wongs, who defy the stereotype of the hard-driving Chinese-American family. It’s clever, and her insights are astute.” — Ken Jaworowski, New York Times
“The fourth wave of Asian American playwriting has arrived.” — David Henry Hwang.
2013-02-27
Toronto: fu-GEN Theatre Company’s “Ching Chong Chinaman” opens on March 14