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Play – POOR YELLA REDNECKS (AANHPI Affinity Night)
Oct/20/2023 at 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
This evening will feature a performance of POOR YELLA REDNECKS, a new play written by Qui Nguyen a panel discussion following the show featuring Katie Đỗ (playwright, screenwriter, actor) and Tracey Nguyen Mang (founder, Vietnamese Boat People podcast/nonprofit), moderated by Ariel Estrada (founder and executive artistic director, Leviathan Lab).
ABOUT THE PLAY
Qui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with his frequent director, May Adrales, for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. In Poor Yella Rednecks, a young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it gets. A mom and dad balance big hopes and low-wage jobs, as old flings threaten to pull them apart. It all makes for a bumpy road to the American dream. From the world of Nguyen’s Vietgone, with its comic book and action movie influences, comes a play that melds a deeply personal story with the playwright’s trademark, killer humor.
TICKETS
Vietnamese Boat People is excited to take part in AANHPI Night and to see this story brought to life! You can join us and claim one of the limited number of $35 tickets (original price is $69+) by going to www.pooryellarednecks.com and using promo code “VBPPYR”
Even if you can’t join us on October 20, you can still use the promo code for any performance of Poor Yella Rednecks at MTC!
Poor Yella Rednecks is co-commissioned by South Coast Repertory and Manhattan Theatre Club. Support for MTC’s production of Poor Yella Rednecks is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and Laurents/Hatcher Foundation. Developed in part in Center Theatre Group’s Writers’ Workshop.