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- As Nguyen told me when we spoke for The New York Times, he plans on writing a five-play series about his family’s journey to America and their settling down in El Dorado, Ark. His second play, Poor Yella Rednecks, finds Tong and Quang living in Arkansas in 1981.
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Nov 17, 2023 · His Family Pulled Him Back In. With “Poor Yella Rednecks,” the writer continues to tell his Vietnamese American family’s immigrant story. Maybe one day his parents will even see the shows.
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Qui Nguyen’s crowd-tickling comedy about a Vietnamese family...
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Mar 28, 2019 · Qui Nguyen, one of the country’s hottest young playwrights, photographed at South Coast Repertory. His “Poor Yella Rednecks” picks up where his 2015 play, “Vietgone,” left off — as his...
Nov 1, 2023 · Qui Nguyen’s crowd-tickling comedy about a Vietnamese family in Arkansas mixes hip-hop and martial arts with soapy twists and turns.
Nov 1, 2023 · Qui Nguyen’s latest play reheats his stylistic melting pot to tell the story of his Vietnamese parents' post-war immigration to the United States.
Oct 30, 2019 · A review of the funny, irreverent, immigrant play, " Poor Yella Rednecks" by Qui Nguyen which debuted South Coast Repertory.
Not only have Sebastian, Quan, Jon Hoche and Paco Tolson appeared in both “Vietgone” and “Poor Yella Rednecks,” but Adrales has also directed both stagings. When asked for an example that she felt illustrated her relationship with Nguyen, Sebastian recalled the time when she had to pull out of the New York production of “Vietgone ...
Oct 27, 2023 · But a few years later, when they started on Vietgone, inspired by Nguyen's parents' love story, they realized opposites can enact some kick-ass theatre. That play's sequel Poor Yella Rednecks , currently at Manhattan Theatre Club, continues the tale of Quang and Tong as they chase the American dream in 1980s Arkansas.
