Mom, Dad, I’m Living With A White Girl
by Marty Chan
November 12– 22, 1998
This isn’t supposed to be how it ends. The west is supposed to defeat the east. The girl is supposed to go off with the boy. The heroes have to win.
Mark Gee moves in with his Caucasian girlfriend Sally, but is too afraid of telling his traditional Chinese parents about his new living arrangements. Instead, he hides the truth as he introduces Sally to Mom and Dad in the hopes that they will like her. Fears turn into fantasies as the real time scenes are interwoven with scenes from the Yellow Claw, a satire on the racist movie series about a Chinese overlord trying to invade the west. The play skewers Asian stereotypes and examines the trials and tribulations of inter-racial romances. In the end, Mark must choose between his family and Sally.
Director: Ben Henderson
Featuring: Patrick Gallagher, Caroline Livingstone, Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Laara Ong
November 12– 22, 1998
Times
Opening November 12