华裔剧作家Lauren Yee《King of the Yees》10月19日在纽约Signature剧院开幕 演至11月15日
华裔剧作家 Lauren Yee 的半自传喜剧《King of the Yees》10月19日在纽约正式开幕。该剧由 Signature Theatre 制作，在 Pershing Square Signature Center 的 Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater 上演，剧场地址为 480 West 42nd Street, New York；本轮演出10月6日开始预演，演至11月15日。TDF 与 Playbill 的演出信息均列明10月19日为开幕日。
该剧以旧金山（San Francisco）唐人街为背景：Larry Yee 多年来是唐人街 Yee Fung Toy Family Association（余风采堂家族协会）的核心人物，但在纽约当剧作家的女儿 Lauren 眼中，这个组织是一个正在消失的世界留下的旧物。当 Larry 突然失踪，Lauren 踏上一段穿越家族历史与神话的奇幻寻找之旅，途中经过一个魔幻版的唐人街，遇见舞狮与祖先的幽灵。
本轮制作由 Joshua Kahan Brody 执导，他此前曾在 San Francisco 与 Chicago 执导该剧。东尼奖得主 Francis Jue 再次饰演 Larry Yee——他此前已在 Chicago、Los Angeles 与 San Francisco 的制作中饰演同一角色；Kelly Marie Tran 饰演 Lauren，这是她的外百老汇（Off-Broadway）首演。剧组还包括 Maureen Sebastian 与 David Shih。
Tran 在接受 Playbill 采访时说：「这部剧讲的就是找到自己属于哪里——其实它一直在那里，只是你和它之间隔着一种奇怪的距离。我觉得这也是我在整个演艺行业里的旅程。」她还表示，一路上是亚裔美国人社区让她坚持了下来。
开幕后首批评论于10月19日晚至20日陆续刊出，BroadwayWorld 汇总了 New York Stage Review、New York Theatre Guide、ExeuntNYC 等多家评论。其中 New York Theatre Guide 写道，这部剧「与其说是传统家庭剧，不如说是一场形式实验，时而令人困惑却从不无聊，还可能让你想给爸爸打个电话」。购票与场次信息见 Signature Theatre 官方网站。
Lauren Yee's 'King of the Yees' Opens October 19 at New York's Signature Theatre, Running Through November 15
King of the Yees, the semi-autobiographical comedy by playwright Lauren Yee, officially opened in New York on October 19. Presented by Signature Theatre, the production plays the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street, New York, through November 15, following previews that began October 6. Both TDF and Playbill list October 19 as the opening date.
Set against San Francisco's Chinatown, the play follows Larry Yee, for nearly twenty years the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in Chinatown. To his daughter Lauren, a playwright living in New York, the association is a relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears, Lauren sets off on a surreal quest through a fantastical version of Chinatown — complete with dancing lions and the ghosts of her ancestors — and through the history and myths of her own lineage.
Joshua Kahan Brody directs, returning to the play after staging its earlier productions in San Francisco and Chicago. Tony Award winner Francis Jue reprises the role of Larry Yee, which he previously played in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, while Kelly Marie Tran plays Lauren in her Off-Broadway debut. The company also includes Maureen Sebastian and David Shih.
Speaking to Playbill, Tran said: "The play is so much about finding where you belong, even though it's been there the whole time, and having this strange separation from it. I think that has also been my journey with the entire entertainment industry." She added that the Asian American community has carried her through that journey.
The first reviews appeared on October 19 and 20, with BroadwayWorld rounding up notices from New York Stage Review, the New York Theatre Guide, ExeuntNYC and others. The New York Theatre Guide called the play "less of a traditional family play and more of a formal experiment, one that's at times confounding but never boring, and sure to leave you with more questions than answers," adding that it "might also make you want to call your dad." Tickets and performance information are available from Signature Theatre.
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