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CHAY YEW |
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Nationality: Asian American Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: The Gersh Agency |
His work has been produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theater, Royal Court Theatre (London), Long Wharf Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, La Jolla Playhouse, Intiman Theatre, Portland Center Stage, East West Players, Dallas Theater Center, Cornerstone Theatre Company, The Group Theatre, and TheatreWorks (Singapore), to name a few. He is the recipient of the London Fringe Award, George and Elisabeth Marton Playwriting Award, GLAAD Media Award, APGF Community Visibility Award, Drama-Logue Award, and the Robert Chesley Award, among many other honors and grants. Mr. Yew has produced the Mark Taper Forum's Taper, Too season from 2000 to the present. A member of New Dramatists and The Dramatists Guild, he is concurrently the Director of the Asian Theatre Workshop at the Taper and the Artistic Director of Northwest Asian American Theatre/The Black Box in Seattle.
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Plays by Chay Yew
Ameriville | ||
| 1st Produced: | 27 Jan 2012 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131221 | |||
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Notes: | by Universes. developed with and directed by Chay Yew | |||||
Synopsis: | This thrilling exploration of the American experience prowls the dark corners of our contemporary landscape, peering through the lens of Hurricane Katrina to ask "if it happened again, would we be ready?" A brilliantly theatrical evening infused with the rhythms of hip-hop, Ameriville is a passionate and hopeful vision of a community's responsibility to one another amidst a nation in turmoil | |||||
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As If He Hears | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109636 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | His earliest play..banned by the Singapore government in 1988. | |||||
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Beautiful Country | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hyphenated America Grove Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #59886 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Immigrant to the United States, drag queen Miss Visa Denied tells of Asian-American experiences over the last 160 years. Such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War and the plight of Filipino workers now | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Distant Shore, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Kirk Douglas Theatre | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109635 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
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Synopsis: | In the stifling jungles of Southeast Asia, two lives are forever entwined, destined to play out life rituals while constrained by culture and colonialism. We first see a pair in the 1920's, a place of rubber plantations and rebel insurgencies, and another 80 years later in the same city, now independent and metropolitan. Are these lovers destined to repeat their histories or will they break the cycle this time around? Love seems to be the only constant. An erotic and poetic play about globalism, fate and passion. | |||||
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Half-Lives | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109634 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Part of the triology on the gay Asian experience (with Porcelain and A Language of Their Own) | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Here and Now | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY, United States) | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #38600 | |||
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Genre: | 3-7 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 1 female (1-2 actors possible: exactly 1 male, 0-1 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A couple in their twilight years relives an entire relationship, full of youth, possibility, secrets, disappointments, and enduring connection. This piece is part ofSnapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot. | |||||
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House of Bernarda Alba, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Naatco | 2002 | ||||
Company: | National Asian American Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #67452 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | cast of 9 | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Federico Garcia Lorca | |||||
Synopsis: | Five desperate daughters struggle under their mother's domination as an all-Asian cast brings new energy to Frederico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba as adapted by Chay Yew. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Language Of Their Own | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York Shakespeare Festival | 1995 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | In: Two Plays By Chay Yew, Grove Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #59884 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When he is diagnosed as HIV+, Oscar tells his live in lover of four years Ming to leave, even though they are still in love with each other. Ming meets and moves in with Robert but because of his past ties he tries to sabotage this new relationship by sleeping around and beating Robert - which drives Robert away. It is only with the death of Oscar that things may sort themselves out. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Long Season, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Perserverance Theatre | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84628 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Fabian Obispo; lyrics by Chay Yew; book by Chay Yew | |||||
Synopsis: | The Long Season begins in 1930's Seattle, where a young Filipino named Allos has left his love and country behind in order follow his dream of attaining riches in the United States. He has signed a contract with a cannery in Ketchikan, and leaves immediately for Alaska. His vows of love are tested as he finds comfort in the bed and poetry of the foreman's wife, and as the cannery explodes in conflict, he must decide whether he is willing to put his life on the line for his dreams. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Malaya | ||
| 1st Produced: | Seattle Repertory Theatre | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109633 | |||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In South East Asia's Colonial Malaya during the 1920's three individuals play out their destiny. Fast-forwarding to the present, the same city is now urban and fiercely independent. But will these three new lives repeat the same cycle or break away from it? Fate, love, politics, and culture collide in this new play inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Neon Mirage | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | The 2006 Apprentice Company from Actors Theatre of Louisville | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56607 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Musical Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Various | |||||
Notes: | written by Liz Duffy Adams, Dan Dietz, Julie Jenson, Lisa Kron, Tracey Scott Wilson and Chay Yew, Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip Flores. VENUE 5: Henry Street Settlement - Harry de Jur Playhouse | |||||
Synopsis: | 38 million people visit Las Vegas every year for the glitz, the tits and the gold. But what's it like to live and work in America's Disneyland for grown-ups? Could you tell what's real and what's just a mirage? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Porcelain | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | In: Two Plays By Chay Yew, Grove Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #38601 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A crime of passion. John Lee kills his lover Will in a public toilet in Bethnal Green, East London. The story is told in flash backs and the preparation of a Channel Four television documentary. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Question 27, Question 28 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Asian American Theatre Company, San Francisco, California | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Version 3.0: Contemporary Asian American Plays, Theatre Communications Group (2 Aug 2011) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1559363631 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109632 | |||
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| A story of the struggles, plights and courage of Japanese American female detainees of the American internment camps of WWII. Chay Yew drew from the special archives of the Japanese American National Museum to create a documentary theater project based on the testimonials, transcripts, documents and interviews with Japanese American female internees living in California during World War II. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Red | ||
| 1st Produced: | Intiman Theater,|Seattle | 1998 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hyphenated America Grove Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #59885 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution sweeps through China the Beijing Opera comes under threat. | |||||
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Second Skin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dad's Garage | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109631 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | What does it mean to be Asian American in a post-Sept. 11 America? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Snapshot | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY, United States) | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #38602 | |||
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Genre: | 80-100 min Drama/Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | 11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? And what stories, memories, or associations does an image of place inspire? In this multi-writer project from Actors Theatre of Louisville, a diverse assortment of talented playwrights encounter and transform Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969, a compelling image of the monument by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Their thought-provoking scenes and monologues range from delightful comedy to utterly serious tragedy, each approaching the photo's themes through a new lens. To perform the entire collection, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual piece independently, click on its title below: | |||||
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White | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bank Street Theatre, New York | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #82589 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An older man at a bath house is upset he is no longer attractive to the younger clientele | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Winter People, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Was The Morning People; Singapore | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109630 | |||
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Synopsis: | An adaptation of The Cherry Orchard that cleverly folds in pieces of Anton Chekhov's other masterworks to tell this ever-timely story. A middle-aged chanteuse, Madam Xia, returns from San Francisco in the spring of 1935 to her family estate in the heartland of China during the last days of the Nationalist Government. A portrait of the challenges of a family in transition, A Winter People is a poetic, haunting play. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wonderland | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playhouse, La Jolla, CA | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Hyphenated America Grove Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #38603 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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