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That camaraderie is palpable on stage.
Whatever its shortcomings,Poor Yella Redneckseffervesces goodwill.
Its not just vibes:Hamiltonand the MCU are both actively present in the room.
Like the song says, rap Nguyens characters, immigrants: We get the job done!
Well, actually, it starts with Nguyens onstage avatar, the Playwright (Jon Norman Schneider).
This is why you so poor … Only white people like to watch a play).
Quang left another family behind in Vietnam.
He also cant hold down a job.
How many plays show a mother counting her change in Safeway to see if she can afford groceries?
Youre an Asian nine, hes a non-Asian four at best.
Fucking him is already a charity case, you might as well get some cash out of it too.
When characters speak fluent and often amusingly filthy English, its meant to convey that theyre speaking fluent Vietnamese.
Long time since using it.
Woke!, Fuck a duck, Starsky and Hutch!, Yeehaw!
thatsactualEnglish, or rather American.
Its a credit to the overall charm and vivacity ofPoor Yella Rednecksthat the Yeehaw!
gambit works as well as it does.
It also doesnt overstay its welcome: Crucially, there arent that many white people in the play.
Its not about them.
It can be a door and it can also be a wall.
Nguyen has found a distinctive comic vocabulary for addressing the heartbreaking compromises of assimilation.
Poor Yella Rednecksis at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center.
