Press
SIS Productions sends up stereotypes, American dream
Review by Nancy Worssam, Seattle Times
April 5, 2010
What a family! Dad is a golf addict. Mom is mostly vacuous and inept. Hard-charging daughter, Desdemona, is neurotic about (more…)
Opening Nights: Ching Chong Chinaman
Review by Margaret Friedman, Seattle Weekly
April 7, 2010
“Even the greatest panda can fall from the trees.” This is not an auspicious fortune to find in your cookie, especially if you’re an ambitious, overwrought, all-destination-no-journey kind of high-school senior (more…)
Satiric Chinaman carries universal message
Review by Miryam Gordon, Seattle Gay News
April 8, 2010
It’s a play with a name that shall not be named – that is, if you are of Chinese descent and aware of the singsong aspersions cast your way by the phrase “ching chong Chinaman.” (more…)
“Ching Chong Chinaman”: The unexpected name in Asian American identity
Review by Tiffany Ran, Northwest Asian Weekly
April 8, 2010
First thing I thought about before seeing “Ching Chong Chinaman” was, ‘great, another Asian American satire,’ “Joy Luck Club” references and all. (more…)
Hunter Gatherers: A very uncivilized dinner party.
Review by Kevin Phinney
January 12, 2010
When the quaint customs of civilization begin to break down, what will become of Seattleites? Are we truly prepared to go to ground when our most daring flirtations with danger are limited to crossing a busy street (more…)
Outrageous and Dark Hunter Gatherers
Review by Miryam Gordon
January 15, 2010
Rarely does one watch a play with a hand over a mouth or a jaw dropped in astonishment, but this might be your experience as you watch Hunter Gatherers by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb at Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET). (more…)