King of the Yees at Sierra Madre Playhouse

King of the Yees

Sierra Madre Playhouse
87 W Sierra Madre Blvd Sierra Madre

Bitingly hilarious and heartbreakingly honest, King of the Yees is an epic joyride across cultural, national, and familial borders that explores what it means to be a daughter, a Chinese-American, and truly be a Yee.

Thru - Jun 12, 2022

Price: $45

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 626-355-4318

www.sierramadreplayhouse.org

King of the Yees Reviews

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Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...As directed by Tim Dang for the Sierra Madre Playhouse, KING OF THE YEES is a comedy and a quest, a Caroll-ian plunge through and into Chinatown led by a sure-handed guide who is seeking some penetrating answers. The author of the hit plays CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND and THE GREAT LEAP is a rock star, and this gem from 2017, staged with all kinds of finesse at SMP, is a winner."

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- Evan Henerson

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Sierra Madre Playhouse is back in business with Lauren Yee's affectionate, affecting, winningly amusing tribute to her Chinese-American dad in King Of The Yees."

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- Steven Stanley

Gia on the Move - Recommended

"...Sierra Madre Playhouse's rendition of KING OF THE YEES directed by Tim Dang, so often plods along at such a ponderous pace, including occasionally awkward staging at the tip of the wings, that the sprightly comedy of this adventure is a bit dwindled. And that's a shame. Because Lauren Yee's play is not just a lighthearted journey of self-discovery through the back doors of San Francisco's Chinatown. Her semi-autobiographical work is a far more spirited and vital commentary on Chinese culture in America and its evolution."

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- Tracey Paleo

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...In Sierra Madre Playhouse's production of Lauren Yee's King of the Yees, the playwright Lauren Yee (Harmony Zhang) is struggling to complete her play King of the Yees, a two-hander about herself and her father, Larry Yee. It's a Russian doll of play-within-a-play about a play, with the Herculean task of capturing the essence of America's dying Chinatowns (or are they dying?) through the lens of the obsolescent (or is it?) Yee Family Association."

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- Taylor Kass

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King of the Yees Reviews

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

Gia on the Move - Recommended

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

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