Porcelain

by Chay Yew
Directed by Oanh Nguyen

Awards and Recognition

  • Back Stage Critic's Pick
  • Orange County Premiere

Reviewer Quotes

“ Poignant, stunning...a chilling yet revelatory production ”

Back Stage

“ An exceptionally moving tale of assimilation and desire for acceptance ”

OC Weekly

John Lee, a “queer chink” commits a “toilet sex murder” in Bethnal Green. The play concentrates on drawing out Lee’s motive on “cottaging.” At first he explains that he was seeking friendship, love and relief from cultural isolation, but what’s really going on? As winner of the London Fringe Award for Best Play, this Orange County Premiere examines the gay, Asian-European experience. John Lee has confessed to killing his lover in a London men’s room. The crime of passion is dissected through the media, flashbacks and memories. See the show that The London Times called “a most remarkable achievement…. A drama of racial grief, generating the urgency of a thriller and the power of an archetype.”

Note: This show contains strong language and adult themes.

Creative Team
  • Playwright : Chay Yew
  • Director : Oanh Nguyen
  • Set Designer : Katherine Futterer
  • Lighting Designer : Jon Langrell
  • Costume Designer/Rehearsal Stage Manager : Erika C. Miller
  • Dialect Coach : Glenda Morgan Brown
  • Dramaturge : Henry Ong
  • Production Stage Manager : Sal Ponce
Performers
  • John Lee : Nghia Luu
  • Voice One : Beach Vickers
  • Voice Two : Dimas Diaz
  • Voice Three : Ricky Culbertson
  • Voice Four : Casey Long
 
Awards
  • 2006 GLAAD Media Award Nomineee - Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre
  • OC Register's Best of 2005: Top Ten Shows (#4)
  • OC Register's Best of 2005: Noteworthy Performances (Nghia Luu)
  • OC Register's Best of 2005: Noteworthy Performances (Beach Vickers)
  • OC Weekly Theater Award Nominee: Best Production
  • OC Weekly Theater Award Nominee: Best Direction (Oanh Nguyen)
  • OC Weekly Theater Award Nominee: Best Actor (Nghia Luu)

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Venue Bette Aitken theater arts Center

Bette Aitken theater arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA  92807
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  • Free Parking
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