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You are here: Home / Archives for Richard Hugo House

Pork Filled Players tackle ‘Yellow Face’

August 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Consider the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” where Mickey Rooney, a white actor, portrays Audrey Hepburn’s Japanese neighbor, Mr. Yanioshi. This depiction is a prime example of “yellowface,” or the caricaturing of Asians — much like blackface was to Blacks.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Agastya Kohli, Asian American, Audrey Hepburn, Equity Association, Furuta Lee Foundation, Jonathan Pryce, London, Madame Butterfly, Mickey Rooney, Miss Saigon, Pork Filled Players, Richard Hugo House, Roger Tang, Seattle, Tony Award-winning, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theater, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12, Yellow Face

‘Sex in Seattle’ nears its end with the penultimate episode

April 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kathy Hsieh’s writing career began in the ninth grade when her language arts teacher asked students to write a script for a class assignment. Hsieh wrote a comedic retelling

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Asian American, Capitol Hill, Characters Actors, Chloe Kong, Gordon Hendrickson, Henry Drew, Jason Cruz, Kathy Hsieh, Kenneth Sheng, Miko Premo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Hugo House, SIS, Sex in Seattle, Vol 30 No 16 | April 16 - April 22, language

“Kindred Spirits”: Unique concept sparks new interpretation of ghosts

July 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Growing up in the city, Henrietta went through school, got a job, and had a career ahead of her. Yet, she felt that there was a hole in her life, and she set out to find what was missing.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2010, Asian American Playwrights Festival, Asian Americans, Director David Hsieh, Hana Lass, Joel Putnam, Kindred Spirits, Music Theatre Works, NWAAT, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pork Filled Players, Rain Country Players, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 30 | July 24 - July 30, Washington Asian American Theatre

“Ching Chong Chinaman”: The unexpected name in Asian American identity

April 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First thing I thought about before seeing “Ching Chong Chinaman” was, ‘great, another Asian American satire,’ “Joy Luck Club” references and all.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2010, Americanized Chinese, Asian Americans, Ching Chong Chinaman, Jose Abaoag, Joy Luck Club, Kay Nahm, Korean, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Palo Alto, Playwright Lauren Yee, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Tiffany Ran, Vol 29 No 15 | April 10 - April 16, West End Theatre

No happy ending in Sex in Seattle’s latest episode

October 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Sex in Seattle 17: Coming Clean” is this year’s installment of the lives of Jenna, Elizabeth, and Tess — three single Asian American friends coping with their complicated love lives. The play is currently showing at the Richard Hugo House on Capitol Hill through Oct. 17. Its subtitle, “Coming Clean,” refers to the romantic decisions that each woman must make so that she can be truly happy.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Capitol Hill, Chinese, Coming Clean, Heavenly Spirit Toni Rose, Jason Cruz, Leilani Berinobis, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Hugo House, SIS, Sex in Seattle, Vol 28 No 42 | October 10 - October 16

Instant Gratification — Play brings sexy back to Seattle

October 4, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There is nothing like sex in Seattle on a Friday night: especially when you’re watching it live on stage.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Capitol Hill, Jason Cruz, Kathy Hsieh, Leilani Berinobis, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Hugo House, SIS, Sex in Seattle, Travis Myers, vol 27 no 41 | October 4 - October 10

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