May 19 - June 4, 2023
Simmering arguments around authorship, ownership and taste come to a roaring boil in this three-part comedy. Spanning cultures and centuries, Chinn’s triptych is a humorously incisive look at authenticity and appropriation told through the history of Vietnamese noodle soup. OCT's production is the third in a rolling world premiere, following productions at Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, CA) and Chance Theater (Anaheim, CA).
DUSTIN CHINN (Playwright) is a Seattle native whose plays include Snowflakes, Or Rare White People, I Am Nakamura, Portrait Of A Killer and Let’s Ninja Science Ranger Team Get! He has developed work at the Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep Summer Residency Lab, A.C.T.’s New Strands Festival, the University of Washington via a Mellon Creative Fellowship, SPACE on Ryder Farm, UMass at Amherst New Play Lab and Vampire Cowboys. He has also written for the 52nd Street Project. Dustin is a member of the Ars Nova Play Group and Ma-Yi Writers Lab. BA: Cornell University.
Synopsis
Simmering arguments around authorship, ownership and taste come to a roaring boil in this three-part comedy. Spanning cultures and centuries, Chinn’s triptych is a humorously incisive look at authenticity and appropriation told through the history of Vietnamese noodle soup. OCT's production is the third in a rolling world premiere, following productions at Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, CA) and Chance Theater (Anaheim, CA).
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