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No Foreigners Beyond This Point
Warren Leight
Outside People
by Zayd Dohrn
Highlights
105 mins Present Day Role(s) for Asian Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy
Synopsis
A dark, comic look at China/U.S.
relations – economic, political, and sexual.
In modern-day Beijing, a young American guy falls for a Chinese girl and then struggles to understand where she's coming from.
A play about loneliness, culture shock, language and trying to make connections across borders.
Press Reviews
"A funny, tightly written dramedy. Speaks clearly about the matters that unite us as well as those that keep us apart."
— Roma Torre, NY1
"An engaging new comedy of cultural misunderstanding… Dohrn deftly establishes the ways that tone – the elusive key for westerners struggling to master Mandarin – can take precedence over meaning… An affecting study of how love is, at heart, the struggle to establish a common language."
— Brendan Lemon, Financial Times
"Dohrn throws bold elbows, parcels out his characters' epiphanies sparingly, and touches down on a satisfyingly grim note."
— Scott Brown, New York Magazine
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Xiao Mei 20s |
| Da Wei “David” Wang 20s |
| Samanya 20s |
| Malcolm 20s |
Publication
Outside People is a comedy play written by Zayd Dohrn and published by Samuel French .
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Performance Rights
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Amateur & Professional
Fee: Minimum Fee: $120 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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