| Yellow Fever | |
|---|---|
| Written by | R. A. Shiomi |
| Characters | Sam Shikaze |
| Date premiered | 1 December 1982 |
| Place premiered | Pan Asian Repertory New York, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Japanese Canadian Culture |
| Genre | Comedy, Mystery, Parody |
| Setting | Powell Street in Vancouver, CAN in the early 1970s |
Yellow Fever is a play by R. A. Shiomi, which takes place on Powell Street in Japantown, Vancouver, a gathering place for the local Japanese-Canadian culture. Set in the 1970s, the Sam Spade-like main character, Sam Shikaze, must work to unravel the mysteries that surround him. First produced by the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre in 1982, it received positive reviews and had a successful run off-Broadway.
Plot summary
Sam Shikaze, a smooth private eye, narrates his own story about what happened when he was hired to find the missing Cherry Blossom Queen. He is soon trapped in a web of racism and political intrigue that seems to lead back to the Hong Kong tongs. Chuck Chan is a lawyer who tried to help solve the case, while Nancy Wing is a beautiful reporter who is searching for a story. Captain Kadota, an old friend of Sam's, offers his aid as a member of the police force, although Sam and Kadota do not see eye-to-eye on politics.
- Characters and actors in the premier production
- Sam Shikaze (Donald Li)
- Rosie (Carol Honda)
- Goldberg (James Jenner)
- Chuck Chan (Henry Yuk)
- Nancy Wing (Freda Foh Shen)
- Sergeant Mackenzie (Jeffrey Spolan)
- Capt. Kenji Kadota (Ernest Abuba)
- Superintendent Jameson (James Jenner)
Presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theater:
- Raul Aranasm, stage director
- Tisa Chang, artistic director
- Susan Socolowski, administrative director
Awards and honors
- 1982: Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award
- 1982: "Bernie" for new play from the San Francisco Chronicle
- 1983: Obie Award to Ernest Abuba for performance
References
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "Yellow fever." The New York Times 132 (2 December 1982): 24(N) pC21(L). General Reference Center Gold. Gale.
- ^ Oliver, Edith. "Rosie's cafe." The New Yorker 63.n36 (26 October 1987): 130(1). General Reference Center Gold. Gale.
- "OBIE AWARDS PRESENTED". The New York Times. 24 May 1983. ISSN 0362-4331.
External links
- http://www.panasianrep.org
- http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/02/theater/theater-yellow-fever-by-the-pan-asian-rep.html
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