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*Editor’s Note: Frank Abe shared his opinions about Ken Narasaki’s stage adaptation of No-No Boy by John Okada. Ken gave us permission to share his response to Frank’s …
Successfully adapting any work to the stage presents a challenge. The fact that it isn’t easy doesn’t justify violating the author’s intent. In response to …
*Editor’s Note: Frank Abe shared his opinions about Ken Narasaki’s stage adaptation of No-No Boy by John Okada. Ken gave us permission to share his …
A headline first written by Frank Chin in 2010, “Don’t F**k With No-No Boy,” captures the insistence with which audiences should reject the recent stage …
R. Buckminster Fuller once wrote, “Dare to be naive.”In these days of non-stop irony, cynicism, and the constant overwhelming evidence that the fix is in, …
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I’ve had the theatrical rights to NO NO BOY for a year and a half, and only now am I really willing to admit publicly …
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