September 19-30
The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St., LIC, NY 11101
Tickets: $18
Rent A White Guy, a new multilingual musical fable about life for laowai (foreigners) living in China, will get its New York premiere at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City this September. Rent A White Guy chronicles firsthand fish-out-of-water experiences through scenes and songs in English and Chinese (with English supertitles) and will be presented by Fish Out of Water Productions, which features works from Americans living abroad. Written by Anna Grace Carter (Prom Night of the Living Dead) who spent nearly half a decade living and working in China, Rent A White Guy will run from 9/19-9/30 and will be directed by Elizabeth Murray.
The cast will include Simon Pearl, Danielle Beckmann, Clara Wong, Carl Hsu, Ariel Marcus, German Rodriguez, Helene Ellford, Holly Chou (These Seven Sicknesses, Future Anxiety at The Flea), Mara Measor (Bluebird at Atlantic Theatre Co.), Noah Brendemuehl, Paul T. Falzone, Ray Sheen, Ryun Hobbs, Shawna Shin, Ya Han Chang and ZiLong Pu.
The production will also feature scenic design by Joseph Croghan, costumes by Mike Kaukl, lighting design by Sarah Abigail Hoke-Brady, projections/graphic design by John Wyffels and choreography by Dustin Cross. Musical arrangements are by Jeremy Robin Lyons and Rebecca Perlman, the latter of whom also is music director. Associate Producer Ashley Timm, Assistant Director Logan Reed, Translator Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, and General Manager Kevin Lambert round out the team presenting this new musical.
For more information, visit www.rentawhiteguythemusical.com.