UP NEXT: JULY 3 - JULY 27, 2025

Yankee Dawg You Die

First performed in 1988, Philip Kan Gotanda's groundbreaking play illustrates the complex, often fraught journey of Asian American actors in Hollywood. Through the lens of an unlikely friendship between two artists, Vincent Chang and Bradley Yamashita, at different stages of their careers, Gotanda's masterful storytelling exposes the painful compromises actors make to succeed in the industry.

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Upcoming Events

Events
Patsy at the WeHo Library
Apr 5
Patsy at the WeHo Library
Patsy at JANM
Apr 6
Patsy at JANM
Patsy at the View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library
Apr 17
Patsy at the View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library
Patsy at the San Gabriel Library
Apr 19
Patsy at the San Gabriel Library
Patsy at the Live Oak Library
Apr 26
Patsy at the Live Oak Library
Patsy at the Agoura Hills Library
May 1
Patsy at the Agoura Hills Library
Patsy at the Artesia Library
May 3
Patsy at the Artesia Library
Patsy at Pierce College
May 8
Patsy at Pierce College
Patsy at Pasadena City College
May 20
Patsy at Pasadena City College
Patsy at Lennox Library
May 28
Patsy at Lennox Library
Yankee Dawg You Die - First Preview
Jul 3
Yankee Dawg You Die - First Preview
Yankee Dawg You Die - Second Preview
Jul 4
Yankee Dawg You Die - Second Preview
Yankee Dawg You Die - Third Preview
Jul 5
Yankee Dawg You Die - Third Preview
Yankee Dawg You Die - OPENING NIGHT
Jul 6
Yankee Dawg You Die - OPENING NIGHT
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 11
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Jul 12
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 12
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 13
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die - Pay-What-You-Can
Jul 14
Yankee Dawg You Die - Pay-What-You-Can
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 18
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Jul 19
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 19
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 20
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 21
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 25
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Jul 26
Yankee Dawg You Die - Masked Matinee
Yankee Dawg You Die
Jul 26
Yankee Dawg You Die
Yankee Dawg You Die - Closing Performance
Jul 27
Yankee Dawg You Die - Closing Performance
Paranormal Inside - First Preview
Oct 9
Paranormal Inside - First Preview
Paranormal Inside - Second Preview
Oct 10
Paranormal Inside - Second Preview

The Nation’s Largest and Longest Running Asian American Theater

Since 1965, East West Players has been a home for deeply authentic Asian American stories and creativity. Founded by nine pioneering actors and theater artists breaking away from the narrow scope of roles in 1960’s Hollywood, our theater has endured as a haven for artists of color to create without limits.

Back Row L to R Paul Wong, David Furumoto, Mike Ha…w L to R Deborah Nishimura, Janice K. Terukina in Pacific Overtures (1998)
East West Players Founding Members June Kim and Mako in Rashomon (1965)
Samuel Chen as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (2003)
Christine Lin and Justine Chien in The Great Leap (2019) co-produced with East West Players and Pasadena Playhouse
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