A NOVEL BY TERRY WOO
YELLOW ON THE OUTSIDE,
WHITE ON THE INSIDE.
What is the nature of the Banana? To Luke, Dave, Mike, and Sheldon, it’s a curious predicament brought on by upbringing – growing up yellow on the outside, white on the inside. They’re together to pay their last respects to Rick, the one Banana Boy who seemed to have it all.
fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company, in association with Factory Theatre and Hastings Park Foundation, presents:
Banana Boys by Leon Aureus
Adapted from the novel by Terry Woo
World Premiere: September/October, 2004
Factory Studio Theatre
Written by Leon Aureus and adapted from the novel by Terry Woo, this seminal work of Asian-Canadian theatre that examines the deep challenges of being torn between cultures and identities. Drawn together by the death of their friend and unofficial leader, five young Asian Canadian men must confront unrealized potential, all while trying not to punch too many white boys in the face.
This wickedly funny play adapted from a celebrated book that is a “meditation for the restless”, is a call to anyone who has felt out of place in the world.
This production of Banana Boys was remounted at the 2005 Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Ottawa, Canada, and was a part of Factory Theatre’s 2005-2006 season, where it was nominated for 2 Dora Mavor Moore Awards in the General Theatre Category:
- Outstanding Performance for Best Ensemble in a Play or Musical
- Outstanding Sound Design
“Woo provides us with the complex history of the Chinese in Canada in microcosm.”RICEPAPER MAGAZINE THE VANCOUVER SUN
“The book still manages to remain as relevant, incisive, and contemporary as it did in the past.”THE VANCOUVER SUN GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT MAGAZINE (USA)
“This amazing debut novel tells the story of five CBCs (Canadian-Born-Chinese) who are heungjiu kai, or “banana boys”GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT MAGAZINE (USA)
Banana Boys was originally published by Riverbank Press, which is now an imprint of Cormorant Books.
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