Hong Kong Mississippi NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (8)
See it if you would enjoy a good storyteller who acts fifteen characters very well with a spectacular use of props. He also plays the guitar.
Don't see it if you do not like one person autobiographical shows or you expect a lot of blues music.
See it if you enjoy autobiographical, immigrant stories. A strong performance by the lead who transforms himself into different characters with ease.
Don't see it if you're not a fan of one-man shows. Mr. Du is charming and talented and his story is interesting but can be slightly slow in spots.
See it if This is the story of a talented Asian man,set in SF Chinatown where he works in a Ch rest & plays blues in a Black club.He acts beautifully*
Don't see it if Mr. Du plays the guitar so passionately that you wish he would never stop. Read more
See it if You really enjoy one person shows, and plays that explore identity.
Don't see it if You don't like one man shows or plays with minimal set/ action. Read more
See it if A talented young creative Asian American man describe the hardships of growing up and dealing with cultural norms while striving to evolve
Don't see it if You are adverse to the concept of a one man show Read more
See it if you’d like a solo show about the son of an Asian immigrant, growing up in the SF tenderloin next to a blues club and falling in love.
Don't see it if You expect to hear a lot of live blues music, or you don’t like solar shows.
See it if …you’d enjoy watching a likable guy tell of the harsh realities of growing up in the Tenderloin in SF next to a blues club.
Don't see it if …you’re hoping for a lot of blues music, or any singing at all. This is an autobiographical solo show with brief highlights of blues guitar. Read more
See it if you want to laugh and cry and feel you've seen something great
Don't see it if you are unable to empathize
Critic Reviews (4)
CRITIC’S PICK: “...’Hong Kong Mississippi’ proves what artists can do with modest means but an abundance of passion, pluck and reasons to play.”
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From the moment he walks out with a stuffed “Disneyfied” dragon to tell us a fairy tale his mother told him when he was little, we are enraptured by Pinky, an 11-year-old Chinese boy growing up in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Written and performed by Wesley Du, Hong Kong Mississippi is a coming-of-age tale that speaks innocently, yet often in frank terms, of racism. And providing the real dose of irony, the only other character to experience a seismic shift in the play is the man who resents Pinky the most, a man who against his better judgment unknowingly becomes Pinky’s mentor and father figure he never had.
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Du portrays more than a dozen characters, nailing their disparate voices…The harshness of Du’s depictions at first seems humorous…but turns ugly…Given how much “Hong Kong Mississippi” centers on Pinky’s infatuation with blues music, it’s surprising that it’s not until hallway through the play that we even see a guitar…And it’s outright disappointing how little Du plays it…. there is so much missed opportunity for authentic drama
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This brilliant theatrical monodrama is comprised of writer-performer Wesley Du’s finely crafted vignettes which could have been a literary memoir; here it is a showcase for his tremendous performance skills, including guitar playing. Through his beaming stage presence, resonant expressive voice and animated physicality, he demonstrates awesome shapeshifting. Du creates indelible portraits of his younger selves, his fierce mother and mature Black blues musicians.
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