I LOVE WHITE MEN
Written & Performed by Sim Yan Ying "YY"
Developed with & Directed by Renee Yeong
Developed with & Dramaturgy by Nicholas Chan
Line Produced by Miranda Gohh
Co-Multimedia Design by Cashton Tate Rehklau & Nicholas Sanchez
Lighting Design by Chris Voegels
Assistant Directed by Ava Novak
Stage Management & Producing Assistance by Siena Yusi
Graphic Design & Social Media Management by Alex M. Lee
“In my four years of living in New York, I’ve only ever swiped right on white men.”
I LOVE WHITE MEN is an interrogation of one Singaporean-Chinese woman’s self-destructive obsession with white men. In this semi-autobiographical stand-up drama, YY takes a bitingly honest look at white worship, postcolonial baggage, and “politically correct" culture. She tears apart her escapades with white men in New York and delves into her experiences growing up in Singapore, throwing into question how and why we are sometimes complicit in the very things we outwardly reject—and figure out how to move forward from there.
Production History:
Caveat NYC, January 24-26, 2020
Ars Nova ANT Fest, June 20, 2019
Dixon Place, January 21, 2019
Playwrights Downtown, June 3, 2018 (workshop presentation)
Photos from Caveat NYC, Ars Nova ANT Fest, and Dixon Place productions
Photos: Joseph O'Malley (Caveat NYC, Dixon Place) & Zenzali Lael (Ars Nova ANT Fest)