What Audiences Are Saying About COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI

Cowboy Versus Samurai has officially premiered in Los Angeles with only two more weekends left! Below are reviews and audience responses, including video from opening night with the playwright, director, and cast. Get your tickets now and join us this Friday/Saturday at 8pm or Sunday at 2pm! http://bit.ly/AAPCvsS 

"... charming and unexpectedly moving comedy... bolstered by a deft cast (Feodor Chin, Julia Cho, Daniel Vincent Gordh, and West Liang) and thoughtful direction by Peter J. Kuo, whose sound design elements (credited to Felix Lau) add layers to the text and make it uniquely theatrical." (full blog post)

- Prince Gomovillas, Bamboo Nation

"Don't miss your chance to see Artists at Play's marvelous production of Michael Golamco's Cowboy Versus Samurai... the play is a clever and poignant re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac with an Asian American twist." (full blog post)

- Angry Asian Man

"... many comic moments, some poignant moments and some seriously introspective scenes... A wonderfully crafted study of the universal need for acceptance, understanding and love." (full review)

- Jose Ruiz, ReviewPlays.com

"The play was REALLY funny, and really well done; the monologues blended well with the story and it really made you think about your own 'preferences,' and how you see yourself in the world." (full blog post)

- Starchaserxoxo, Tumblr

What people are saying on Twitter using the #AAPCvsS hashtag.

"Just saw @AAPlay's production of Cowboy Versus Samurai. LOVED IT. #AAPCvsS" (original tweet)

- @AngryAsianMan, Twitter

  
"COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI : Heartfelt, Hilarous, Hella Entertaining. Kudos to Artists at Play."

- Trieu T., Facebook

"Awesome opening night for @AAPlay's COWBOY VS SAMURAI: Superb cast, lots of laughs and surprises! People, if you're in LA, check it out!" (original tweet) 

- @MichaelGolamco, Twitter

"I loved the show.  It was both funny and moving."

- Greg W., Facebook

"Congrats @aaplay! This is definitely a winner. #aaplaycvs" (original tweet)

- @jullylee, Twitter

"Love this play and you guys did a GREAT job with it!"

- Ken N., Facebook



Daniel Vincent Gordh and West Liang
in Cowboy Versus Samurai

"As an Asian American woman who married a Caucasian man, I can empathize w Veronica Lee. #AAPCvsS was great last night. @AAPlay" (original tweet) 

- @MarvelGee, Twitter

"A dream cast that seemed to perform together seamlessly."

- Rodney K., Facebook

"140 characters cannot properly convey how much I loved @AAPlay's production of Cowboy Vs Samurai. Hilarious and poignant. #AAPCvsS #SoGood" (original tweet)

- @bubblegirljulz, Twitter

"COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI was excellent. Refreshing, funny, compelling, and relevant..."

- Charles K., Facebook

"#AAPCvsS was wonderful. The script is funny, and @thatjuliacho, @Danielvgordh, @FeoChin, & @west_liang were awesome. You should go see it!" (original tweet)

- @Ardentadmirer, Twitter

"RUN don't walk to @AAPlay prod @michaelgolamco's #CowboyvSamurai w/@thatjuliacho @Danielvgordh @FeoChin @west_liang" (original tweet)

- @TimothyTau, Twitter

"Loved #AACvsS !! Super well written and touching story!!! Thank you for the amazing night @AAPlay :)" (original tweet)

- @MAO0525, Twitter

"I really enjoyed tonight's preview. Congratulations and have a great opening!"

- Rona M., Facebook

 

Julia Cho and Feodor Chin in Cowboy Versus Samurai

COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI: Rehearsal Photos

Check out these sneak peek photos from rehearsal for Cowboy Versus Samurai. We've got jars of floating dead animals, precisely choreographed fight scenes, and all-American beer drinking, all right onstage! This Asian American re-telling of Cyrano De Bergerac is humorous, heartfelt and full of fun. 

The cast features Feodor Chin, Julia Cho, Daniel Vincent Gordh and West Liang. Photos taken by Michael C. Palma, M Palma Photography.
 

Low-priced previews begin this Thursday, September 26, so get your tickets now!

The Cast of COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI

After countless submissions and dozens of auditions, Artists at Play proudly presents the cast for the Los Angeles premiere of Cowboy Versus Samurai!

FEODOR CHIN is Chester, Travis’ Asian Brother-with-a-Capital-B who is desperate to escape his small town. Theatrically, Feodor has appeared in All My Sons (Matrix Theatre Company), Three Sisters (Chalk Repertory) and A Winter People (The Theatre @ Boston Court).

JULIA CHO is Veronica, the new girl in town who holds the affection of Travis ... but has a history of only dating white men. Julia is a founding member of Artists at Play and played Desdemona Wong in our inaugural production Ching Chong Chinaman.

DANIEL VINCENT GORDH is Del, Travis’ handsome but dim All-American cowboy friend. Daniel is best known for playing the role of "William Darcy" in the popular web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (which also featured Julia Cho as "Charlotte Lu"). 

WEST LIANG is Travis, a high school English teacher and the only Korean American in Breakneck, Wyoming. West is an accomplished writer and actor who was nominated for the LA Weekly Awards for his performance in Their Eyes Saw Rain, which he also wrote.

 
Also featuring: Michael Barnum (Chester u/s), Macleish Day (Del u/s), Elaine Loh(Veronica u/s) and Julian Yuen (Travis u/s).
 
Before we finalized this stellar cast of actors, we had an unexpected visit (and impromptu audition!) at the end of our casting weekend — check out this video and see who came to surprise us!