Lauren Yee’s dark tragicomedy blends classic rock riffs with sobering tale of Cambodian’s brutal Pol Pot regime.
Joe Ngo, left, and Francis Jue star in Lauren Yee’s intense “Cambodian Rock Band” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.A cheeky master of ceremonies holds court in “Cambodian Rock Band,” a raucous new play that invites the audience to party with the Khmer Rouge in its regional premiere at Berkeley Rep.
Yee’s tonal shifts here are bold and daring, if also sometimes jarring. Jue is as charismatic as ever but the role of narrator seems a little tacked on at times. While the narrative doesn’t live up to the hypnotically cool vocals in the play’s first act, Yee’s theatrical alchemy builds as the show unfolds until the music reaches epiphanic heights in the finale.
In the play’s many smartly observed comic scenes, Yee nails the intense love/hate relationship between Asian American immigrants and the children they sacrifice so much for.
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