Testimonials

After performance for the Episcopalian Convention, New York 2019:

• “Besides being a Bishop, I am a sculptor. The screen and the minimal set made your story even more powerful. Sometimes sets and props overwhelm the actors and the play. Not yours. It was magnificent.”

Bishop L. Foster

 

• “I am a Bishop and an African American. We know our history of lynching, but never had I heard that the Chinese were also lynched. Our history is known, but not yours. We thought we were the only ones. Red Altar is so important and should be played in every town in America. I want to thank you so much for your family story. It is so important.”

Bishop R. Williams

 

After performance at St. Marks Cathedral Theater in New York City 2019:

• “Not only was the story brilliant and so relevant to what is going on here, but you are both wonderful actors. Grace. We saw grace on stage.”

Audience member

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• “I wept through your entire performance. It’s the best storytelling piece I’ve ever seen.”

Laura Sims, Master Storyteller

 

After performance at Chinese Cultural Center, SF CA 2018:

• “I cried. Your story made me cry. I am from Hong Kong, and I did not know about any of the horrible things done to the Chinese. You must tell this story in as many places as possible.”

Audience member [Chinese]

 

• “The story of your family touched me so deeply. I’m going to cry … I’m married to an immigrant Mexican man and your story is so important. These kinds of stories must be heard.”

Audience member [Latina]

 

After performance at International Storytelling Festival, Tennessee 2017:

• “Hi Robert and Nancy, As you began performing The Red Altar, I was lost in the wind. I was transported. And also felt so fortunate to have such artists as friends. What extraordinary work! The story is still at work within me. It is epic, stirring, bold and beautiful. 2 I was so lucky to get into your show. There was only one ticket left. The world you created still swirls around me.”

Jay O’Callahan, Master Storyteller

 

• “Is it theatre? Is it dance? Is it poetry? Yes! Last night the RED ALTAR was magnificent, provocative and important storytelling. Eth-Noh-Teck’s [sic] dramatization of a very personal Asian history becomes as relevant, universal, painful and vital as todays [sic] headlines. Masterful performances by Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and brilliant sound and visual projections combine with unyielding historic fact to create an evening that is as remarkable as it is significant. Congratulations [sic] thank you and success for your humanity and extraordinary show.”

Ron Coulter, Performing Artist

 

After performance at the SeaView Theater, Orcas Island, WA 2015:

• “I didn’t know my people did that to the Chinese. It’s amazing what history books leave out.”

Maura O’Neill, Religious Scholar

 

• “Kudos, Kudos, Kudos guys… T’was [sic] truly an extraordinary performance…what a gift to experience you performing at the pinnacle of your art … at the same time redefining the term, “political theater”, and definitely moving the needle on the immigration issue and my understanding of some of the disgraceful aspects of our nation’s history. … amazing combination of lighting, movement, narrative, personal and cultural history, imagery, expression and musicianship. Your work deserves, and am sure it will attract widespread distribution, acclaim and honors. Nancy Wang, Nancy Wang, Nancy Wang … I will tell my grandchildren that I once shared a stage with her …”

Fred Klein, Architect, Poet

 

After the SF premiere of Red Altar, Southside Theater, May 2015:

•"Thank you for your beautiful performance last nite [sic]. Noemi, Diana, and I were mesmerized as well as the rest of the audience. It was a beautiful evening... a finely crafted and emotionally powerful evening at the Red Altar! Felt the writer’s spirit speak through you."

Jean Ishimura, Phd. Professsor SFState, 2015

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New Pair of Wings Children's Illustrated book:

•I absolutely LOVE the book! I love how it teaches resiliency, diversity and acceptance, all while learning a little about another culture.  

~ a teacher and a mom, St. Louis, Mo.

 

•The story is beautifully told and illustrated.

~ teacher and mom, SF, CA

 

•What a great story.  I loved reading it.  The interplay between Tagalog and English and bouncing to/fro reminded me of my own household.

~ a small business entrepreneur and mom, St. Louis, Mo.

 

•A sweet addition to our stories of immigrant children…this time a young Filipino girl and a butterfly ending!  

Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald, author, storyteller

 

•This lovely book sensitively brings to life the challenges of a young child's effort to hold onto her native culture while moving into a new culture with a new language.  Bridging the cultural gap, Dolores and her classmates find common ground and language while observing with delight a universally extraordinary moment in the natural world-- the birth of a butterfly. All in all this is a striking first book that bridges cultures and is clearly in keeping with your multicultural mission.

Dr. Heather Forest, storyteller; author

 

On the art of storytelling:

•"Thank you for your creative, inspiring storytelling. Your style of telling is so unique, the themes so deep and significant to our land and our cultures. In appreciation..." 

Jocet Leroy, audience member