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* OurActsAreDifferent: As written, this is a one-act show.
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* AddictionDisplacement: In the end, Corinna kicks her opium addiction thanks to tranquilizers.
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* {{Frameup}}: Mitch was framed for murder by Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* {{Frameup}}: FrameUp: Mitch was framed for murder by Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* CatFight: After battling it out on stage ("Pretty Moon Over Macao" and "Mambo Malaysian"), Corinna and Lureena brawl.
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* CounterpointDuet: Lureena sings "Pretty Moon Over Macao", Corinna sings "Mambo Malaysian", and then they end up singing both songs simultaneously.
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* InscrutableOriental: Sometimes Tempura plays up this stereotype. Other times, he objects and claims to be "very scrutable".
* LiteralistSnarking: Tempura does this when Mitch offers him "a knuckle sandwich".
* LiteralistSnarking: Tempura does this when Mitch offers him "a knuckle sandwich".
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* MasterOfDisguise: Mr. [=McGuffin=] is eventually revealed to be this.
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* SpeakOfTheDevil: Corinna and Tempura warn Mitch not to mention Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* PunnyName: Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
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* PunnyName: PunnyName:
** Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for arickshaw.rickshaw.
** Tempura is so named because he has been "battered by life".
** Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a
** Tempura is so named because he has been "battered by life".
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* Frameup: Mitch was framed for murder by Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* Frameup: {{Frameup}}: Mitch was framed for murder by Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* ClearTheirName: Mitch arrives in Macao in search of Mr. [=McGuffin=], hoping to clear his name.
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* Frameup: Mitch was framed for murder by Mr. [=McGuffin=].
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* Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.
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* Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.[=McGuffin=].
* TheCasino: Rick Shaw's club has one in the back.
* LivingMacGuffin: Named Mr. [=McGuffin=], appropriately enough.
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* VillainSong: When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
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* VillainSong: When the identity of Mr. McGuffin [=McGuffin=] is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
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Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.
Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
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* Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.
* Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
* Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
* Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
* Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
* Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
* Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
* Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
* Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
* Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
* Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
* Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
* Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
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The play is set in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
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The play is set in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, as well as songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
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The play is set in in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
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The play is set in in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
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''Adrift in Macao'' is a loving musical parody of FilmNoir movies by Creator/ChristopherDurang and Creator/PeterMelnick.
It premiered in 2002 at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College, and opened Off-Broadway in 2007 at Primary Stages.
It premiered in 2002 at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College, and opened Off-Broadway in 2007 at Primary Stages.
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''Adrift in Macao'' is a loving musical parody of FilmNoir movies by Creator/ChristopherDurang and Creator/PeterMelnick.
Creator/PeterMelnick. It premiered in 2002 at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College, and opened Off-Broadway in 2007 at Primary Stages.
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!!This {{dramedy}} contains examples of:
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!!This {{dramedy}} {{musical}} contains examples of:
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* UnusualEuphemism: Corinna says she wants "pancakes" when she means opium.
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* TheFifties: Set in 1952, and including specific references to '50s culture.
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''Adrift in Macao'' is a loving parody of FilmNoir films by Creator/ChristopherDurang and Creator/PeterMelnick.
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''Adrift in Macao'' is a loving musical parody of FilmNoir films movies by Creator/ChristopherDurang and Creator/PeterMelnick.
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* IAmSong - "In a Foreign City" and "Grumpy Mood"
* PunnyName - Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
* SuperfluousSolo - The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
* VillainSong - When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
* PunnyName - Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
* SuperfluousSolo - The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
* VillainSong - When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
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* IAmSong - IAmSong: "In a Foreign City" and "Grumpy Mood"
*PunnyName - Rick Shaw answers when MediumAwareness: Examples include:
** Lureenais calling for mentions that another character will probably see her around because "it's a rickshaw.
* SuperfluousSolo -small cast."
** The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
*VillainSong - PunnyName: Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
* VillainSong: When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
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** The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
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* VillainSong: When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
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''Adrift in Macao'' is a loving parody of FilmNoir films by Creator/ChristopherDurang and Creator/PeterMelnick.
It premiered in 2002 at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College, and opened Off-Broadway in 2007 at Primary Stages.
The play is set in in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
!!Cast:
Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.
Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
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!!This {{dramedy}} contains examples of:
* IAmSong - "In a Foreign City" and "Grumpy Mood"
* PunnyName - Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
* SuperfluousSolo - The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
* VillainSong - When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
It premiered in 2002 at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College, and opened Off-Broadway in 2007 at Primary Stages.
The play is set in in 1952 in Macao, China, and features an assortment of standard film noir characters, songs, quips, puns, and farcical shenanigans.
!!Cast:
Mitch - An American who has been framed for murder by the mysterious Mr. McGuffin.
Lureena - A gorgeous woman in an evening gown, hired to be a singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Tempura - The Asian piano player at Rick Shaw's club.
Corinna - The previous singer at Rick Shaw's club.
Rick Shaw - The cynical owner of a surf and turf casino in Macao.
Joe - The bartender at Rick Shaw's club.
Daisy - The cigarette girl at Rick Shaw's club.
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!!This {{dramedy}} contains examples of:
* IAmSong - "In a Foreign City" and "Grumpy Mood"
* PunnyName - Rick Shaw answers when Lureena is calling for a rickshaw.
* SuperfluousSolo - The actor who plays Rick gives the musicians sheet music and insists on singing "Rick's Song".
* VillainSong - When the identity of Mr. McGuffin is revealed, [[spoiler:Tempura sings "I'm Actually Irish".]]
