Mai Dang Lao

During a tense shift at McDonald's, a young employee gives her notice to her oppressive managers. As she is subjected to humiliation and abuse after being accused of theft, the ubiquitous fast food restaurant becomes a warzone where self-improvement, denial and brutal labor practices are used as weapons.
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Mai Dang Lao

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  • Tom Patterson:
    6 Jul. 2023
    One of the best new plays I've read. It's about power, economics, and the (in)dignity of labor. Tragic, tense, and extremely well done.
  • Cheryl Bear:
    11 Mar. 2021
    A powerful look at the brutality of trying to survive in the toxic workplace that is slowly killing so many. Heart-wrenching and well done.

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Great Plains Theater Conference
    ,
    2013
  • Workshop
    ,
    Portland Center Stage- JAW Festival
    ,
    2013

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Sideshow Theatre- Chicago
    ,
    2016
  • University
    ,
    College of Staten Island
    ,
    2015