In the News
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
“Once again the talented May Adrales is directing and once again dollops of vintage and contemporary pop culture are crucial ingredients in a playwriting brew that has the characters rap their feelings when words seem inadequate to the task.”
Plays International & Europe
Time Out New York
“Under the wry and nimble direction of May Adrales, “Poor Yella Rednecks” is a crowd-tickling comedy that squashes preconceptions in order to place hearts in a vise grip.”
“While the play appears simple on the surface, there is so much going on underneath. There’s the orchestral scoring and then there’s the technical precision required of comedy.”
— May Adrales via The Boston Globe
“The production, directed with controlled spunk by May Adrales, is faithful to the era in one notable way: The music that is played …”
"The entire production at Yale Rep is superb..... At Yale Rep, director May Adrales has signed her own love letter with this production."
“Under May Adrales's unflaggingly inventive direction, a committed, chameleonic cast of six portrays dozens of characters in this raucous romantic dramedy.”