No-No Boy (play)

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No-No Boy
World Premiere poster
Written by	Ken Narasaki
Characters	Ichiro Ma Pa Kenji Emi Freddie Taro Eto Mrs. Kanno Jun
Date premiered	March 27, 2010
Place premiered	Miles Memorial Playhouse Santa Monica, California
Original language	English
Subject	World War II Draft resistance, Asian American family
Genre	Drama, Asian American theatre
Setting	1946 Seattle

No-No Boy (2010) is a play written by Ken Narasaki adapted from the novel of the same title by John Okada, originally produced at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, California, in association with Timescape Arts Group. It is a drama in two acts. (Each act was approximately 50 minutes in length and there was a 15-minute intermission.) The play was directed by Alberto Isaac,^[1] and received its world premiere on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (There was a preview on Friday, March 26, 2010 and it closed on Sunday, April 18, 2010.) The story follows a Japanese American World War II draft resister as he returns home from prison, in 1946.