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Eastwestplayers.Org #Eastwestplayers a WELCOME from EAST WEST PLAYERS’ PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 ADDRESS SERVICES REQUESTED The Nation’s Premier Asian American Theatre eastwestplayers.org #eastwestplayers A WELCOME FROM EAST WEST PLAYERS’ PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Producing Artistic Director Snehal Desai and Council of Governors Co-Chair George Takei I have always believed that theater is a place where challenging questions can be raised, and where, through the power of storytelling, a community can come together to bear witness, affect , change, and engage in civil discourse about issues that affect our world. FOUNDED IN 1965 Since the US presidential election, I have been thinking a lot about the community that East West Players has created over the last 52 years, where artists, storytellers, and changemakers have gathered to create, inform, and respond to the society we live in. It’s this reflection on existing strong partnerships and new connections that leads us to our 52nd Anniversary Season, The Company We Keep, which focuses on our community in the past, present, and future. We start the season with a special add-on event, Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin, in association with Rogue Artists Ensemble, which is a site-specific, immersive theatrical experience inspired EAST by the Japanese ghost stories of the same name. We continue with a revival of award-winning playwright Philip Kan Gotanda’s Yohen, in partnership with The Robey Theatre Company and with Danny Glover reprising his starring role from our 1999 co-production. We follow with the Los Angeles premiere of the award-winning Broadway musical Allegiance, which is inspired by the life of EWP Council of Governors Co-Chair George Takei. Allegiance is presented in partnership with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, and we are proud to present the first production WEST of this timely and moving musical since its bow on Broadway. We are also thrilled to partner with Center Theatre Group for the world premiere of Soft Power by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori at the Ahmanson Theatre. We close our season with the world premiere of As We Babble On by Nathan Ramos, winner of our 2042: See Change playwriting contest, presented in partnership with the Los Angeles LGBT Center. On behalf of our Board of Directors, artists, and staff, thank you for your support. As the PLAYERS longest-running theater of color in the country, we are so proud to present our 52nd season to you, IS THE NATION’S LONGEST-RUNNING PROFESSIONAL THEATER our beloved community. You are the company we keep, and we look forward to spending more time OF COLOR AND THE LARGEST PRODUCING ORGANIZATION with you. See you at the theater! OF ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTIC WORK. Snehal Desai Producing Artistic Director ACCLAIMED REVIVAL The Robey Theatre Company and East West Players with Generous Support from the S. Mark Taper Foundation present DANNY GLOVER IN YOHEN by Philip Kan Gotanda Directed by Ben Guillory OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 19, 2017 In Japanese pottery, the term “yohen” refers to unpredictable changes that take place in the kiln. James and Sumi Washington are an interracial couple struggling to maintain their 37-year marriage after James retires from the US Army. The dramatic change in routine prompts questions about life, love, and aging, as the couple attempts to repair what’s broken and decide what is worth saving. About The Robey Theatre Company: The Robey Theatre Company explores, develops, and produces provocative plays written about the Global Black Experience, as seen through the eyes of Black characters on stage struggling to survive, advance, and in the end—thrive. robeytheatrecompany.com VENUE: DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 LOS ANGELES PREMIERE East West Players and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center By Special Arrangement with Sing Out, Louise! Productions & ATA present Music and Lyrics by Jay Kuo Book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, and Lorenzo Thione Directed by Snehal Desai Musical Direction by Marc Macalintal STARRING GEORGE TAKEI FEBRUARY 21 - APRIL 1, 2018 Inspired by true events, the Broadway musical Allegiance is the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves. About the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center: Founded in 1971, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) is one of the largest ethnic arts and cultural centers of its kind in the United States and a hub for Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture in Southern California. JACCC.org VENUE: ARATANI THEATRE 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 WORLD PREMIERE East West Players In Association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center with Generous Support from the S. Mark Taper Foundation presents AS WE BABBLE ON by Nathan Ramos Directed by Alison De La Cruz WINNER OF EAST WEST PLAYERS’ 2042: SEE CHANGE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION MAY 31 - JUNE 24, 2018 As We Babble On explores the pursuit of success, its costs, and conquering the Swedish BIGBOX. Benji, a first-generation Asian American, struggles in New York City to find his voice as his writing career stalls. As the professional paths of his best friend Sheila and his half sister Laura begin to blossom, he begins to unravel. As We Babble On explores what lengths we are willing to go to realize our dreams, whether morality is tied to upward mobility, and whether boxed wine and soda is an appropriate sangria recipe after the age of 24. About the Los Angeles LGBT Center: Since 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. lalgbtcenter.org VENUE: DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 SPECIAL EVENT SPECIAL EVENT East West Players Center Theatre Group with Generous Support from Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation In Association with East West Players presents presents Rogue Artists Ensemble’s KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN by David Henry Hwang Music by Jeanine Tesori by Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton with Rogue Artists Ensemble Choreography by Sam Pinkleton Directed by Leigh Silverman Directed by Sean T. Cawelti MAY 3 - JUNE 10, 2018* OCTOBER 5 - NOVEMBER 5, 2017 *May 8-12, 2018 are the available dates for EWP subscribers Hilariously provocative, what begins as a contemporary play bursts into a musical set in A voice calls out through the darkness, drowning us in echoes of wells and graveyards, in the future in this seductive world premiere by Tony Award® winner David Henry Hwang tangles of hair and snow, in sharp reflections of our darkest and most human moments. (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly). A beloved East-meets-West musical, China’s 21st-century Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin is a multi-sensory, site-specific experience refracting rise and a theatre company gala collide to make mayhem—and some beautiful music. ancient Japanese ghost stories through a modern, multi-cultural lens, revealing the noise Inspired by the West’s often ridiculously inauthentic portrayals of Asia, Soft Power is a of our histories and the silences that haunt us. A small group of audience members enters Center Theatre Group commission and the first collaboration between two of America’s a room, guided by a voice, each room a different story — will you complete the ritual? great theatre artists: Hwang and Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home). About Rogue Artists Ensemble: About Center Theatre Group: Founded in 2001, Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary Center Theatre Group, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is artists that creates Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, Los Angeles’ leading nonprofit theatre company, programming seasons at the 736-seat puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology. Mark Taper Forum and 1,600 to 2,000-seat Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. rogueartists.org centertheatregroup.org VENUE: A SECRET MID-CITY, SIX-STORY WAREHOUSE BUILT IN 1927 VENUE: THE AHMANSON THEATRE (revealed after tickets have been purchased) 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 As the nation’s premier Asian American For the first time in its history, East West theater organization, East West Players Players launched a playwrights group in 2017. OUR LEADERSHIP produces artistic works and educational East West Players continues the development COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS Rose Chan Loui Meredith Patt programs that foster dialogue exploring of new works by partnering with the Oregon Carmen J. Smith Audience Services Manager Asian Pacific experiences. Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, George and Brad Takei Jeff Yang New Musicals Inc., and the University of Chairs Rosie Narasaki PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Southern California. Each year, our ARTISTIC DIRECTORS EMERITI Development Assistant Writers Gallery series, in partnership Maoyeh Lu and Ellen Wu The Alliance of Creative Talent Services with the Japanese American National Museum, Randall and Mari Tamura Mako (d.) Christopher Aguilar (ACTS) is a career development program that presents staged readings of new plays Lynn Waggoner Nobu McCarthy (d.) Marc Ferrer brings visibility of Asian American artists in the Fall and Spring. Tim Dang Meds Medina to casting directors, producers, and other BOARD OF DIRECTORS House Managers executives. ACTS is the only industry-based ARTS EDUCATION STAFF career development program at an Asian Randall Tamura East West Players Pacific American (APA) theater in the country Our Theater for Youth (TFY) program inspires Co-Chair & Treasurer Snehal Desai David Henry Hwang Theater at and the largest APA talent resource.
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