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May 21: Raymond J. Lee and Ali Ewoldt star in Concert Reading of Jason Ma’s Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, the Eastern Region Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity Association will present a concert reading of GOLD MOUNTAIN (book, music and lyrics by Jason Ma), on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. Directed by Christine Toy Johnson, the reading will take place at Hunter College’s Lang Recital Hall, 69th Street (between Park and Lex) and will feature Raymond J. Lee (ANYTHING GOES), Ali Ewoldt (LES MISERABLES), Alan Ariano (MISS SAIGON), Steven Eng, Whitney Kam Lee, Paolo Montalban (PACIFIC OVERTURES), Buzz Roddy, Hansel Tan, Joshua Dela Cruz, Dan Edwards, Andrew Eisenman, Brian Jose, Jake Manabat and David Shih. Musical direction is by Michael Larsen. Production design is by Bruce Alan Johnson.
GOLD
MOUNTAIN is
the
untold
story
of
the
Chinese
men
who,
in
search
of
a
better
life
for
their
families,
came
to
California
to
build
the
Central
Pacific
Railroad
—
endangering
their
own
lives
and
finding
heartache
and
hardship
instead
of
the
gold
they
were
promised.
Two
star-crossed
lovers
find
each
other
in
the
midst
of
it
all
and
must
find
a
way
to
escape,
or
risk
never
being
together
again.
Tickets
are
free,
but
space
is
very
limited.
RSVP
to
One Red Bastard Novelist Ed Lin Readings in New York on May 7, 10 and 12
Novelist
Ed
Lin’s
4th
book, One
Red
Bastard (Minotaur
Books),
his
3rd
of
his
Robert
Chow
series,
is
hot
off
the
presses
this
month. Publishers
Weeklyawarded
the
book
a
prepublication
star,
denoting
a
book
of
exceptional
merit.
“Tensions in America’s relationship with China and Taiwan form the backdrop for Lin’s compelling third mystery featuring Chinese-American Robert Chow of the NYPD (after 2010’s Snakes Can’t Run). By the fall of 1976, Chow has moved on from being the department’s token to real policing, but his personal and professional lives collide when his journalist girlfriend, Lonnie, becomes the prime suspect in a case with potential international repercussions. Chen Xiaochuan, the official representative for Mao Tse-tung’s daughter, who’s seeking asylum in the States, is bludgeoned to death in a Chinatown park, and Lonnie is the last person known to have seen him after interviewing him for her newspaper. Possible motives can be found all over the political spectrum, complicating the investigation.”
Check
out
the
book
trailer
here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VnwcLiSXO4
Meet
Lin
on
Monday,
May
7
at
6:30pm
at
The
Mysterious
Bookshop
at
58
Warren
Street
in
New
York.http://bit.ly/IFi9GW
SHANGHAI CALLING Premieres at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival
David Henry Hwang, BD Wong, Francis Jue, Jennifer Lim, Brian d’Arcy James, Oskar Eustis, and Leigh Silverman at WNYC’s The Greene Space
On Monday, May 7, 2012 at WNYC’s The Greene Space in New York, Tony award-winning Playwright David Henry Hwang celebrated the release of his newly published play from TCG Books, Chinglish, which received its Broadway premiere in Fall 2011 and was named “Best American Play of 2011” by TIME magazine, and by Bloomberg Radio, NY1 and WNYC as one of the Top 10 Broadway shows of the year.
David Henry Hwang at WNYC’s The Greene Space in New York on May 7, 2012, courtesy New York Public Radio. © 2012 Lia Chang
The
critically
acclaimed Chinglish is
set
for
the
silver
screen,
and
a
tour
which
kicks
off
in
the
Fall
at
Berkeley
Rep. Fast
and
Furioushelmer
Justin
Lin
(Better
Luck
Tomorrow, Finishing
the
Game),
recently
acquired
the
film
rights
toChinglish and
is
set
to
begin
shooting
in
2013,
with
a
screenplay
by
Hwang.
Filmmaker
Justin
Lin
Acquires
Film
Rights
to
David
Henry
Hwang’s
Critically
Acclaimed
Broadway
Comedy
Chinglish
WNYC’s The Greene Space in New York on May 7, 2012, courtesy New York Public Radio. © 2012 Lia Chang
The
play
has
been
nominated
for
3
Drama
Desk
Awards
including
–
Outstanding
Play
for
Hwang,
Outstanding
Actress
in
a
Play
for
Jennifer
Lim
and
Outstanding
Set
Design
for
David
Korins. Chinglish
May 20, 21: Epic Theatre Presents Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths, starring Joel de la Fuente at 47th Street Theatre
The
NYC
Epic
Theatre
Ensemble
is
presenting
Jeanne
Sakata’s
solo
playHold
These
Truths
(formerly
known
as
Dawn’s
Light:
The
Journey
of
Gordon
Hirabayashi),
directed
by
Lisa
Rothe
and
starring
Joel
de
la
Fuente,
in
a
free
and
prototype
production
at
the
47th
Street
Theatre,
304
W.
47th
St.
between
8th
and
9th
Ave
in
New
York
on
May
20
and
21
at
8pm.
Inspired by a true story, Dawn’s Light takes placed in Seattle during World War II, where University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi is agonizing over U.S. government orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he fights to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the U.S. Constitution, Gordon journeys toward a greater understanding of America’s triumphs — and a confrontation with its failures.
The production is free and open to the public, and begins at 8pm. Clickhere to RSVP. http://epictheatreensemble.org/holdthesetruths
Remembering
Civil
Rights
Leader
Gordon
Hirabayashi,1918-
2012
President
Obama
Names
Asian
American
Civil
Rights
Hero
Gordon
Hirabayashi
Recipient
of
Presidential
Medal
of
Freedom
Jeanne
Sakata
made
her
playwriting
debut
in
recent
years
with
her
solo
show Hold
These
Truths (formerly Dawn’s
Light:
The
Journey
of
Gordon
Hirabayashi
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