Silk Road Presents a Staged Reading of CALLIGRAPHY, 8/25-28

Silk Road Theatre Project's Al Kasida Staged Reading Series Presents CALLIGRAPHY, a play by Velina Hasu Houston, directed by Lisa Portes. Featuring: Cheryl Hamada, Christine Lin, Anthony Peeples, Jennifer Shin, and Lisa Tejero. Thursday, August 25 at 7:30pm, Saturday, August 27 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, August 28 at 2:00pm.

WHERE: Silk Road Theatre Project at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St., Pierce Hall, Chicago

COST: Free and Open to the Public.

RESERVATIONS: Reservations strongly recommended. Only online reservations accepted. Email boxoffice@srtp.org with your name and number of tickets needed.

Each staged reading will be followed by a Q & A session.

For further information, visit www.srtp.org.

ABOUT CALLIGRAPHY

With the humor that survival demands, two cousins-one in Los Angeles and one in Tokyo-struggle to navigate change as they confront their mothers' aging and the impact it has on their lives.

ABOUT PLAYWRIGHT Velina Hasu Houston

Velina Hasu Houston has written over thirty plays including sixteen commissions in a career that began in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club and Negro Ensemble Company. Her plays have been produced throughout the U.S. and internationally, including: the Old Globe Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Smithsonian Institution, Whole Theatre (Olympia Dukakis, producer), NHK (Japan nationwide), Pasadena Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, and others. Current projects include Jonah's Faith, LA Opera commission with Alexander Prior; Bliss in the exhibit Posing Beauty in African American Culture at The Fisher Museum of Art; Iphigenia at Aulis, Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada commission, Peggy Shannon collaboration; Calligraphy at Silk Road Theatre Project, and Made in Japan (International Federation of Theatre Research Conference, Osaka). At the University of Southern California School of Theatre, Houston is founder of the Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing, Professor of Theatre, Associate Dean of Faculty, Director of Dramatic Writing, Resident Playwright. Homepage: http://www.velinahasuhouston.com.

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

CALLIGRAPHY was originally produced in fall of 2010 by Playwrights' Arena, Jon Lawrence Rivers, Artistic Director and Latino Theatre Company, Jose Luis Valenzuela, Artistic Director.

ABOUT SILK ROAD THEATRE PROJECT

Silk Road Theatre Project showcases playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean backgrounds, whose works address themes relevant to the peoples of the Silk Road and their Diaspora communities. Through the mediums of theatre, video, education, and advocacy, we aim to deepen and expand representation in American culture.