EAST WEST PLAYERS Brings STEEL MAGNOLIAS to the Stage, Opening September 11th; Previews Begin September 5th
East West Players (EWP), the nation's largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest-running professional theatre of color in the country, opens its 48th Anniversary Season, themed Making Light, with "Steel Magnolias," by Robert Harling. "Steel Magnolias" will be directed by Laurie Woolery.
"Steel Magnolias" is a classic comedy-drama play that later became a popular film about the bond among a group of Southern women. The action centers on Truvy's beauty parlour and the women who regularly gather there."There are plum roles in this play which can be played by actresses of any background," says Tim Dang, Producing Artistic Director of East West Players. "Additionally, a little-known fact to the mainstream is that there are sizable Asian American populations in the South, including Houston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Orlando, Virginia Beach, and throughout the gulf region."The production stars Hiwa Bourne ("The Pity of Things," "Crimes of the Heart," "Shake") as Truvy, Ruth Coughlin ("A Christmas Carol," "A Midsummer Night's Dream") as Shelby, Karen Huie ("A Little Night Music," "Joy Luck Club") as Ouiser, Dian Kobayashi ("Joy Luck Club," "Equus") as Clairee, Lovelle Liquigan ("A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Language Archive,") as Annelle, and Patti Yasutake (Star Trek: The Next Generation) as M'Lynn.
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Closing Costs Gil Cates Theater (3/31-5/02) |