Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal

By: Jul. 24, 2011

From July 20 through August 2, "In Rehearsal", photographs drawn from the Lia Chang Theater Portfolio in the Library of Congress' Asian American Pacific Islander Collection titled, will be on view in the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room, located in Room 150 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The hours of the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The 20 photographs on display feature rehearsals of David Henry Hwang's play, "ChingLish," which premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago this summer and is bound for Broadway this fall; and rehearsal shots from "Bakwas Bumbug!," a pop opera by Samrat Chakrabarti and Sanjiv Jhaveri, which recently made its off-Broadway debut.

Select materials from the Playwrights' Archives (AAPI Collection) will also be on view, such as original scripts by Velina Hasu Houston, Christine Toy Johnson, Jeanne Sakata and Lani Montreal.

Sponsored by the Library of Congress' Asian Division, The Display of The Lia Chang Theater
Portfolio photographs and select scripts from the Playwrights' Archives (AAPI Collection) is being held in conjunction with the "Asian American Plays for a New Generation" book event on July 27 at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the Library of Congress James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.

Editor Rick Shiomi, on behalf of co-editors Josephine Lee and Don Eitel, will discuss their new anthology "Asian American Plays for a New Generation" (Temple University Press, June 2011).

"Asian American Plays for a New Generation" features seven plays. Six of those were developed and produced by Mu Performing Arts, the Midwest's foremost pan-Asian performing arts organization, founded in Minneapolis in 1992.

"Bahala Na" by Clarence Coo is about the relationship between a grandmother and her grandson who is gay. "Happy Valley," by Aurorae Khoo, focuses on the plight of the Chinese in Hong Kong when the former British colony comes under Communist Chinese rule. "Asiamnesia," by Sun Mee Chomet examines the issues facing Asian American women in theater and society. "Sia(b)," by May Lee Yang, is about a young Hmong woman understanding her own identity. "Walleye Kid, The Musical," by Sundraya Kase, R.A. Shiomi and Kurt Miyashiro is based on the Japanese folktale, "The Peach Boy." "Ching Chong Chinaman," by Lauren Yee, is a comedy that explores the stereotype of Asians as "the model minority." "Indian Cowboy," by Zaraawar Mistry, focuses on pre- and post-9/11 life in America's South Asian communities.

The Library of Congress is a central repository for all types of Asian publications that are not broadly available at other locations in the United States. Initiated in 1869 with a gift of 10 works in 934 volumes offered to the United States by the Emperor of China, the Library's Asian collection of more than 2 million items is the largest and most comprehensive outside of Asia. For more information about the division and its holdings, go to www.loc.gov/rr/asian/.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov and via interactive exhibitions on a personalized website at myLOC.gov.

July 20-August 2, 2011
"In Rehearsal": Lia Chang Theater Portfolio Display of David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, and Samrat Chakrabarti and Sanjiv Jhaveri's Bakwas Bumbug! Rehearsal Photos
Library of Congress
Asian Division Reading Room
Thomas Jefferson Building
10 First Street S.E., Room 150
Washington, D.C.
8:30am-4:30pm

Photo credit: Lisa Chang

Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal

Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
David Henry Hwang and director Leigh Silverman

Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
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Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
David Henry Hwang

Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
David Henry Hwang

Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
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Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal
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Photo Flash: Chinglish In Rehearsal



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