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| Name: | East West Players | |
| Date Formed: | 1965 | |
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| Location(s): | Union Center for the Arts 120 Judge John Aiso St. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California 90012 |
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| Notable Members: | Mako (d. Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnic Japanese American district in Downtown Los Angeles and one of only three official was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as "Mako" omitting his surname ), Artistic Director emeritus Nobu McCarthy (d. The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet Nobu McCarthy ( November 13, 1934 – April 6, 2002) was a Japanese American actress stage director and former fashion model ) Artistic Director emeritus |
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| Official site: | www.eastwestplayers.org | |
| Genre(s): | Asian American theatre | |
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. As one of the nation’s first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience. Background Asian American theatre emerged in the 1960s and the 1970s with the foundation of four theatre companies East West Players in Los Angeles Asian American
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Overview
Established in 1965 by Mako, Beulah Quo, James Hong, Pat Li, June Kim, Guy Lee and Yet Lock as a place where Asian American actors could perform roles beyond the stereotypical parts they were being limited to in Hollywood, early STATEMENT OF PURPOSE read:
"To further cultural understanding between the East and West by employing the dual Oriental and American heritages of the East-West Players. was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as "Mako" omitting his surname For the co-founder of the online ratings site see Hot or Not. "[1]
After more than four decades, East West Players has been called “the nation’s pre-eminent Asian American theater troupe” [2] for their award-winning productions blending Eastern and Western movement, costumes, language, and music. The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various Cultures social structures and philosophical systems of " the East " The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings EWP has premiered over 100 plays and musicals about the Asian Pacific American experience and has held over 1,000 readings and workshops. Our emphasis is on building bridges between East and West, and one measure of our success is an audience of 56% Asians and a remarkable 44% non-Asian attendance.
In 1998, EWP Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang led the company’s move from a 99-seat Equity Waiver "black box” into a new 240-seat venue at an Actors Equity Association contract level. Timothy Dang is an Actor and the Artistic director at the Asian American theatre company East West Players, in Little Tokyo, Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation consisting of a simple somewhat unadorned Performance space usually a large square room with black walls and a flat Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity EWP’s mainstage is the David Henry Hwang Theater, housed within the historic Union Center for the Arts in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district, where we serve over 10,000 people each year, including low income audiences provided free and discounted admissions and deaf audiences attending our series of ASL-interpreted shows. David Henry Hwang (黃哲倫 Pinyin: Huáng Zhìlún (born August 11, 1957) is a contemporary American Playwright who has risen to Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnic Japanese American district in Downtown Los Angeles and one of only three official American Sign Language (or ASL Ameslan is the dominant Sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts
Educational Programs
EWP offers a growing array of educational programs training over 200 multicultural artists each year – the Actors Conservatory (performance workshops and an intensive Summer Conservatory); David Henry Hwang Writers Institute; the career program, Alliance of Creative Talent Services (ACTS); and the touring Theatre for Youth (reaching an estimated 50,000 K-8th graders and their families via in-school performances and festivals).
Alumni
Notable EWP alumni include actors Mako, Nobu McCarthy, Pat Morita, James Hong, Yuki Shimoda, Rodney Kageyama, B.D. Wong, John Lone, Freda Foh Shen, Lauren Tom, Amy Hill, Alec Mapa, Alan Muraoka, Emily Kuroda, Sala Iwamatsu, Chris Tashima, John Cho and Daniel Dae Kim, and dramatists Wakako Yamauchi, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, David Henry Hwang, Philip Kan Gotanda, Roberta Uno, R. was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as "Mako" omitting his surname Nobu McCarthy ( November 13, 1934 – April 6, 2002) was a Japanese American actress stage director and former fashion model Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Morita Noriyuki)--> ( For the co-founder of the online ratings site see Hot or Not. Yuki Shimoda ( August 10, 1921 - May 21, 1981 was an American Actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC Rodney Kageyama is an American stage film and TV actor He is a Nisei Japanese American (second-generation Bradley Darryl “BD” Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor, best-known for his role in the Broadway John Lone ( born October 13, 1952 as 吳國良 is an American Actor. Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Early life Tom a Chinese American, Amy Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American Actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Mrs Alec Mapa ( "MAH-puh" born July 10, 1965) is an American actor comedian and writer Alan Muraoka (born August 10, 1962 in Mission Hills, California) is an actor and theatre director who plays Alan the current owner of Hooper's Emily Kuroda is best known for her role as Mrs Kim on TV's Gilmore Girls, but she has had a long career on stage and screen and is a veteran of Chris Tashima (born in 1960 in Cambridge MA) is an American actor and director John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American film and television Actor and Musician, best known for his roles in the American Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Wakako Yamauchi (born 1924 is a Nisei Asian American female Writer. Hiroshi Kashiwagi is a Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) poet playwright and actor David Henry Hwang (黃哲倫 Pinyin: Huáng Zhìlún (born August 11, 1957) is a contemporary American Playwright who has risen to Philip Kan Gotanda (born December 17 1951 is an American playwright and filmmaker A. Shiomi and Judith Nihei. East West Players has also had the opportunity to work with many respected artists and faculty such as actors Dennis Dun, Danny Glover, Bill Macy, Takayo Fischer, George Takei, Tsai Chin, and Nancy Kwan, directors, Lisa Peterson and Oskar Eustis, musician Dan Kuramoto and instructors Calvin Remsberg and Fran Bennett. Dennis Dun (born April 19 1952 is a Chinese American actor from Stockton California, currently residing in Los Angeles Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22 1946 is an American Actor, Film director, and Political activist. Bill Macy - born Wolf Marvin Garber on May 18 1922 in Revere Massachusetts to Michael Garber a manufacturer and his wife Mollie ( née Takayo Fischer (born November 25, 1932) is an American stage film and TV actress as well as voice-over actress and singer George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek Tsai Chin ( born November 30, 1936) also known as Irene Chow, is a Chinese -born actress living in England Nancy Kwan (born May 19 1939) ( Cantonese: Kwan Ka Shin is an American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance Oskar Eustis is the Artistic director at the Public Theater and has worked as a director dramaturg and artistic director for theaters around the country Fran Bennett (born August 14, 1937) is an American Actress born in Malvern Arkansas.
Over seventy-five percent of all Asian Pacific performers in the acting unions living in Los Angeles have worked at EWP. East West Players has provided training and opportunities to many emerging and professional artists who have gone on win Tony Awards, Obie Awards, Emmy Awards, LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, and Academy Awards. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater Established in 1989 the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are a major Southern California Award for excellence in Theatre with is held "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
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