Theater: Velina Hasu Houston's "Calligraphy" depicting two families in Tokyo and L.A, Nov 12- Dec 12

Cultural News Email Daily   Cultural News Email Daily is edited by Shige Higashi of Cultural News in Los Angeles, California. The goal of Cultural News is to tie together with enthusiasts of Japanese culture in Southern California. The indexing at www.culturalnews.com is most comprehensive source of Japanese culture in the region. This is a membership site. Join Cultural News Club! Theatre: Velina Hasu Houston's "Calligraphy" depicting two families of interracial marriage in Tokyo and Los Angeles, Nov 12 - Dec 12   Calligraphy Saturday, November 12 - Sunday, December 12 Thursday - Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm November 25 will be dark   The Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 489-0994 www.thelatc.org Co-producers Playwrights' Arena & The Latino Theater Company/Los Angeles Theatre Center in association with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center present the World Premier of Calligraphy written by Velina Hasu Houston and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera with historical accuracy over-seen by dramaturg Luis Alfaro. Calligraphy is a play about the humor that survival demands. Two cousins-one in Los Angeles and one in Tokyo-struggle to navigate change and find new ways of defining their femininity as they confront their mothers' aging. Blending comedy with drama, Houston explores an international family complicated by interracial marriage, feminism, and culture as the West and East collide and converge in adventurous and challenging ways.   The cast includes Melody Butiu, Kevin Daniels, Fran de Leon, Emily Kuroda, and Jeanne Sakata.   Houston is an internationally acclaimed playwright who has written over 30 plays including fifteen commissions in a career that began Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club and the Negro Ensemble Company. The Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 489-0994 www.thelatc.org $35 General Admission $20 Students & Seniors $17.50 JACCC Members $10 Thursday night

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