Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Letters to A Student Revolutionary
The Visual Artists Guild presents a play to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.
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From Ann Lau & Ken Aaron of The Visual Artists Guild
A Play by Elizabeth Wong
Directed by Peter J. Kuo
Poignantly moving and at times disarmingly funny, LETTERS TO A STUDENT REVOLUTIONARY traces the decade-long correspondence and search for true democracy between two pen-pals--one Chinese, the other Chinese American--which ends abruptly with the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.First staged in 1991, this is the first play in the United Stated to respond to the tragic historical event.
WINNER! Best of Fest -- 2008 Fullerton College Director's Festival
FEATURING:
Carin Chea | Julia Cho | Edward Gunawan | Ruffy Landayan | Joon Lee | Nghia Luu | Sheila Tejada | Tina Tong
DAY, DATE & TIME:
Saturday, February 28th @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 1st @ 3:00PM* & 7:30 PM
*A panel discussion with playwright & human rights advocates will follow Sunday matinee 3:00 PM performance
VENUE:
At the Democracy Forum of
The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
111 N. Central Avenue (Little Tokyo - Downtown L.A. near 1st and Central)
TICKETS:
$20 for General Admission
$15 for Students, Seniors, Group (10+), Affiliated APA + Theatre Groups and Japanese American National Museum Members
TICKET RESERVATION:
Online: www.addwordproductions.com
Email: addwordproductions@gmail.com
Phone:(310) 594-3068
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Two Special Events just added :
TIANANMEN STORY: A Photograph Exhibit
All Weekend Long - Open 2 Hours Before Performance Time
PANEL DISCUSSION after Sun, Mar 1 @ 3 PM matinee performance with
- LETTERS playwright Elizabeth Wong
- China Specialist Amnesty International Representative James Zimmerman
- Photographer and 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre eye-witness Catherine Bauknight
- Chairwoman of Visual Artists Guild Ann Lau
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