JUN 27 - JUL 21, 2024
Unbroken Blossoms
By Philip W. Chung
Directed by Jeff Liu
A World Premiere
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Unbroken Blossoms
By Philip W. Chung
Directed by Jeff Liu
A World Premiere
Presented at the David Henry Hwang Theater
June 27 – July 21, 2024
Opening Night June 30, 2024
An idealistic family man and a cynical, aspiring filmmaker are hired as the Chinese American consultants for Broken Blossoms, Hollywood's first onscreen interracial love story... between a white actress and a white actor in yellowface makeup. If the circumstances weren’t already questionable enough, the consultants must contend with the outsized ego of the film's director D.W. Griffith, who is attempting to belie criticisms of racism after the release of his controversial film The Birth of a Nation.
Presented by East West Players, Philip W. Chung's play Unbroken Blossoms is a historical reimagining of the making of a boundary-breaking Hollywood classic that shines a light on the collateral damage in the search for "authentic" representation, and asks what price we pay for our art.
Originally presented in 2015 by Visual Communications in partnership with East West Players.
Performance Schedule
Cast
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(James B. Leong)
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(Moon Kwan)
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(D. W. Griffith)
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(Lillian Gish & Gilda)
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(Richard Barthelmess)
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(u/s James B. Leong & Moon Kwan)
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(u/s Lillian Gish & Gilda)
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(u/s D. W. Griffith & Richard Barthelmess)
Credits
Playwright
Philip W. Chung
Director
Jeff Liu^
Intimacy Director
Shinshin Yuder Tsai
Fight Choreographer
Cesar Cipriano
Scenic Designer
Mina Kinukawa †
Projection Designer
Sam Clevenger
Properties Designer
Michael O'Hara
Costume Designer
Jaymee Ngernwichit
Lighting Designer
Wes Charles Chew
Assistant Lighting Designer
Kelly Rodriguez
Sound Designer
Cinthia Nava
Stage Manager
Brandon Hong Cheng*
Assistant Stage Manager
Irene DH Lee
*Member of Actors Equity Association
^Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
†Member of USA 829
Advisories
Production Warning
To be updated.
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