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2012/2013 Season

 



 

MAIN STAGE 

 
DOJOJI: THE MAN INSIDE THE BELL 
Dojoji: The Man Inside The Bell by Ernest Abuba
May 18-June 9, 2013
at the Clurman Theatre
by Ernest Abuba
Choreography by and in
collaboration with Sachiyo Ito
Directed by Tisa Chang

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ETERNAL LOVE, DESTINY and power of TRANSFORMATION. From Pan Asian veteran artists comes a visually stunning reimagining of a classic tale.

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  THREE TREES 
Three Trees by Alvin Eng
March 23-April 14, 2013
At the West End Theater
By Alvin Eng
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Directed by Ernest Abuba

Paris.1950’s. Café Didot. Alberto Giacometti meets his muse, Isaku Yanaihara.

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“Jean-Pierre Stewart is excellent as the needy, bumbling genius Giacometti…The design elements … are likewise remarkable.”
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“Exquisitely acted, “Three Trees” puts forth beautiful ideas concerning the transformative power of creating and inspiring art, the notion of a portrait as the container of a human spirit, and the confounding intersection of the aesthetic and the mundane in the everyday experience of an artist. Intelligently directed by Ernest Abuba, the production is entrancing...!
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TRAINING 

 
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ACTING & WRITING LAB PRESENTATION
led by Ernest Abuba

Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 7pm
Open to the public

RSVP to info@panasianrep.org

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PLAYS IN PROCESS 

 
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AMERICAN AMNESIA

February 5 at 7:00
In the Bruce Mitchell Room

By Glenn Kubota

Norm is a loving parent with conservative convictions. When his daughter, Natalie, risks her academic achievements and honors, Norm is forced to decide between shielding her or defending his beliefs

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  FISHING FOR WIVES 
  Summer 2013 
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by Edward Sakamoto

It’s 1913 and two fishermen in Hawaii inadvertantly set off A COMIC BATTLE OF THE SEXES.

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NO-NO BOY
November 16, 2012 at 7:00;
November 17 at 3:00
In the Bruce Mitchell Room

By Ken Narasaki

Based on the book by John Okada, and set in the aftermath of WWII the play follows draft resister Ichiro Yamada after he is released from prison and STRUGGLES TO COME TO TERMS WITH HIS CHOICES.

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36th Season Kickoff 

 
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*Thurs Nov 29, 2012*
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Dinner


Celebrate the start of the season at the Golden Unicorn in Chinatown with 10-course Chinese Banquet, beer and wine, entertainment, including a screening of the documentary short film THE WIVES OF HENRY YUK, and salute to Community Leaders, Julie Azuma and Tamio Spiegel and Mei Hua Society.

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35th Anniversary Gala Season 2011/12 

Rangoon by Mayank Keshaviah
RANGOON
May 25 - June 17, 2012
At the Clurman Theatre
410 West 42nd Street (btw 9th and 10th)

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By Mayank Keshaviah
Directed by Raul Aranas

World Premiere! A family of Indian emigres must deal with seductions of American life, while trying to keep its heritage alive. Funny and tragic— a quintessential 21st century American tale.

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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 

Pan Asian Rep 35th Gala


Gala Award Dinner
March 19, 2012
At the Edison Ballroom

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A once-in-a-lifetime event
themed Legacy and Homecoming

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NEWWORKS 2012 

   

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STELLA RISING
March 8 - 17, 2012
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Created and performed by Napua Davoy
Directed by Karine Plantadit

Hawaiian paradise meets
The Grapes of Wrath in this tale of mothers and daughters, wisdom and forgetting, told through a vibrant blend of jazz and classical music.

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BAUDELAIRE: LA MORT
March 23 - April 1, 2012
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Directed and Choreographed
by Shigeko Sara Suga
Assitant Directed/Dramaturge Paola Irun
Co-created with Ernest Abuba,
Anna Gheesling and Minouche Waring

Original music composed and performed
by Yukio Tsugi

Flamenco guitar performed
by Arturo Martinez

Featuring Ernest Abuba, Tiffany Chen, Paola Irun, and Shigeko Sara Suga with
Aaron Chieu, and Tim Liu  
 
Inspired by Baudelaire’s masterpiece
Les Fleur du Mal, BAUDELAIRE: La Mort is dance theatre that fuses Butoh, Flamenco and French poetry in a visceral exploration of life's beginnings and endings

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