on Wednesday March 30th
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Playwright Marty Chan (Mom, Dad, I'm Living With A White Girl) is coming to Historic Joy Kogawa House.
This is a special reception, hosted by Kogawa House Society. Marty is coming, and so is the costume designer. They will talk about this new exciting play about the Chinese immigration to Canada, and how Monkey King is involved.
The evening is moderated by Todd Wong, creator of Gung Haggis Fat Choy, and who is active on the executive boards of Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, Historic Joy Kogawa House Society and The Land Conservancy of BC. Todd loves is a 5th generation Chinese Canadian, and loves Monkey King stories and Asian Canadian history.
Wednesday, March 30th. 7:30 to 9pm
The Forbidden Phoenix
Mon, 2011-03-28 07:47 — Ann-Marie Metten
Marty Chan's The Forbidden
Phoenix opens next month at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond. Become a
member of the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society and get the discount
ticket price.
Bonus: Meet the playwright this Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 to
9pm,
at Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver.
Cost:
$25 = Tax-deductible one-year membership in Historic Joy Kogawa House
Society
$39 = One ticket to any production of The Forbidden Phoenix,
running April 7 to 23 at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond
$64 total
This event is a fundraiser for our writer-in-residence program at
Historic Joy Kogawa House, which September 15, 2011, to April 15, 2012.
For tickets, email email kogawahouse@yahoo.ca
About the play
The Forbidden Phoenix, combines adventure and martial arts to
present an eye-popping musical that tells the story of a father who
comes to Canada looking for a better life. High drama and visual
spectacle combine for a unique evening of family entertainment.
Performed in English with Chinese surtitles. The play runs April 7 to 23
at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond.
About the event
On Wednesday, March 30, please join us in the living room of Historic
Joy Kogawa House, childhood home of the author Joy Kogawa, for a rare
opportunity to sit with this master author, hear him read from the
playscript, and discuss the issues of history and mythology he raises in
his work.
About the playwright
Marty Chan explores the tensions between opposing forces of assimilation
and the search for heritage and cultural roots.
Marty Chan is an award-winning playwright. His Mom, Dad, I’m Living
with a White Girl won the Sterling Award for Best New Play and Best
Sound Design, and Harvard University’s A.C.T. Award. The Forbidden
Phoenix won the Alberta Literary Awards Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award
for Drama in 2004.
For tickets, email email kogawahouse@yahoo.ca