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‘Our Town’ with All-Asian American Cast Posted On The National Asian American Theatre Company will present a virtual reading of “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder with an all-Asian American cast for one night only, Wednesday May 19, at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The proceeds of this reading will benefit the company. Yumi Iwama, who portrayed Emily Webb in NAATCO’s 1994 production of the play, proposed the reading to NAATCO, following her recent interview with The New York Times: “The idea that I was this Asian actress playing this iconic American role was just daunting. I remember being in kind of a high emotional state throughout the run, because I really wanted to do it well. And I loved Emily. She didn’t have these issues of ‘Do I belong here?’ She was part of this town, part of this community. She just lives her life with abandon in a way that I never felt I had the li ....
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Performance of ‘Question 27, Question 28’ Available Online Posted On Earlier this year, Artists at Play produced “Question 27, Question 28” by Chay Yew, directed by Jully Lee, in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum for their Oshogatsu Family Festival. Artists at Play is proud to re-release the video performance, available until May 21, in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Go to: http://bit.ly/Q27Q28 What were the experiences of Japanese American women in the World War II concentration camps? How did they keep hope alive for themselves, their families, and community? “Question 27, Question 28” uses actual interviews and testimonials to tell their stories of hardship, determination, and love. ....