In 1965, the first Asian American theatre company, the East West players, was founded by a group of actors who wanted to find better opportunities in the acting industry. Forty years later, Asian American theatre is one of the fastest-growing theatre sectors with over thirty active theatre companies and numerous award-winning artists such as Frank Chin, Jessica Hagedorn, Ping Chong, David Henry Hwang, Philip Kan Gotanda, Velina Hasu, and B. D. Wong. Based on over seventy interviews, this 2006 book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005 with focus on actors, playwrights, companies, audiences, and communities. Emphasizing historical contexts, Esther Kim Lee examines how issues of cultural nationalism, interculturalism, and identity politics affect a racially defined theatre. Addressing issues ranging from actor's activism to Asian Diaspora, the book documents how Asian American theatre has become an indispensable part of American culture.
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Based on over seventy interviews and archival findings, this 2006 book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005. Subjects included in the study are: actors, playwrights, audiences, alternative performances and the Miss Saigon controversy. It was the first study to document the history of Asian American theatre.
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Esther Kim Lee is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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third world movement, contemporary performance, three solo pieces, national abjection, kind gentleman, second wave playwrights, four theatre companies, second wave artists, oriental actors, casting controversy, intercultural theatre, uncited quotations, second wave writers, artistic committee, regional theatre companies, multicultural theatre, ethnic theatres, mainstream theatre, theatre artists, theatre community, minority actors, playwriting competition, alternative theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asian American, New York City, Frank Chin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miss Saigon, East West Players, David Henry Hwang, Japanese American, Tisa Chang, Public Theater, United States, University of California, Chinese American, Ping Chong, African American, Temple University Press, Filipino American, Four Seas Players, Oriental Actors of America, Winston Tong, Eric Hayashi, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, David Oyama, Philip Kan Gotanda New!
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third world movement, contemporary performance, three solo pieces, national abjection, kind gentleman, second wave playwrights, four theatre companies, second wave artists, oriental actors, casting controversy, intercultural theatre, uncited quotations, second wave writers, artistic committee, regional theatre companies, multicultural theatre, ethnic theatres, mainstream theatre, theatre artists, theatre community, minority actors, playwriting competition, alternative theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asian American, New York City, Frank Chin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miss Saigon, East West Players, David Henry Hwang, Japanese American, Tisa Chang, Public Theater, United States, University of California, Chinese American, Ping Chong, African American, Temple University Press, Filipino American, Four Seas Players, Oriental Actors of America, Winston Tong, Eric Hayashi, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, David Oyama, Philip Kan Gotanda New!
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- Color of Theater by Roberta Uno on 7 pages
- The Asian American Movement (Asian American History & Cultu) by William Wei on 5 pages
- Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing by Rajini Srikanth on 5 pages
- American Experience by Frank on 4 pages
- Interculturalism and Performance (PAJ Books) by Bonnie Marranca on 4 pages
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