HELLO THERE! Here you'll find the latest on the work of ELIZABETH WONG, author of such critically-acclaimed plays as CHINA DOLL, LETTERS TO A STUDENT REVOLUTIONARY, KIMCHEE & CHITLINS, and DATING & MATING IN MODERN TIMES.
ALSO FEATURED -- her work as a theatrical director, screenwriter, sitcom writer, social essayist, AND visiting professor/guest lecturer.
SELECT (links on left) to view the following...
BIOGRAPHY to see a short program bio, headshot, candid playwright photos, list of publications and essays, and the all-important "play-ography."
UPCOMING for a quick peek on newly-released publications, new commissions, works-in-progress, and upcoming productions.
SPOTLIGHT to view a rotating gallery of playbills, cast photos, production stills, set and costume designs, reviews, text revisions...AND MORE!
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APAFT HONORS WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS:
ELIZABETH WONG AND JULIA CHO
The Asian Pacific American Friends of the Theatre (APAFT) awarded Elizabeth Wong and Julia Cho with an "Outstanding Playwright" trophy and dinner. Over 50 people, including the honorees attended the event, held in the Wells Fargo Building at Taipan Restaurant in downtown, Los Angeles. Superior Court Judge and APAFT Chair Ernest Hiroshige (a former child star himself) presented the award. Playwright Prince Gomolvilas moderated a lively post-dinner discussion with the playwrights. Julia Cho is a writer on the tv show "Fringe" and "Big Love." Her award-winning play DURANGO was recently produced by Silk Road Theatre Project in Chicago. Wong is a former staff writer of the ABC/Disney Margaret Cho show "All-American Girl." Her short comedy FINDING YOUR INNER ZULU will premiere in "The DNA Trail," a collaborative project about ancestry, to take place in Chicago next spring.
Judge Ernest Hiroshige presiding over awards ceremony.
"I was surprised and grateful as it's been a rough year. I feel the luv. I guess I won't give up afterall." -- Elizabeth Wong
20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE -- WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN JUNE 4, 1989
WONG
RECEIVES COMMENDATION FOR HER HUMAN-RIGHTS THEMED PLAY
LETTERS
TO A STUDENT REVOLUTIONARY
FROM SUPERVISOR ZEV YAROSLAVSKY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
SPECIAL 2009 PRODUCTIONS AT THE CENTER FOR NATIONAL PRESERVATION OF DEMOCDRACY, LITTLE TOKYO LOS ANGELES and at Cal State University, Los Angeles.
DIRECTED BY PETER KUO PRODUCED BY ADDWORD PRODUCTIONS AND METAMORPHOSIS THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE VISUAL ARTS GUILD AND THE CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL PRESERVATION OF DEMOCRACY
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS BENEFITED AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO FROM THE ALBANY PRODUCTION OF LETTERS.
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WONG HONORED TO SERVE ON MID-ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION ARTIST PANEL -- BALTIMORE, MD
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Thank you Vincent Murphy!
WONG RECEIVES TANNE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Other recipients
are: Chris Byars, Bronx, NY, a composer/arranger; Abinadi Meza,
Minneapolis, MN, a sound artist; and Mobius Inc., Boston, MA, producers
of performance art and art installations.
Elizabeth Wong was honored by the Tanne
Foundation Award.
The Tanne Foundation is a private nonprofit organization based in New
Hampshire, administered by Grants Management Associates in Boston,
Ma., dedicated to recognizing artists and arts organizations.
Nominations for the award are made by the foundation
trustees. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded 49 artists
and 9 organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement.
From the Tanne Foundation:
"Art extracts a price. It
demands that you listen, see, learn, be both adventurous and willing to
fail. It asks that you venture towards what is not known, but is there,
and reveal it to the community which needs to know but is not able to
make the journey." -- John Gale, trustee.
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FEATURED THIS MONTH:
SWEAT THE WRITING: MINI WORKOUT!!!
CHRISTOPHER DURANG, ARTHUR KOPIT AND ELIZABETH WONG ARE AMONG THE 32 PLAYWRIGHTS OFFERING PLAYWRITING ADVICE IN THIS AWESOME NEW SMITH AND KRAUS TEXTBOOK
CHECK OUT ELIZABETH'S CONTRIBUTION AND THE INSIDE SCOOP ON WHY SHE SHARED WHAT SHE SHARED AND WHY SHE WROTE WHAT SHE WROTE
CLICK ON THE COOL BOOK COVER TO FIND OUT MORE!!!
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