ELIZABETH WONG'S NEW PRODUCTIONS, PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS & READINGS
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NEW COMMISSION!!!
ADLER PLANETARIUM, CHICAGO
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SILK ROAD THEATRE PROJECT HAS COMMISSIONED ELIZABETH WONG
TO WRITE A PLAY FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES ABOUT ANCIENT CHINESE ASTRONOMERS AND LEGENDS.
WORLD PREMIERE SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2009
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
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NEW COMMISSION
THE DNA TRAIL CONCEIVED BY JAMIL KHOURY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR THE SILK ROAD THEATRE CHICAGO, IL
ELIZABETH WONG JOINS SEVEN OTHER THEATRE ARTISTS AND PLAYWRIGHTS, INCLUDING JAMIL KHOURY, SHISHIR KURUP, YUSSEF EL GUINDI, PHILIP GOTANDA, VELINA HASU HOUSTON, DAVID HENRY HWANG, AND LINA PATEL, IN A UNIQUE EXPLORATION COMBINING THEATRE WITH THE LATEST GENETIC TECHNOLOGY.
THE DNA TRAIL IS A GENEALOGY OF SHORT PLAYS ABOUT ANCESTRY AND IDENTITY. THE PROJECT INITIATES ONCE EACH ARTIST PROVIDES A SAMPLING OF HIS OR HER DNA FOR TESTING. A PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS TAKES PLACE THIS JULY. WORLD PREMIERE OF THE PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR 2009.
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Albany, NY -- The poster for University of New York Albany's production of KIMCHEE & CHITLINS.Pictured above: Danny Oh; Pictured below, Jerry Girindingo.
IN THE MONTH OF MAY...
Elizabeth Wong's spicy satire on race relations in America...
KIMCHEE & CHITLINS
Directed by Miji Jeong
STARRiNG: ARIANA BIAN AS REPORTER SUZIE SEETO
JERRY GIRINDINGO AS BARBER BROWN CHY SPRAUVE AS NURSE RUTH BETTY HALSTON CANTY AS REVEREND CARTER DANNY OH AS GROCER MAK HANNA KANG AS SOOMI MAK DANNY KIM AS WILLIE MAK CHRIS CUNNINGHAM AS MARK THOMPSON LIZ FREDERICK AS TARA SULLIVAN
Director: Miji Jeong Producer: Mieko Beyer Stage Manager: Becky Puritz Acting Coach/Dramaturgy: Paul Park *Graphic Designer (flyer): Judy Hu
Sponsored
by: Office of Multicultural Student Success, Korean Student
Association, & ASUBA (Albany State University Black Alliance)
ON MAY 1 AFTER THE OPENING NITE SHOW -- A panel discussion will feature two UAlbany professors, Vivien Ng
and Janelle Hobson of the Women's Studies Department. Hobson studies representations of women of African descent, as well as
transnational and multiracial issues. Ng studies Chinese social
history as well as Asian American Studies.
Wong to direct an all-Asian cast in a workshop of EUNUCH. Steve Moulds of the PWC sits in as dramaturg.
Elizabeth Wong directs...
a workshop of her play THE LOVE LIFE OF A EUNUCH
at the Playwrights Center, Minneapolis, MN
Sexual Impotence. Unrequited Love. Naked Ambition.
ELIZABETH WONG'S NEW PLAY
THE LOVE LIFE OF A EUNUCH
This
new original two-act play was honored as a Princess Grace Playwriting
Award semi-finalist. THE LOVE LIFE OF A EUNUCH takes the Audience on a
dark journey to a world inhabited by concubines, eunuchs and ghostly
apparitions. The story begins when a pig farmer named TIGER LEAPING
FROM THE EVERGREEN FOREST disguises himself as a eunuch to gain entry
into the Imperial Palace. The lovelorn boy, 18, is desperate to rescue
his beloved MEI MEI, 16, from life in sexual servitude as an Imperial
consort. His plan fails when Tiger, unmasked by a blind NO NAME EUNUCH,
60s, becomes a pawn in a Eunuch plot to overthrow the Emperor. In a
blend of styles from Shakespearean and Chinese Opera, this play plunges
the Audience into the avaricious, superstitious, lusty, and bloody
world of the Chinese Eunuch.
POLLY CARL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR -- CRAIG HARRIS, MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION STAFF -- Dramaturg: Steve Moulds Casting: Sarah Gioia Administration: Claire Barone
CAST: Keeper of the Pao -- Kieseun Rhee Tiger Leaping -- Pogi Sumangil Mei Mei -- Sara Ochs The Emperor -- Sherwin Resurrection The Doctor -- Sandy Moua Bu -- Rose Le Tran Bun -- Sun Mee Chomet Eunuch, Concubines -- Rebecca Wall Stage Directions Reader -- EJ. Subkoviak.
WARNING: This play is for mature audiences, 17 and older, and contains extremely graphic sexual and violent content.
WHAT'S ON THE MARQUEE IN 2008????...
Monkey Mischief Goes to Florida
From a Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park production of "The Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King"
THE CHINESE SUPER HERO
VISITS CITRUS SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Citrus Springs Middle School
in 2008
Elizabeth Wong's
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE MARVELOUS MONKEY KING
Don't Miss the Monkey in Citrus Springs!!!
Monkeying Around. Jonathan Clarke Sypert as Monkey King and Monico Cho as his monkey minion. From the Honolulu Theatre for Youth production. Courtesy of HTY.
Watch for the Monkey in 2008
Coming to La Crosse, WI
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Department of Theatre Arts
presents Elizabeth Wong's
"Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King"
An
anti-war play for young audiences, based on China's infamous super
hero, the Monkey King. In this play, East meets West. Hip Hop meets
Beijing Opera. Kung Fu meets break dance. Yoga meets Yoda!
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IN THE BOOKSTORES...COMING IN 2008/09...
From the Denver Center Theatre Academy production. Poster Design by Karl Hanover and Kyle Malone.
Playscripts Inc
publishes in 2008/09
GOLOSHES OF FORTUNE
by Hans Christian Anderson
Adapted by Elizabeth Wong
Originally commissioned and produced by Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver Center Theatre Academy, DCTA Education Director Daniel Renner, under the artistic direction of Donovan Marley, to celebrate the 200th birthday of HCR. Originally directed by Luanne Nunes de Char.
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FROM DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, A NEW COVER AND LOOK FOR THE 2008 REISSUE OF 10 X 10! Ten 10-minute Plays about Ethics for Teen Audiences. Edited by Jeffrey Gottesfeld.
New cover.
Premiered at Lawrence Arts Center -- Lawrence, Kansas -- Artistic Director Ric Averill
Original debut cover.
Participating Playwrights include:
Ric Averill Mary Hall Surface Jose Cruz Gonzalez Elizabeth Wong
Y York Cherie Bennett Sandra F. Asher James DeVita
Caleen Sinnette Jennings Barry Kornhauser
10 X 10
Edited by Jeff Gottesfeld
Commissioned by Gayle Sergel of Dramatic Publishing Company.
Spiritual guidance for young audiences. Ten playwrights were commissioned by Dramatic Publishing Company, to take spiritual questions to a young theatre-going audience. Playwrights were randomly assigned a commandment from the Bible, and given carte blanche to interpret their assignment, resulting in funny, sad, poignant short plays that will inspire and uplift.
Elizabeth Wong's funny and quirky "Quick-Draw Grandma" explores the meaning of the Sixth Commandment - You Will Not Murder.
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR
FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND PATRONAGE OF PLAYSCRIPTS, INC IN 2008, THE PLAYWRIGHT WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING...
Norhtern Burlington County Regional High School, Mount Laurel, NJ
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON, TX
FLORIDA THESPIAN FESTIVAL, TAMPA, FL
Standing Ovation Performing Arts, Boynton Beach, FL
Vernon Township High School, Newton, NJ
Kings' Men, Vicksburg, MS
YOUNG PERFORMERS THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
WRITE FOR YOU PRODUCTIONS, KIRKLAND, WA
DeSotto Central High School, Southaven, MS
The Westminister Schools, Atlanta, GA
For Purchasing AMAZING ADVENTURES OF
THE MARVELOUS MONKEY KING.
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Published by Playscripts, Inc.
Bill of (W)rights
...is a collection of ten short plays, written by nine playwrights and
performed in 10 different settings exploring the relevancy of the Bill
of Rights.
Janet Allard Rebecca Gilman Jeffrey Hatcher
Syl Jones Thomas W. Jones II Gavin Lawrence
Melanie Marnich Jane Martin Kelly Stuart
and Elizabeth Wong's "Freedom to Bear Arms (and asses.)"
"One of the top 14 plays outside New York City," -- The American Theatre Critics Association.
"Bill
of (W)rights is a prickly production by Renegade Theatre Experment at
its best...Have no doubt, Renegade's bold production makes waves.." --
Mariane Messina, Metro (9/13/06)
The Monkey Visits Mesquite, Texas. Kimbrough Middle School's production of
OTHER NEW TITLES FROM ELIZABETH WONG
WONG'S SENSUAL BIO-FANTASY -- CHINA DOLL -- CELEBRATING THE IMAGINED LIFE OF MOVIE ICON ANNA MAY WONG -- AVAILABLE FROM DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
The photo that inspired the play. Thank you Mark Thompson for finding it! -- Elizabeth Wong
Playbook Now Available!
CHINA DOLL
(The Imagined Life of An American Actress)
by Elizabeth Wong
China Doll is a loving and unflinching homage to a woman ahead of her time. Cast: 5m, 3w: multicultural casting, with multiple roles. Bare stage. Approximate running time: 90 minutes with intermission.
To order, contact Dramatic Publishing.
Purchase Code: DC3
Cost of acting edition: $6.50
For royalty and performance information, see the 2006 Complete Catalog of Plays and Musicals or contact www.dramaticpublishing.com or plays@dramaticpublishing.com
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From a University at Irvine production of "Kimchee & Chitlins"
An excerpt from Elizabeth Wong's spicy satire on race relations
Kimchee & Chitlins
published in a new monologue auditions anthology
"Editor's Choice: Audition Monologues for Women"
Compiled and Edited by Linda Habjan
www.dramaticpublishing.com order code: E44
Widdi Turner as Arlene, a CEO checking out the goods at the sperm bank, in Elizabeth Wong's sexy and poignant monologue "Love Juice." One of 61 monologues featured in a new audition anthology for women.
AUDITION MONOLOGUES FROM HEINEMANN DRAMA...
NEW MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN (Volume II)
Edited by Tori Haring-Smith & Liz Engelman
Auditioning tips from Haring-Smith and Englemann. This volume includes new original monologues by a variety of playwrights, including Janet Allard, Monika Bustamante, Sheila Callaghan, Elena Carrillo, Paula Cizmar, Veronique de Turenne, Lisa Dillman, Julie Jensen, Sherry Kramer, Carson Kreiter, Jennifer Maisel, Jacquelyn Reingold, Sarah Ruhl, Alice Tuan, and ELIZABETH WONG
www.heinemanndrama.com Cost: $14.95
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WONG HONORED -- RECIPIENT OF THE TANNE FOUNDATION AWARD
