Tea
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 30, 2007
Closed Jun 17, 2007
Opened May 30, 2007
Closed Jun 17, 2007
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Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 30th Anniversary season with Velina Hasu Houston's Tea, which is performed in conjunction with the first National Asian-American Theater Festival, taking place June 11-24 in New York City. Tina Chen directs.
Set in rural Kansas in 1968, Tea follows four Japanese war brides as they gather to mourn the loss of their friend, Himiko, another transplant who, like her friends, moved to America after marrying GI's. Following the tragic events that led to her death, her friends gather in Himiko's home to drink tea, comb through her belongings and consider their own lives - the choices they've made and the regrets they carry.
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The first ever national Asian American Theater Festival officially runs June 11-24, but some of its featured shows are already on the boards, such as Pan Asian Repertory's production of Velina Hasu Houston's Tea. Widely regarded as a classic in the field of Asian American performance, this 1987 work deals with something that had rarely if ever been seen on stage before: the lives of Japanese war brides following World War II. The subject matter remains compelling, but director Tina Chen's clunky staging calls attention to the play's shortcomings rather than enhancing its strengths.
Tea begins with the suicide of its primary character, Himiko Hamilton (Karen Tsen Lee). Four other women -- [...]