Asian-American Production of Awake and Sing! Comes to the Public Theater

The Public Theater will present the National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing! for a limited engagement beginning Monday, July 6. Performances will run in the Public's Shiva Theater through Saturday, August 1, with an official press opening on Monday, July 13. The production kicks off the company's 25th season in residency at the Public.

Stephen Brown-Fried directs the production's all Asian-American cast, featuring Mia Katigbak in her OBIE Award-winning role as the matriarch Bessie, along with Sanjit De Silva, Mel Duane Gionson, Teresa Avia Lim, James Saito, Jon Norman Schneider, David Shih, Alok Tewari, and Henry Yuk.

The creative team includes scenic design by Anshuman Bhatia, costume design by Alexae Visel, lighting design by Gina Scherr, and sound design by Toby Jaguar Algya.

Awake and Sing! premiered on Broadway in 1935. The classic drama tells the story of the Bergers, a lower middle class, three-generation Jewish family living in a Bronx apartment during the Depression.

"Being at The Public to celebrate NAATCO’s 25th anniversary is such an important way to kick off our celebrations," said NAATCO Artistic Producing Director Mia Katigbak. "We are very thankful to Oskar [Eustis] for his generosity and for his support of Asian American representation on the American stage."

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