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CALLIGRAPHY by Velina Hasu Houston
The Dukesbay Theater
Tacoma, WA
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CALLIGRAPHY by Velina Hasu Houston
Two Japanese sisters, the elder one living in Tokyo, the younger one living in Los Angeles, who havent spoken to each other since the younger sisters marriage to an American soldier shortly after the U.S. Occupation of Japan following World War II.

As the sisters live their lives apart, one of them begins to show signs of early dementia. Now, their daughters are scheming to bring their mothers together, before aging and failing health make such a reunion impossible.

CALLIGRAPHY is a bittersweet story that weaves both humor and sadness as the aging mothers come to grips with their history, their present lives and what it means to be a family.  It is also a humorous tale of two cousins, who jokingly spar with one another and share a long-distance kinship via modern technology, proving that blood is thicker than even cyberspace. CALLIGRAPHY is a heartwarming look at mothers and daughters, aunts and cousins, Japanese-style.

CALLIGRAPHY
by Velina Hasu Houston
Directed by Maria Valenzuela

October 27,28,29, and November 3,4,5, 10,11 and 12, 2017
  The Dukesbay Theater
   (above The Grand Cinema)
  508 S. Sixth Ave. #10
  Tacoma, WA 98402
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.

Tickets are $15, which includes coffee and an assortment of baked goods.

For more information:  (253) 350-7680
The Dukesbay Theater is located in the historic Merlino Art Center in Tacoma.

About the Playwright
Velina Hasu Houston has written over thirty plays including over 20 commissions in a career that began Off-Broadway with her play Tea (which was also produced by Dukesbay Productions in 2014) at Manhattan Theatre Club.  She is the only U.S. playwright to amass a body of work that explores the U.S./Japan relationship through a bilateral, global view of identity.  She is also Playwright-in-residence at The Pasadena Playhouse and Distinguished Professor, Resident Playwright, creator and Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing at USC.

About the Cast
CALLIGRAPHY features the talents of a multi-racial cast, who include Eloisa Cardona, Charles Reccardo, Joy Misako St. Germain, Tomoko Saito and Amy Van Mechelen.

Run Time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Location

The Dukesbay Theater (View)
508 S, Sixth Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98402
United States

Categories

Arts > Theatre

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: No

Contact

Owner: Dukesbay Productions
On BPT Since: Feb 07, 2014
 
Dukesbay Productions
dukesbay.org


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