Anna May Wong
The Actress Who died a thousand deaths
April 28th, 2017 at 7:00pm | Balch Arena Theater, Aidekman Arts Center | Event Page
Teaser
Short glimpse of the 'live cinema' recording of the show. To be released at the end of the year! Stay tuned.
Director's Notes
"You know, there is one place that all the people with the greatest potential are gathered and that’s the graveyard... I say exhume those bodies. Exhume those stories — the stories of the people who dreamed big and never saw those dreams to fruition, people who fell in love and lost."
- Viola Davis
post show talk back
Professor Monica W. Ndounou moderated a post show talk back, addressing issues of historical narratives, creating 'live cinema theater', representation of race and gender and yellowface.
Image (left to right): Monica W. Ndounou (supervisor and advisor to the project), Ben Haven Taylor (cinematographer), Natalie Hwang (actress, young Anna May Wong), Cinthia Chen (director/writer), Daniel Baek (actor, Sessue Hayakawa), Arthur Barlas (actor, Warner Oland/Fu Manchu), Celeste Teng (live editor)
Poster & Program
This poster along with the program (to the right below) and the publicity, was designed and executed by the magnificent Bean+Co - a creative studio comprised of four amazing East Asian gals.
who was anna may wong?
Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress. She is considered to be the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition. Her long and varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage and radio.
To learn more:
The Forgotten Story Of Classic Hollywood's First Asian-American Star
Gallery // Behind the scenes
Click here to view the images from rehearsals and the show! Photos courtesy of Annie Lye, Kristie Le and Saurav Acharya.
program
Includes --
- Director's Note
- Anna May Wong Timeline
- Cast and Crew
- Anna May Wong Images and Quotes