The Roda Theatre is located at 2015 Addison St., near bus lines, bike routes, and parking lots — and

Broadway's 'Chinglish' Makes West Coast Premiere at Berkeley Rep Rafu Shimpo Connect with Home  English Columnists Community News Civil Rights Education Health Politics Veterans Featured Japan Earthquake News Analysis Opinion Fundraising Support News Relief Recovery Life Arts Art Design Automotive Books Film TV Food Music Performing Arts Sports High School Sports JAO Basketball NAU Baseball NAU Basketball SCWAU Basketball Nor Cal News  Japanese  ニュース 特集記事 スポーツ 磁針 ぴーぷる 死亡通知 イベント・カレンダー Obituaries Photos Videos Links
David Henry Hwang won three Obies and the Tony Award for best play with popular scripts like "M. Butterfly" and "FOB." Now he's back with a canny comedy of cross-cultural errors. From left: Michelle Krusiec, Alex Moggridge and Brian Nishii star in Berkeley Rep's production of Chinglish, a new comedy from David Henry Hwang, which heads for Hong Kong after having its West Coast premiere here. (Photo courtesy of kevinberne.com)
The executive producers of the local run are Gail and Arne Wagner. For the eighth straight year, BART and Wells Fargo serve as the official sponsors of Berkeley Rep's season. The season producers are Marjorie Randolph, Jack and Betty Schafer, and the Strauch Kulhanjian family.
"I'm always looking for smart comedies to share with our audience," says Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Rep. "David brokers reno hotel casino the comic gap between what words mean and how they're translated. Before our eyes, a delightful farce subtly transforms into a timely and treacherous dissection of two cultures reno hotel casino entwined in misunderstanding.
"In a time when Americans reno hotel casino both admire and fear the rising power of China, the journey of 'Chinglish' has been so gratifying to me," Hwang comments. "First in Chicago, then on Broadway, I've seen non-Asian, Asian American, and Chinese audience members, sitting in a theater, watching a comedy set in today s China — and laughing together. From left: Austin Ku, Celeste Den and Vivian Chiu. (Photo courtesy of kevinberne.com)
"I'm so excited we're now bringing 'Chinglish' to its natural home on the West Coast, which has long understood the often-hilarious mishaps reno hotel casino that can occur when East and West meet. I hope Berkeley Rep's smart and sophisticated audiences enjoy learning to speak 'Chinglish.'"
In the play, an American businessman heads to Asia to score a lucrative contract for his family's firm — but the deal isn't the only thing getting lost in translation as he collides with a communist minister, reno hotel casino a bumbling consultant, and a suspiciously sexy bureaucrat.
The Chicago Sun-Times says, "There's reno hotel casino sex, heartache, even a bit of song and dance Hwang takes a situation that worries most Americans — China's rise — and the impossibility of understanding each other, particularly in languages as different as Chinese and English, and builds a marvelous comedy."
Hwang's plays include "Bondage," "The Dance and the Railroad" (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination), "Family Devotions" reno hotel casino (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination), "FOB" (1981 Obie Award), "Golden Child" (1997 Obie Award, 1998 Tony Award nomination), "M. Butterfly" (1988 Tony Award, 1989 Pulitzer Prize finalist), and "Yellow Face" (2008 Obie Award, 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist).
He also wrote the libretti for three Broadway musicals: Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" (co-author), Disney's "Tarzan," and Rodgers Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" (revival, 2002 Tony Award nomination).
In opera, his libretti include four works with composer reno hotel casino Philip Glass — "1000 Airplanes on the Roof," reno hotel casino "Icarus at the Edge of Time," "Sound and Beauty," and "The Voyage," reno hotel casino as well as Howard Shore's "The Fly," Osvaldo Golijov's "Ainadamar" (two 2007 Grammy Awards), and Unsuk Chin's "Alice in Wonderland" (Opernwelt 2007 World Premiere of the Year). Larry Lei Zhang and Michelle reno hotel casino Krusiec. (Photo courtesy of kevinberne.com)
Hwang penned reno hotel casino the feature films "Golden Gate," "M. Butterfly," and "Possession" (co-author), and co-wrote the song "Solo" with Prince. He sits on the Council of the Dramatists Guild, and served on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by appointment of President Clinton.
reno hotel casino Silverman reno hotel casino directed the world-premiere production of Lisa Kron's "In the Wake" at Berkeley Rep in a co-production with Center Theatre reno hotel casino Group. The play went on to The Public Theater, where she received an Obie Award and Lucille Lortel nomination reno hotel casino for outstanding direction.
"Chinglish" marks the second time she has premiered a play by Hwang, having previously directed "Yellow Face" at CTG and The Public. Silverman also directed the world premieres of "Beebo Brinker reno hotel casino Chronicles" at Hourglass Group/37 Arts, "Blue Door" at Playwrights Horizons and Seattle Repertory Theatre, reno hotel casino "Coraline" reno hotel casino at MCC/True Love, "Creature" at New Georges/P73, "From Up Here" at Manhattan Theatre Club (Drama Desk nomination), "Go Back to Where You Are" at Playwrights Horizons (Obie Award), "Hunting and Gathering" at Primary Stages, reno hotel casino "Jump/Cut" at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company/Theater J and Women's Project, "Oedipus at Palm Springs" at New York Theatre Workshop, "The Retributionists" at Playwrights Horizons, and "Well" at The Public, the Huntington Theatre Company, and American Conservatory Theater.
· Vivian Chiu (Zhao) was a member of the original company reno hotel casino of "Chinglish" on Broadway. A native of Taiwan, her New York credits include reno hotel casino "Agamemnon" at Vortex Theater Company, "Limbs: A Pageant" at HERE Arts Center, and an off-Broadway revival of "Night Over Taos," directed by Estelle Parsons at Intar Theatre.
· Celeste Den (Miss Qian / Prosecutor Li) appeared in the world premieres of "11 Septembre 2001" and "Peach reno hotel casino Blossom Fan" at Center for New Performance; "Between Two Friends" and "Island" at Actors Theatre of Louisville; "Spit, Shine, Glisten" at Cotsen Center for Puppetry and the Arts; and "Wild Swans" at American Repertory Theatre and Young Vic Theatre in London.
· Michelle Krusiec (Xi Yian) has appeared in many films from "Sweet Home Alabama" to "What Happens reno hotel casino in Vegas." She is best known for her starring role opposite Joan Chen in the romantic comedy "Saving Face," which garnered her a nomination for the Chinese Language Oscar, reno hotel casino also known as the Golden Horse, for best actress. reno hotel casino On stage, she has performed her solo show "Made in Taiwan" reno hotel casino at the 2002 HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival, the 2003 LA Women's Theatre Festival, the 2005 New York Asian American Theatre Festival, and the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival and Fringe Encores.
· Austin Ku (Bing /Judge Geming) has performed at the Hangar Theatre, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Walnut Street Theatre. He also appeared off Broadway and in the new musical "Tokio Confidential." Locally, Ku has been seen at 42nd Street Moon, Marin Theatre Company, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Stage, TheatreWorks, and the Willows Theatre.
· Alex Moggridge (Daniel) portrayed Andrei in Berkeley Rep's recent production of "Three Sisters." In the Bay Area, he has performed at ACT, Aurora Theatre Company, Center Rep, the Magic, MTC, San Jose Repertory reno hotel casino Theatre, SF Playhouse, and Shotgun Players. His regional credits include shows at Artists Repertory Theatre, B Street Theatre, MCC Theater, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, and Utah Shakespeare Festival.
· Brian Nishii (Peter) is a trilingual performing artist from Tokyo. He has collaborated with New York dance and theatre companies such as Crossing Jamaica Avenue, Fluid Motion Theater Film, Great Jones Repertory Company at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Imua! Theatre Film Company, reno hotel casino Maura Donohue/In Mixed Company, Project 400 Theatre Group, reno hotel casino Robert Wilson, the South Wing, and Velocity Theatre Company.
· Larry Lei Zhang (Minister Cai Guoliang) is an original cast member of "Chinglish." Locally, he performed in "Don Giovanni Meets Xi-men Qing" at the Chinese Culture Center with San Francisco Opera, "Blue and Black" at the Palace of Fine Arts, and "Long Day's Journey reno hotel casino into Night" at Tao House. A graduate of Shanghai reno hotel casino Theatre Academy, his Shanghai credits include "Emperor Romulus" and "Mourning" at Theater Academy, "Mei Lanfang" at the Majestic, and "Yin and Yang" at the Lyceum.
The creative team behind the Broadway production of "Chinglish" reunites for this production: David Korins (scenic design), Anita Yavich (costume design), Brian MacDevitt (lighting design), Darron L West (sound design), Jeff Sugg and Shawn Duan (projection design). The stage manager for this production reno hotel casino of "Chinglish" is Michael Suenkel, Berkeley Rep's resident production stage manager.
reno hotel casino · Teen Night begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, and includes dinner, a presentation by a member of the artistic team, and a performance of the show. Tickets are only $10 for high school students. For details, call (510) 647-2973 or email teencouncil@berkeleyrep.org.
reno hotel casino · Post-play discussions moderated by theater professionals follow the 8 p.m. shows on Thursday, Sept. 13; Tuesday, Sept. 18; and Friday, Sept. 28. Post-show discussions with Berkeley Rep's docents take place after all weekend matinees.
Individual tickets start at only $29. Additional savings reno hotel casino are available reno hotel casino for groups, seniors, students, and anyone under 30 years of age — meaning discounted tickets can be obtained reno hotel casino for as little as $14.50. For groups of 10 or more, call (510) 647-2918 or email groups@berkeleyrep.org.
The Roda Theatre is located at 2015 Addison St., near bus lines, bike routes, and parking lots — and only half a block from BART. For tickets reno hotel casino or information, call (510) 647-2949 or click www.berkeleyrep.org .
Comment THE RAFU SHIMPO COMMUNITY Place an Obituary Pick Up a Copy of Rafu Shimpo Subscribe to Rafu Newspaper Online Subscribe to Rafu Shimpo Print Newspaper Facebook Twitter YouTube Contact Us Advertise Privacy Policy Terms of Use Cancellation Policy film izle