East West Players: A Home on Stage (Preview)
Preview: Season 14 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Chronicling the 58-year history of the longest running theatre of color in the U.S.
East West Players theatre company has been a home for Asian American artists such as George Takei, John Cho, Daniel Dae Kim, James Hong and many others featured in this documentary. Through candid conversations about the creative process, the film chronicles the 58-year history of the longest running ethnic theatre in the United States, founded 1965 by a group of rebellious Asian American actors.
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East West Players: A Home on Stage (Preview)
Preview: Season 14 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
East West Players theatre company has been a home for Asian American artists such as George Takei, John Cho, Daniel Dae Kim, James Hong and many others featured in this documentary. Through candid conversations about the creative process, the film chronicles the 58-year history of the longest running ethnic theatre in the United States, founded 1965 by a group of rebellious Asian American actors.
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Welcome to East-West Players.
We have been here for fifty seven years.
-East West Players main mission is to develop performers.
-I needed to be seen by you before I went out there and was seen by them.
-Theater is the place to go, to be expansive, to be daring.
-Asian-American theater gives us Asian-American heroes, and we don't see that elsewhere.
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Artistic Conflict in Frank Chin's 'Year of the Dragon'
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Preview: S14 Ep6 | 2m 2s | East West Players reflect on artistic tensions behind-the-scenes of 'Year of the Dragon.' (2m 2s)
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Clip: S14 Ep6 | 1m 13s | Actor John Cho discusses Hollywood's gradual progression towards more diverse roles. (1m 13s)
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Clip: S14 Ep6 | 3m 28s | East West Players revisit controversies surrounding 1991 Broadway musical "Miss Saigon." (3m 28s)
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