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FLOWER DRUM SONG
music & lyrics by RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
book by DAVID HENRY HWANG
directed by RICK SHIOMI
June 27 - July 12, 2009
In Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang’s new adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Wu Mei-li flees communist China and finds herself in San Francisco’s Chinatown. This naïve young refugee is befriended by Wang Chi-yang, who is struggling to keep the Chinese opera tradition alive despite his son’s determination to turn the old opera house into a swingin’ Western-style nightclub. The unique blend of American razz-ma-tazz and stylized Chinese opera traditions creates a beautiful theatrical tapestry in this lovely new version of an American classic.
GENERAL INFORMATION
DATES
June 27 - July 12, 2009
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CAST
SARA
OCHS
Wu Mei-Li
SHERWING
RESURRECION
Wang Ta
RANDY
REYES
Wang Chi-Yang
ARNOLD R.
FELIZARDO
Chin
LAURINE
PRICE
Linda Low
BRIAN
MCCORMICK
Harvard
KURT
KWAN
Chao Hai-Lung
MELISSA
BECHTHOLD
Madame Rita Liang
KATIE
BRADLEY
Ensemble
ROSE LE
TRAN
Ensemble
ERIKA DANIELLE
CRANE
Ensemble
SHEENA
JANSON
Ensemble
STEPHANIE
BERTUMEN
Ensemble
ETHAN
XIONG
Ensemble
CHENG
YANG
Ensemble
STEVEN
FRANDENFIELD
Ensemble
YEFEI
JIN
Ensemble
PRODUCTION TEAM
RICK
SHIOMI
Director
JENNIFER
WEIR
Assistant Director
ANITA
RUTH
Musical Director
LISA
SMITH
Stage Manager
EMMA
VALENTINE
Assistant Stage Manager
JOSEPH
STANLEY
Scenic Designer
CANA
POTTER
Costume Designer
WU CHEN
KHOO
Lighting Designer
FOREST
GODFREY
Sound Designer
HEIDI
BERG
Properties Designer
SANDRA
AGUSTIN
Choreographer
TIANJIANG
CUI
Chinese Opera Choreographer
ANITA
RUTH
Musician
JOAN
GRIFFITH
Musician
KYLE
SWAN
Musician
MATTHEW
KRUEGER
Musician
