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DATES

June 3 - 12, 1999

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THE RAVEN IN THE STARFRUIT TREE

“I would like to thank NTC/Contemporary Publishing, Inc. for allowing me to base my play upon their version of the folk tale.  Somehow, in the magic of theater, I connected to these characters and felt the timeless excitement of their story.” — R.A. Shiomi

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MID-AUTUMN MEMORIES

“This is a Vietnamese play, written by an actual Vietnamese person and featuring talented Asian American artists…One aspect to think about :  Starfruit tree does not enjoy the name recognition…(when is the last time you saw Starfruit Tree airbrushed on the side of a bus?)  So the Ordway should still be held accountable for the return visit of a blockbuster play whose racist, sexist stereotypes of Vietnamese people are unfortunately the only education/image of the Vietnamese for the majority of American people.” — Thien-bao Thue Phi

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