NOVEMBER 2010
Calligraphy
by VELINA HASU HOUSTON
directed by JON LAWRENCE RIVERA
"CRITIC'S PICK ... Houston tells a complex, subtle tale, and director Jon Lawrence Rivera skillfully unravels the tangled skein of cultural/familial pressures. He also elicits fine performances from his ensemble cast." -- Neal Weaver, BACK STAGE
"Houston's intimate focus benefits from moving performances in Jon Lawrence Rivera's sensitive, finely tuned staging ... Calligraphy is not a play about huge events, but the emotional stakes are high as Hiromi and her cousin try to bring about a face-to-face reconciliation between their feuding mothers
while there's still time." -- Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times"Houston has a sure sense of rhythm, cannily building her play until the last scene. The women aren't afraid of showing their feelings, fighting and bickering in a way that lends spice to the production." - Curtain up
http://www.curtainup.com/calligraphyla.html
dramaturg - Luis Alfaro
original music - Nathan Wang
scenic design - Ann Sheffield
lighting design - Deborah Lockwood
costume design - Drew Bird
sound design - Bob Blackburn
assistant director - Alison de la Cruz
stage manager - Jaclyn Kalkhurst
producer - Diane Levinestarring
Melody Butiu
Kevin Daniels
Fran de Leon
Emily Kuroda
Jeanne SakataA comedy about life's tough questions. Take one part stable cousin in Los Angeles, one part sexy blonde-wig-sporting cousin in Tokyo, and two parts aging mothers. Add ice, tension, shake it up, and serve.
Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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