32nd Season 1998

Big Hunk

O'Burnin' Love
By Prince Gomolvilas

Directed By Chay Yew

 

Set Design Akeime Mitterlehner

Costume Designer Joyce Kim Lee

Lighting Designer Lisa Hashimoto

Sound Designer Nathan Wang

Stage Manager Victoria A. Gathe


WORLD PREMIERE
Opening Date: July 15, 1998

BIG HUNK O'BURNIN' LOVE is a contemporary screwball comedy about a Thai American man who must get married by his thirtieth birthday to avoid a cruel and unusual family curse. Set against the backdrop of modern day Asia America, this play explores issues of race, gender, identity, familial obligation, love and death. 

 

Cast

Kelly Coffield............................................................Sylvia

Dennis Dun..................................................................Dad

Kerri Higuchi.................................................................Noi

Steve Park...................................................................Nick

Jeanne Sakata.............................................................Mom

Eric Steinberg.........................................................Winston

 

 

Understudies

 

Ke'o Woolford........................................................Winston

Chanel Akiko Hirai.........................................................Noi

 

 

BIG HUNK O'BURNIN' LOVE was originally developed by South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa,

 the Lark Theatre Company in New York City, and the Mark Taper Forum's Asian Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles.

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