40th Season 2005-2006

Motty-Chon

This performance of Motty-Chon was cancelled.

By Perry Miyake

Directed by Alberto Isaac

Set Designer Alan Muraoka

Costume Designer & Property Master Ken Takemoto

Lighting Designer Jeremy Pivnick

Sound Designer John Zalewski

Stage Manager Anna Woo

WORLD PREMIERE
Opening Date: May 11, 2006

Martin is 48-years old, single, works a dead-end job and lives at home with his aging Nisei parents Mits and Helen.  His bachelor status is the perfect target for his meddling parents and their gossip-hungry friends.  Then Gina, a white, 24-year old pierced and tattooed gothic chick enters Martin's life.  What's a parent to do?  From the playwright of VISITORS FROM NAGASAKI and DOUGHBALL, MONTY-CHON is a comedy that shatters stereotypes about parental expectations and the search for love.  Founding Artistic Director Mako and Shizuko Hoshi return to the East West Players' stage as Martin's parents.

Cast

Shizuko Hoshi.....................................Helen

Kym Hoy...............................................Gina

Mako......................................................Mits

Emily Kuroda...............................Judy, Lizzie

Randall Mark......................................George

Ken Narasaki.......................................Martin

Understudies

Mike Hagiwara.........................Martin, George

MONTY-CHON is supported in part by the Los Angeles county Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Arts