38th Season 2003-2004

THE WIND

CRIES MARY

By Philip Kan Gotanda

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Set Designer Rachel Hauck

Costume Designer Christopher Acebo

Lighting Designer Rand Ryan

Sound Engineer Robbin E. Broad

Property Master Andrea Finn

Stage Manager Victoria A. Gathe

LOS ANGELES PREMIERE

Opening Date: February 4, 2004

The time is 1968 and history is changing as the United States experiences the height of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement and Women's Liberation.  Across the nation, young Orientals are coming into consciousness over their ethnic identities and Asia America is born.  But in San Francisco, Eiko Hanabi's burden of gender and tradition still keep her from expressing her true strength and spirit.  Loosely based on Henrik Ibsen's HEDDA GABLER, the author of SISTERS MATSUMOTO and A SONG FOR A NISEI FISHERMAN explores issues of self-determination and yellow power.

Cast

Jamila Abdullayeva........................................................Rachel

Diana Kay Cameron................................................Aunt Gladys

Thomas Vincent Kelly................................................Raymond

Jodi Long..........................................................................Eiko

Sab Shimono...........................................................Dr. Nakada

Kelvin Han Lee.................................................................Miles

Understudies

Scott Plusquellec.......................................................Raymond

Beverly Sotelo........................................................Eiko, Rachel

Crispin Walker........................................................Aunt Gladys

THE WIND CRIES MARY Photos by Michael Lamont

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THE WIND CRIES MARY was commissioned by San Jose Repertory Theatre and was

originally produced by San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, California

(Timothy Near, Artistic Director, Alexandra Urbanowski, Managing Director)

THE WIND CRIES MARY by Philip Kan Gotanda is presented by arrangement

with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., in New York

This production is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

 through a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission