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ON THE STAGE

East West Players (EWP) proudly announces its 48th Anniversary Season - MAKING LIGHT - 2013-2014.

SUBSCRIPTION PLAY 1

STEEL MAGNOLIAS
By Robert Harling

September 5 - October 6, 2013

A classic comedy-drama play that later became a popular film about the bond among a group of Southern women. The action centers on Truvy's beauty parlou and the women who regularly gather there.

SUBSCRIPTION PLAY 2 - WORLD PREMIERE

THE NISEI WIDOWS CLUB: HOW TOMI GOT HER GROOVE BACK
By Betty Tokudani

November 7 - December 8, 2013

The third installment of a comic trilogy following the lives of a group of widowed Nisei women who only have each other in the face of loss and the search for love in their golden years. Tomi loses her only son to a heart attack at the early age of 45 and the other widows gather around her during this time of grief. Hilarity ensues when they embark on an unforgettable trip to Hawaii unleashing the cougar in all of them at a hula retreat.

SUBSCRIPTION PLAY 3 - WORLD PREMIERE

A NICE INDIAN BOY
By Madhuri Shekar

February 20 - March 23, 2014

The second place winner of EWP's "Face of the Future Playwrighting Competition." As gay marriage is being debated by the Supreme Court, this play is timely in continuing the discussion. Naveen Gavaskar meets Keshav Kurundkar, and they share all things Indian - from the Hindi language to the difficulty of being gay in Hindi culture. They agree to meet in person to find that one is South Asian and the other (Keshav) is a Caucasian, adopted by Hindi parents and speaks fluent Hindi.

SUBSCRIPTION PLAY 4

BEIJING SPRING
Lyrics by Tim Dang
Music by Joel Iwataki

May 15 - June 15, 2014

A sung-through musical commemorating the events of the Tiananmen Square Uprising in Beijing, 1989. For weeks, the world's eyes were on China as the youth fought for democracy against the hardliners of the Chinese Community Party. This will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Uprising. BEIJING SPRING is a compelling reminder that the battle for freedom and human rights has yet to be won for many.

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