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BY JACLYN BACKHAUS
DIRECTED BY ARPITA MUKHERJEE
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library
Nov 5
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Baldwin Hills Branch Library
Nov 10
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Baldwin Hills Branch Library
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Little Tokyo Branch Library
Nov 14
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Little Tokyo Branch Library
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Toki the Japanese Elvis at David Henry Hwang Theater
Nov 14
Toki the Japanese Elvis at David Henry Hwang Theater
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Toki the Japanese Elvis at David Henry Hwang Theater
Nov 15
Toki the Japanese Elvis at David Henry Hwang Theater
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Westwood Branch Library
Nov 17
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Westwood Branch Library
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Chinatown Branch Library
Nov 21
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Chinatown Branch Library
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WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Fairfax Branch Library
Dec 5
WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM at Fairfax Branch Library
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Preview Performance)
Feb 17
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Preview Performance)
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Opening Night)
Feb 18
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Opening Night)
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 19
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 20
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 21
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 22
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 26
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Masked Matinee)
Feb 27
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Masked Matinee)
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 27
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Feb 28
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Mar 1
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Mar 5
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Masked Matinee)
Mar 6
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Masked Matinee)
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
Mar 6
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer
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KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Closing Night Performance)
Mar 7
KRISTINA WONG #FoodBankInfluencer (Closing Night Performance)
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REDPOINT MY HEART (New Works Festival)
May 8
REDPOINT MY HEART (New Works Festival)
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REDPOINT MY HEART (New Works Festival)
May 9
REDPOINT MY HEART (New Works Festival)
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SOFT MAGICAL TOFU BOY(S) (New Works Festival)
May 15
SOFT MAGICAL TOFU BOY(S) (New Works Festival)
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SOFT MAGICAL TOFU BOY(S) (New Works Festival)
May 16
SOFT MAGICAL TOFU BOY(S) (New Works Festival)
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The Nation’s Largest and Longest Running Asian American Theater

Since 1965, East West Players has been a home for deeply authentic Asian American stories and creativity. Founded by nine pioneering actors and theater artists breaking away from the narrow scope of roles in 1960’s Hollywood, our theater has endured as a haven for artists of color to create without limits.

Back Row L to R Paul Wong, David Furumoto, Mike Ha…w L to R Deborah Nishimura, Janice K. Terukina in Pacific Overtures (1998)
East West Players Founding Members June Kim and Mako in Rashomon (1965)
Samuel Chen as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (2003)
Christine Lin and Justine Chien in The Great Leap (2019) co-produced with East West Players and Pasadena Playhouse
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Get an exclusive first look of the world of WIVES with these rare rehearsal photos!
Get an exclusive first look of the world of WIVES with these rare rehearsal photos! 
Worlds are taking shape, power is changing hands, and history is being rewritten one rehearsal at a time.
East West Players and Hypokrit Live Arts is preparing to unveil the highly-anticipated production of WIVES by Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by Arpita Mukherjee. Before performances begin Thursday, October 8, step inside the rehearsal room as the cast and creative team bring this fierce, funny, and wildly imaginative play to life.
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East West Players and Hypokrit Live Arts Unveil Cast and Creative Team for Jaclyn Backhaus’ WIVES, Premiering October 2026 in Los Angeles with Pay-What-You-Will Tickets 
East West Players and Hypokrit Live Arts Unveil Cast and Creative Team for Jaclyn Backhaus’ WIVES, Premiering October 2026 in Los Angeles with Pay-What-You-Will Tickets 
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A Fond Farewell: Celebrating Kevin Johnson-Sather’s Journey with East West Players
A Fond Farewell: Celebrating Kevin Johnson-Sather’s Journey with East West Players
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East West Players announces Amanda L. Andrei’s play REDPOINT MY HEART as the recipient of the 2028 Open Call Commission for a new sports play
East West Players announces Amanda L. Andrei’s play REDPOINT MY HEART as the recipient of the 2028 Open Call Commission for a new sports play
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Upend Everything: East West Players Celebrates 61 Years with a Season Spotlighting Female, Queer, and Marginalized Artists, All Under a Radical Pay-What-You-Will Ticket Model
Upend Everything: East West Players Celebrates 61 Years with a Season Spotlighting Female, Queer, and Marginalized Artists, All Under a Radical Pay-What-You-Will Ticket Model
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東西舞台劇團 和 日米文化會館 攜手呈獻 RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S FLOWER DRUM SONG 羅傑斯Rogers 與 漢默斯坦Hammerstein David Henry Hwang 全新改編音樂舞台劇《花鼓歌》 
東西舞台劇團 和 日米文化會館 攜手呈獻 RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S FLOWER DRUM SONG 羅傑斯Rogers 與 漢默斯坦Hammerstein David Henry Hwang 全新改編音樂舞台劇《花鼓歌》 
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