Asian Story Theater
A new play for Lunar New Year, based on a popular character from Chinese folklore and a little bit Wizard of Oz. A young girl discovers how important it is to think for herself, and that just because someone is big and loud, doesn’t make them right. This all-new production features martial arts, ribbon dancing, and a giant puppet in a classic story with a modern twist, funny and fun for the whole family.
Performances
Saturday, January 25, Old Globe Theatre 4pm call 5pm show
Thursday January 30, Kroc Center at 6:30pm
Tuesday, February 4, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, 6:30pm (5:30 call)
Sunday February 9, Chinese New Year Food & Cultural Fair, 1:00pm
Saturday February 15, House of China in Balboa Park 12:55pm
Tuesday May 13, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, time TBD
Tuesday May 20, Malcolm X Library (tentative)
Additional performances will be added. Interested presenters can contact [email protected]
Presented with support of the San Diego Chinese Women’s Association.
Program
Cast
Christian Clark, Rhys Green, Gingerlily Lowe
Creative Team
Understudy ~ Victoria
Stage Manager ~ Kalí Kamaria
Fight Choreography ~ Rhys Green
Costume Coordinator ~ Cheryl Lindley-Lopez
About the Company
Rhys is co-founder and Artistic Director of the San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre. He earned his BFA in acting from the California Institute of The Arts, after which he joined the creative arts team out of New York University, teaching conflict resolution. He was a teaching artist with the La Jolla Playhouse, North Coast Rep, The Institute for Arts and Education, and The San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre. Mr. Greene has toured with Disney, Asian Story Theater, National Theatre for Children, Fights r’ Us, La Jolla Playhouse, Traveling Lantern, and numerous productions in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and San Diego. Mr Greene is very proud of performing in two critically acclaimed productions, one was THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL at Ion Theatre Co. and FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WAR with Intrepid Theatre. Mr. Greene is an Associate Artist with the Asian Story Theater and serves on the board of Chronos Theatre and Teatro Mascara Magica. Currently he teaches theatre at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach. Mr Green is the proud owner of Mr Green’s Coffee Beans, a small coffee roasting business bringing the public great custom roasted coffee beans from around the world. You can order at mrgreenscoffeebeans.com. You can also listen out for Mr. Greene when he’s playing drums around town with any number of Jazz Cats.
Kalí Kamaria is a visual artist with a broad background in theater and dance. Stage performances began with Teatro Máscara Mágica, and favorite roles include FA MU LAN and KAHUA with Asian Story Theater, performing in San Diego and San Francisco. She has trained 6 years in Balinese dance and 12 years with Heali’i’s Polynesian Revue.
Gingerlily Lowe is an actor, director, writer, songwriter, teaching artist and a founding member of Asian Story Theater -formerly Chinese Story Theater. She was a founding member and past president on San Diego’s first Asian American Theater company–Pacific Asian Actors’ Ensemble, and also the Magic Machine. She is proud of the decades of multi-ethnic theater she has been a part of and able to help produce, celebrating Asian American art and culture, and bringing new faces, voices, and stories to the community. She has been a teaching artist with Young Audiences/Arts for Learning, Institute for Arts Education, and currently is on the teaching artist staff for Guitars in the Classroom, and the Education Director for Asian Story Theater.
