East West Players (EWP)

120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7000 phone
(213) 625-7111 fax
info@eastwestplayers.org
www.eastwestplayers.org

Area of Inerest:
Organization - Asian American theatre company

Ethnic Community Served:
Asian American

Description:
Established in 1965, East West Players has been called “the nation’s pre-eminent Asian American theater troupe” (New York Times 12/16/01) for our award-winning productions blending Eastern and Western movement, costumes, language, and music. EWP has premiered over 100 plays and musicals about the Asian Pacific American experience and has held over 1,000 readings and workshops. EWP offers a growing array of educational programs training over 200 multicultural artists each year – the Actors Conservatory (performance workshops and an intensive Summer Conservatory); David Henry Hwang Writers Institute (nation’s most active Asian American play development program); our career program Alliance of Creative Talent Services (ACTS); and our touring Theatre for Youth (reaching an estimated 50,000 K-8th graders and their families via in-school performances and festivals).

Staff:
Tim Dang, Producing Artistic Director
Marilyn Tokuda, Arts Education Director
Meg Imamoto, Director of Production

Source:
http://www.eastwestplayers.org

Submitted by:
Stefanie Wong

New - 03/10/03