NWAAT announces new season

The Northwest Asian American Theatre (NWAAT) is pleased to announce their 1997-98, 25th Anniversary Season. For subscription and ticket information, please call (206) 340-1049. All performances are at the Northwest Asian American Theatre's home, the Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Avenue South in Seattle's International District. The Theatre Off Jackson is wheelchair-accessible and air-conditioned. Sign interpreted performances and large print programs are also available.

The Northwest Asian American Theatre's 1997-98 Season will include:

Exit the Dragon
by Eric Michael Zee
directed by Jeff Liu & Eric Michael Zee
October 1 to November 2, 1997

Actress Ming-Na Wen (Joy Luck Club, Streetfighter ER, Single Guy) brings the smash hit, three-man show, Exit the Dragon to Seattle. A co-production between Imerg Inc., and the Northwest Asian American Theatre (NWAAT), Exit the Dragon centers around three struggling actors coming to terms with themselves and their identity. It takes an insightful and often humorous look at the stereotypes, insecurities, and viewpoints facing young Asian American men today, as well as problems and attitudes among the Twenty-something Generation.

"A heartfelt and entertaining presentation ....Tightly executed end pecked with effective, often funny vignettes, the piece is a genuine ensemble effort that pleases its audience."

-Drama-Logue

"Zee's play helps portray Asian male actors by breaking the stereotype...In Exit the Dragon, Asian men bare their souls and become sexual emotional characters instead of the stereotypical, inscrutable male figure..."

-Oakland Tribune

"The play inspires great hope for all people: actors, Asians, or otherwise"

-Asian Week

WinterFest '98
February 12 - March 6, 1998

An exciting showcase of the best in Asian and Asian American theatre and performance. This year's highlight is the culmination of a three-year International collaboration between artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Los Angeles and Seattle. Using sound, movement, dance, music, video, projections, and text, the Malaysian, Singaporean, Filipino American, and Japanese American artists will create a visual, aural, sensorial exploration of the theme-Home.

Gold Watch
by Momoko Iko
or
Yellow Fever
by R. A. Shiomi
May 7 - June 7, 1998

Gold Watch explores the personal impact of the onset of World War II on the Japanese American farming community of Pasco, Washington. Seen through the eyes of the Murakami family and their neighbors, Masu Murakami, is a stubborn, independent, spirited Japanese immigrant. He struggles to maintain not only his farm in a harsh climate-both naturally and sociologically - but also his family, and especially his relationship with his son, Tadao, a young Nisei coming of age in an atmosphere of ethnic misunderstanding. The family conflicts are set against the backdrop of Executive Order 9066 and the uncertainty of life in the face of the evacuation order for an entire community.

Yellow Fever follows Sam Shikaze, a hard boiled private eye, on his new case-the disappearance of the new Miss Cherry Blossom Queen. With the help of Nancy Wing, a Chinese American Nancy Drew, this detective genre parody uncovers a sinister plot of racism in the streets of J-Town, Vancouver, B.C.

Plus!

• Art Gallery Exhibits
• NWAAT Artist's Choice Nights - readings, performances, and late nights presented by and featuring NWAAT artists,
• Master Classes
• Theatre Training Programs for Youth - during the summer and out in the schools,
• Performances, Workshops, and Speakers available for classes, meetings, events, and more!
  

Join NWAAT for its 25th Anniversary year!

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