EastWest Players UPDATE!

• Last chance to see critically-acclaimed PROOF
• Free ASIAN PACIFIC TALES show March 19 @ 2 pm
• 39th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction
• Volunteer ushers needed for PROOF
• New David Henry Hwang Writers Institute Playwriting Workshop
• EWP patrons can buy $12 tickets to TEN THOUSAND YEARS

Last chance to see critically-acclaimed PROOF
"Thoughtful, leavened with humor."-Los Angeles Times RECOMMENDED"A beautiful staging of a top-drawer play ... characters are alive with complexity and imagination"-Daily News"Kimiko Gelman's captivating, laserlike intensity, underscored with a zesty humor, makes it all work."-Daily Variety"David J. Lee manages to be deferential, duplicitous, sweet, shy, geeky, and more than a little hot, often at the same time."-Back Stage West"Under the direction of Heidi Helen Davis and the cast, PROOF'S story comes to life."-Socal.com"East West Players has another quality production."-ReviewPlays.com"East West Players' shows the true universality of this story, but also succeeds in emphasizing -- or one could say proving -- the versatility of minority actors and their ability to handle multi-dimensional characters."-UCLA Asia Pacific ArtsEXTENDED! Now through March 6Thurs.-Sat. @ 8 pm, Sat. & Sun. @ 2 pmTickets $33-$38
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39th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction
All dressed up and nowhere to go?Come to the biggest party of the year! As we do each season, East West Players will celebrate the very best in Asian American talent with our 39th Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner. We are certain that you will want to be part of the fun this year as we honor talented and dedicated individuals who have given voice to the Asian Pacific American community. Remember to mark your calendar for great food, a fantastic show, the best silent auction in Los Angeles and the most exuberant crowd you are likely to encounter at any other event!Monday, April 186 pm No Host Cocktails and Silent Auction7 pm Dinner and Awards ShowHilton Universal City555 Universal Hollywood Dr., Universal City, CA 91608
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New David Henry Hwang Writers Institute Playwriting Workshop
This 15-week workshop will be designed to help new and experienced writers start or develop new plays into scripts that are ready to be put on stage. Each 3-hour session will include: a warmup writing exercise, discussion of everyone's work progress, reading and discussion of 3 or 4 works in progress, reading assignments from dramatic literature to illustrate and inspire writers with their work, and a closing exercise to focus on the next week's work.Saturdays from 10-1 pm, March 26- July 9, 2005Fee: $350 (ACTS members $325)Location: Studio City
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Free ASIAN PACIFIC TALES show March 19 @ 2 pm
ASIAN PACIFIC TALES blends Eastern and Western theatrical techniques with folk tales to encourage children to discover other people and understand the diversity of Asian Pacific Islander cultures. Interspersed with song and dance, this year’s 45-minute show includes Korean folk tale “Mirror Mirror,” Vietnamese folk tale “The Size of Kindness” and the continuation of last year’s Chinese folk tale “The Monkey King.”David Henry Hwang Theater120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012RSVP by March 18 at boxoffice@eastwestplayers.org or (213) 625-7000 x20
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Volunteer ushers needed for PROOF
Donate your time to East West Players by being an usher for a performance of PROOF and see the show for free. We need ushers for almost every performance. For more information or to volunteer contact Alden Villaverde at (213) 625-7000 x18 or avillaverde@eastwestplayers.org.
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EWP patrons can buy $12 tickets to TEN THOUSAND YEARS
TEN THOUSAND YEARSBy John RidleyDirected by Kipp ShiotaniThis world premiere drama follows a group of young Japanese pilots that voluntarily train to fly specially designed airplane bombs on suicide missions near the closing of World War II. As their training progresses and defeat becomes imminent, the physical and psychological stress begins to make them question action, art and ritual death.Extended! Now through March 3Mention promotion code "EWP" to receive $12 tickets for performances Friday @ 8 pm, Sunday @ 2 pm, as well as shows on March 1-3 @ 8 pmEl Portal Forum Theatre5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601(Free parking behind theatre @ Lankershim Elementary School on the corner of Weddington and Bakman.)
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As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces outstanding works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience.East West PlayersDavid Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 625-7000 phone (213) 625-7111 FAXWe send our email announcement to people who have purchased tickets to one of our events, participated in our arts education programs, auditioned for one of our productions or asked to be added to our mailing list. Occasionally we may include information or special offers about other events we feel may be of interest to you. To unsubscribe follow the link at the bottom of the e-mail. Visit East West Players.