November 2016
Kentucky – WEST COAST PREMIERE
November 10 – December 11, 2016 “Kentucky is a story about home, redemption, and finding the best version of yourself. I’m so excited to share Kentucky with a new audience, especially at East West Players, where two hapa (mixed-race) sisters will take center stage! I’ve been a huge fan of EWP for as long as I’ve been a playwright and having an often painfully personal, loud, eclectic play of mine as part of this season is truly a dream come…
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Free Outgoing
In this internationally acclaimed and timely play about a middle-class home in conservative Chennai, 15-year-old Deepa is filmed by her boyfriend engaging in a sexual act. The indiscreet cell phone video goes viral, becoming a national scandal that exposes gender double standards and conflicting views of female sexuality. Deepa’s single mother Malini—a modern-day Mother Courage struggles to protect her children while caught between India’s embrace of new technology and adherence to old-world values. By Anupama Chandrasekhar Directed by Snehal Desai
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