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Original Cast of Paper Angels premiere at Asian American Theater Company (1980)
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Original Cast of Paper Angels premiere at Asian American Theater Company (1980)
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Photo of the original cast from the Asian American Theater Company’s
1980 premiere of Genny Lim’s play, “Paper Angels.” Presented by the
Asian American Theater Company, September 12-October 26, 1980. Amy Hill,
director. Cast: Robert McBride, Wood Moy, Katherine Monohan, Jean Lee
Wong, A.M. Lai, Dennis Dun, Kelvin Han Yee, Damon Lee, Victor Wong,
Lynette Chun, Bernadette Hak Eun Cha, Kitty Tsui, H.R. Rosen.
In the 1970's
Lim's work began to focus on portraying Asian-American
history and experience in the United States. Sparked by
the discovery of historic calligraphic poems written by
Chinese immigrants awaiting processing at the Angel Island
immigrant detention center in San Francisco Bay, Lim and her
fellow scholars published Island: Poetry and History of Chinese
Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940. The publication was an
inspiration for Lim to venture into playwriting and her most
famous play, Paper Angels premiered in 1980 at the Asian
American Theater Company.
The Asian American Theater
Company (AATC) is one of the only three Asian American
theaters in the United States. Founded in 1973 by the
Chinese American writer and playwright Frank Chin and
others, it is a professionally-oriented theater dedicated to
producing plays that are by and about Asian Americans, and is
the oldest, full-season production, ethnic theater in northern
California. Its high-quality productions promote inter-ethnic
understanding and provide positive role models for the Asian
American community as well as the community-at-large. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9r29p39z/
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1980 Kitty Tsui
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