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Listen to an interview with director Helen Young on WBEZ's Worldview
Highly recommended by Third Coast Review, PerformInk, Chicago Theatre Review, and New City Stage
Listen to an interview with director Helen Young on WBEZ's Worldview
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American Hwangap
by Lloyd Suh directed by Helen Young co-produced with Halcyon Theatre MEET THE CAST MEET THE ARTISTIC TEAM PHOTOS MIDWEST PREMIERE! February 24 – April 1, 2017 Previews Friday, February 24, at 8 pm Saturday, February 25 at 8 pm Sunday, February 26 at 6 pm Wednesday, March 1 at 8 pm Opening Night Thursday, March 2 at 8 pm March 2–April 1 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm Sundays at 6 pm |
All performances were held at:
Halcyon Theatre at Christ Lutheran Church 3rd floor 4541 North Spaulding Avenue (corner of Wilson and Spaulding) Chicago, Illinois 60625 American Hwangap tells a deftly observant, funny, and moving story about the difficulty of reunification and reconciliation during a weekend in the lives of the Chuns. After abandoning his family to return to his native South Korea, Min Suk Chun abruptly reappears in the lives of his ex-wife and children on the occasion of his hwangap, the traditional way of celebrating one’s 60th birthday in Korean culture. However, his ex-wife and kids, now adults, have moved on and do not readily welcome the patriarch back into the family with open arms. As his birthday approaches, Min Suk struggles to reunite his family and obtain forgiveness from the ones he loves most. This program is sponsored in part by Asian Improv aRts Midwest: AA Arts Incubator and by the 8th Annual Lunar Ball 2016. This program is also partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. American Hwangap is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. |