When: Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4
Cost: $65
(Ticket price includes ONE ticket to any production of The Forbidden Phoenix, running April 7 to 23, at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre PLUS $25 tax-deductible receipt for one year’s membership in Historic Joy Kogawa House Society. This event is a fundraiser for our writer-in-residence program, which will run at Historic Joy Kogawa House from September 15, 2011, to April 15, 2012.)
To purchase tickets, email kogawahouse@yahoo.ca
In his role as Canadian playwright, radio writer, television story editor, and young adult author, Marty Chan explores the tensions between opposing forces of assimilation and the search for heritage and cultural roots.
His new play, The Forbidden Phoenix, combines adventure and martial arts to present an eye-popping musical that tells the story of a father who comes to Canada looking for a better life. High drama and visual spectacle combine for a unique evening of family entertainment. Performed in English with Chinese surtitles. The play runs April 7 to 23 at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond.
On Wednesday, March 30, please join us in the living room of Historic Joy Kogawa House, the childhood home of the author Joy Kogawa, for a rare opportunity to sit with this master author, hear him read from the playscript, and discuss the issues of history and mythology he raises in his work.
Marty Chan is an award-winning playwright. His Mom, Dad, I’m Living with a White Girl won the Sterling Award for Best New Play and Best Sound Design, and Harvard University’s A.C.T. Award. The Forbidden Phoenix won the Alberta Literary Awards Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama in 2004.