Title, Premiere and Location

The BH Cycle 1997-1999

A Beautiful Country: 150 Years of Asian American History in Dance and Drama

June 5-21, 1998

Castelar School, 840 Yale Street, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Written By

Written and Directed by Chay Yew

Synopsis

Written and directed by Chay Yew and produced in Chinatown's Castelar Elementary School, a multi-media theatrical performance with dance, drama and drag. A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY tells the history of Asian Americans through the eyes of an immigrant drag queen named Miss Visa Denied. Through story and song, we see episodes about the migration of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and so on.

Produced at Castelar School in Chinatown
Using dance, drama and drag, as well as lyrics and dialogue in Mandarin and English, this play was a collage of 150 years of Asian American history.

Staff

Director/Playwright - Chay Yew

Composer - Nathan Wang

Scenic Designer - Akeime Mitterlehner

Costume Design - Ann Closs-Farley

Lighting Design - Geoff Korf

Choreography - Jessica Wallenfels

Assistant Director - Colin Campbell

Assistant Director - Byungkoo Ahn

Assistant Costume Designer - Kharen Zeunert

Assistant Lighting Designer - Kuo-Lung Kai

Producers - Christopher Lore and Leslie Tamaribuchi

Production Stage Manager - Victoria Gathe

Technical Director - Sean Healey

Graphic Design - Chris Komuro

Press Representative - Jason Martin

Production Dramaturgs - Peter Tamaribuchi, Amy Vaillancourt, Nancy Yee

Translator - Nancy Yee

Videographer - Javier Fuentes-Leon

Carpenter - Alessandro Thompson

Crew - Denh Chu, Cindy Luong, Lisa Phan

Cast

Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.

Subsequent Performances or Productions

Special Notes

Articles, Reviews, and other Links

Program:

program- A Beautiful Country 1998 copy.pdf