THE JOY LUCK CLUB ~ Extended By Popular Demand to Dec. 21st December 11, 2008

A best-selling novel and also a major motion picture, THE JOY LUCK CLUB is now also a hit stage production.

East West Players
Tim Dang, Producing Artistic Director
with generous support from the S. Mark Taper Foundation for
Endowment for East West Players
PRESENTS

The Los Angeles Premiere of
THE JOY LUCK CLUB -- Extended by Popular Demand until Dec. 21st
by Susan Kim, adapted from the novel by Amy Tan
Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera

Family bonds transcend history as four young Chinese American women and their Chinese-born mothers struggle to understand each other. When the children's present lives begin to mirror their parent's past accomplishments and failures, a seemingly uncrossable divide grows into a bridge as generation unite to form THE JOY LUCK CLUB.

"A moving set of tales." ~ "...need that handkerchief..." ~ "Success!" ~ "Performances of great humor & depth."
"Rivera scores high marks." ~ "Blending hilarity and heartbreak...side-splitting and shattering."
"Clever set and projection design." ~ "Lighting and costumes first rate." ~ "Lovely sound design and live original music."
-- Los Angeles Times, F. Kathleen Foley

"GO!"
"Lovely Performances" ~ "Striking"
"Dramatic Unity" ~ "Elegant set & projections"
-- LA Weekly, Steven Leigh Morris

"A Successful Adaptation" ~ "Highly Creative Direction"
"A First-Class Tearjerker" ~ "The Ensemble Work As a Secure Unit" "Entire Cast Deserves Praise
-- LA Downtown News, Jeff Favre

Performance Run: November 13 - December 21, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday @ 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday @ 2:00pm
$45 Orchestra, $40 Balcony

Wine Down Fridays (Must be 21 years of age to drink): Join us on Fridays and enjoy complimentary glasses of white or red wine served before the production.

Featuring
Ryan Baylor
Cathy Chang
Jennifer Chang
Kathleen Chen
Celeste Den
Edward Gunawan
Karen Huie
Elaine Kao
Emily Kuroda
Cici Lau
Katherine Lee
Michael Lehr
Ben Lin
Deborah Png
David Stanbra
William Wu

For more information, please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or visit the website: http://www.EastWestPlayers.org

Official Website: http://www.eastwestplayers.org/on_the_stage/joyluck.htm