Surviving the Nian
A Night at the Theater (Offensive) with CNW!
Tuesday, April 17 @ 7:30PM
Roberts Theatre at the Stanford Calderwood Pa vilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston
Want to get a great deal on a World Premiere, an intimate discussion with award-winning playwright Melissa Li, and a night out with other CNWers, all rolled into one?
Then join us for a special Preview Performance of The Theater Offensive’s production of Surviving the Nian on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM, for a very special CNW group price of only $21!
Just call CNW at 617-876-5310 or send paypal payment to cnw@centerfornewwords.org to reserve your seat today.
“Surviving the Nian”
A World Premiere musical: “Surviving the Nian”
Music and Lyrics by Melissa Li
Book by Melissa Li and Abe Rybeck
Directed by Patrick Wang
Musical Director Juri Panda Jones
Featuring Megumi Haggerty, Abria Smith, Mariko Kanto, Hyunsoo Moon, Gary Ng, Judy Tan
“Winner of the 2007 Jonathan Larson Award for Musical Theater”
Fireworks explode when Kaylin’s new-world life clashes with her family’s plans. Where do her loyalties lie?
Kaylin returns to Hong Kong for the first time in five years, bringing her lover Asha — and a completely new life plan — to introduce to her family. But they have plans of their own for her. Kaboom! This groundbreaking show will remind you that families in even the most far-away lands are, well, familiar.
Playwright and composer Melissa Li started her drama career as a teenager in The Theater Offensive’s True Colors: Out Youth Theater program. Surviving the Nian has been developed over the past four years through the company’s Plays at Work program, and this spring’s premiere represents the first fully-staged production of this exciting new musical.
