EAST WEST PLAYERS CELEBRATES 32ND ANNIVERSARY ON JUNE 22 AT THE WESTIN BONAVENTURE HOTEL

East West Players, the nation's first and foremost Asian American theatre company celebrates its 32nd Anniversary Awards Dinner on June 22, 1998, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. The no-host reception and silent auction begin at 6:00pm, and dinner and awards show begin at 7:15pm.

The theme of the evening is "Downtown," celebrating the success of EWP's move to a new 240-seat, state-of-the-art facility, the David Henry Hwang Theatre at the Union Center for the Arts located in downtown Los Angeles.

Honorees of the 1998 Visionary Awards are Cedar Grove Productions (Visas and Virtues, 1997 Academy Award Winner for Best Live Action Short), actress Sumi Sevilla Haru (National Recording Secretary of the Screen Actors Guild), and actor Pat Morita (The Karate Kid, Happy Days). The Corporate Visionary Award will be presented to AT&T for its support of EWP's literary and mainstage programs. For excellence in playwriting, EWP's Made In America Award will be presented to Jon Shirota (PINEAPPLE WHITE, YOU'RE ON THE TEE, and RIPPLES IN THE POND). The Rae Creevey Award, named after one of EWP's founders, will go to Tom Donaldson, EWP Technical Director.

The reception and silent auction begin at 6:00 p.m. The dinner and awards show will commence at 7:15 p.m., and will be hosted by actor Alec Mapa (M. BUTTERFLY, I REMEMBER MAPA).

Tickets are available through East West Players by mail: 244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90012; by telephone: (213) 625-7000; or by fax: (213) 625-7111. Individual ticket prices begin at $100 and go up to $500. Proceeds from this event will benefit EWP's operations and artistic programs.

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