SAATP Returns wwith F.O.B.

Stanford University's Asian American Theater Project re-emerges after a three-year absence with its student-led production of FOB (Fresh Off the Boat). Written in 1979 by then-Stanford senior David Henry Hwang -- who penned the Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly -- the two-act play examines the interaction between Dale, a second-generation American of Chinese descent; his cousin Grace, a first-generation Chinese-American; and Grace's friend Steve, a Chinese newcomer. The moving, oftentimes hilarious story is injected with an infusion of Chinese-American folklore and deals with the stigma of being "fresh off the boat"; it also speaks to the uniquely confusing experience of growing up Asian-American in America.

Bay Area actor Lane Nishikawa (former Artistic Director, Asian American Theater Company; actor, Mifune and Me; playwright, Gate of Heaven) directs an entirely student-acted and student-produced play.

WHEN: 8 pm, May 14, 15 and 16.

WHERE: Stanford University, Asian American Activities Center Ballroom, Stanford, CA.

INFO: Contact Jeffrey Li, Producer, at PO Box 4589 Stanford, CA 94309.

tel: (650) 497-2162. email: jeffli@leland.stanford.edu

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