Vietnamese American play makes New Work Festival

Playwrights Initiative presents the First Annual New Works Festival at the 24th Street Theater in Los Angeles.

Opening for a four week run on Thursday, April 1, 1999, the festival is comprised of four original, full-length productions:

"Ten Men" a tragicomedy by Jeff Rohrick
After one of their childhood mentors disappears, seven estranged friends must decide whether to return to a familiar past, anchored by the memories of a neighborhood grocery store, or move into an uncertain future.

The Imperfect Daughter a drama by Steve Bolia
Three Vietnamese sisters harboring secrets confront their past and their mother--a woman with a few secrets of her own.

"The Baka" by Maurice Brown
Set in the backwaters of New Orleans during the 1940s, "The Baka" tracks a disillusioned detective as he turns to a local voodoo priestess for help in solving a series of mysterious killings.

"N.Y.H.C." by Barry Levine
Venture through New York's hardcore punk underground as playwright Levine explores two generations of a punk family's lives.

Performance schedule:
Thursdays through Sundays at 8pm
Sunday matinees at 2pm
Special matinee performance on Saturday, April 3 at 2pm for "Ten Men"
No matinee on April 4, Easter Sunday
 
Tickets:
$5 general admission
$4 per person for groups of 10 or more
For reservations, call Tickets L.A. at (323) 655-TKTS (8587)
or outside Los Angeles, 1-800-660-TKTS (8587).
A $2.00 service charge will apply when using Tickets L.A.
 
Location:
24th Street Theatre
1117 West 24th Street
Los Angeles, CA  90007
For directions, call (213) 745-6516.
 
50% of the proceeds from Thursday performances will be donated to the Homeless Ministry of Our Savior Catholic Church.
 
Sponsored in part by ARCO, USC Student Senate Philanthropy Fund, USC Graduate & Professional Student Senate, the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, USC School of Theatre, USC Student Affairs Office, and the Association of Students of Cinema/TV.