dueEast Theatre Company Presents Seven Out a New Play by Keith Uchima
“Nobody wants to end up being everything they never wanted to be…”
The dueEast Theatre Company presents the story of the rise and fall of Japanese-Americans in the 1950’s Chicago’s criminal underworld in Keith Uchima’s new drama Seven Out, June 4th through July 10th at the Stage Left Theatre in Chicago.
Seven Out is lovingly based on the extensive interviews of Japanese Americans who lived, worked and played in, and around, an area of Chicago’s north side. Most, if not all, of these Japanese Americans, or Nisei, came to Chicago from internment camps, or from Hawaii, during the early post-war period. In their search for a better life, some of these men and women worked in organized crime, particularly in various gambling activities; one even attained a high ranking position (perhaps the only Asian-American to do so). Virtually all of them would discover that there was much about the American dream that is, and was, illusory. Seven Out is a dedication to, and a parable of, these Nisei lives: the many who endured much, while creating some place for themselves in an America that gave little back.
SEVEN OUT Theater Info:
June 4-July 10, 2004
Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $18; Group ticket discounts available
For more information or reservations, please call: 773-353-5979
Dedicated to Asian American performing artists, dueEast works to present stories that chronicle the Asian American experience. By reaching out to the Chicago community, dueEast strives to expand perceptions and contexts about Asian Americans and their history. In their 2003 inaugural season, dueEast produced the Midwest premiere of Prince Gomolvilas’ The Theory of Everything at the Wing & Groove Theatre Company. It also held staged readings of new works at the Perfect Cup and showcased a variety of Asian artists at a dueEast benefit at Smallbar. In 2004, in addition to Seven Out, dueEast is staging readings of various Asian American works, and is engaged in a variety of community service and outreach projects.
For more information, please call (773) 353-5979 or e-mail info@dueEast.org. Visit our website at www.dueeast.org.
