PERFORMANCES BEGIN MAY 28, WITH OPENING NIGHT ON JUNE 2
The Old Globe announced the complete cast
and creative team of Kimber Lee’s beautiful drama
tokyo fish story, directed by May Adrales. tokyo fish story will play
May 28 – June 26, 2016, in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
Previews run May 28 – June 1. Opening night is Thursday, June 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets start at $29, currently available by subscription only, and
will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 22 at 12 noon.
Master
sushi chef Koji built his successful career on respect—for tradition,
fine ingredients, and the legends who came before him. But now his
restaurant, considered one of the greatest in
Tokyo, is losing its customers to newer and flashier places. It’s time
for a new generation to take over. Koji’s brilliant protégé Takashi
might know how to save the restaurant, if only he could find a way to
tell his mentor. Kimber Lee’s beautiful play will
take audiences into the mind of the chef-as-artist and bring to vibrant
life the sheer exhilaration of creating bite-sized masterpieces.
tokyo fish story is a gorgeous meditation on work, legacy, and the art of perfection.
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| Tina Chilip |
The cast of
tokyo fish story includes Tina Chilip (Off Broadway’s Golden Child, House Rules, A Dream Play) as Ama Miyuki and Woman;
Tim Chiou (You Can’t Take It with You at Geffen Playhouse, world premiere of
Year Zero at Victory Gardens Theater) as Takashi; Raymond Lee (world premieres of
Vietgone and Office Hour at South Coast Repertory) as Nobu; James Saito (The King and I
and Golden Child on Broadway) as Koji; and Jon Norman Schneider (The Old Globe’s
The White Snake, Lincoln Center Theater’s The Oldest Boy) as Tuna Dealer Apprentice, Oishi, Toru, Yuji, Daisuke, and Hirayama. The creative team includes Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
(Scenic Design), David Israel Reynoso (Costume Design), Jiyoun Chang (Lighting Design),
Nathan A. Roberts and Charles Coes (Sound Design and Original Music),
David Huber (Vocal Coach), Caparelliotis Casting (Casting), and
Jess Slocum (Production Stage Manager).
“Kimber Lee’s insightful and sweetly engaging play
tokyo fish story is as gentle and quiet as the lowercase letters
in its title, and it’s a wonderful way to close our spring season in the
Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre,” said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic
Director
Barry Edelstein. “A charming fable about the tension between art
and commerce, the gap between mastery and hackwork, and the bittersweet
joys of retirement, the play moves me greatly. It represents a culture
all too rarely seen on American stages, and
I am proud to bring it to San Diego audiences. I am also proud to
welcome the talented May Adrales to the Globe for the first time. Her
superb team of designers and actors will create a memorable evening of
theatre.”
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| Tim Chiou |
Kimber Lee’s (Playwright) plays include
to the yellow house, tokyo fish story (South Coast Repertory, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley),
brownsville song (b-side for tray) (Humana Festival at Actors
Theatre of Louisville, LCT3 at Lincoln Center, Long Wharf Theatre,
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Seattle Repertory Theatre, MOXIE Theatre),
and
different words for the same thing (Kirk Douglas Theatre at
Center Theatre Group). Her work has also been presented by the New
Voices Festival at The Old Globe, Lark Play Development Center, Page 73
Productions, Hedgebrook, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference,
Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Great Plains Theatre Conference, and
Magic Theatre. She is under commission at LCT3, South Coast Repertory,
Denver Center Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, Center Theatre Group, and
Bush Theatre. Lee is a Lark Playwrights’ Workshop
Fellow; a Dramatists Guild Fellow; a member of Ma-Yi Writers Lab; a
recipient of the Ruby Prize, PoNY Fellowship, Hartford Stage’s Aetna New
Voices Fellowship; and the inaugural 2015 PoNY/Bush Theatre Playwright
Residency in London. She received her M.F.A.
from The University of Texas at Austin.
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| Jon Norman Schneider |
May Adrales (Director) is a
freelance theatre director, primarily working with new plays. She has
directed at Lincoln Center Theater, Signature Theatre Company,
Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Goodman Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Portland Center
Stage, Syracuse Stage, Cleveland Play House, Pioneer Theatre
Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Two River Theater. She is a
Drama League Directing Fellow, Women’s Project Theater Directors Lab
member, Soho Repertory Theater Writer/Director Lab member, New York
Theatre Workshop directing fellow, and recipient
of the Theatre Communications Group New Generations Program grant,
Denham Fellowship, and Paul Green Award. She proudly serves as an
Associate Artist at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. She is the former
Director of Onsite Programs at Lark Play Development Center
and Artistic Associate at The Public Theater. She received her M.F.A.
from Yale School of Drama. She has directed at New York University, Bard
College, The Juilliard School, and Fordham University. She is currently
on faculty at Yale School of Drama and Brown
University.
tokyo fish story
is supported in part through gifts from Production Sponsors
Leonard Hirsch, in memory of Elaine Hirsch; Silvija and Brian Devine;
Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky; and Union Bank.
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| Kimber Lee |
TICKETS
to
tokyo fish story are currently available by subscription only and will go on sale to the general public on
Friday, April 22 at 12 noon. Tickets can be purchased online at
www.TheOldGlobe.org,
by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old
Globe Way in Balboa Park. Performances begin on May 28 and continue
through June 26.
Performance times: Previews: Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m., and
Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. Opening Night is Thursday, June 2
at 8:00 p.m. Regular Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at
7:00 p.m., Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday evenings at 7:00
p.m. There will be a Wednesday matinee performance on
June 15 at 2:00 p.m. and no matinee performance on Saturday, June 18.
Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 29 years of age
and under, seniors, military members, and groups of 10 or more.
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| James Saito |
Additional events taking place during the run of
tokyo fish story include:
INSIGHTS SEMINAR:
Tuesday May 31, at 5:30 p.m.
The seminar series features a panel selected from the current show. Reception at 5:00 p.m. FREE
SUBJECT MATTERS: Saturday, June 4.
Following
the 2:00 p.m. performance, explore the ideas and issues raised by the
production through brief, illuminating post-show discussions with local
experts. FREE
POST-SHOW FORUMS: Tuesdays, June 7 and 14, and Wednesday, June 22
Discuss the play with members of the cast and crewfollowing the performance. FREE
LOCATION and PARKING INFORMATION:
The Old Globe is located in San Diego’s Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe
Way. Through a special
arrangement with the San Diego Zoo, Old Globe evening ticket-holders
have the opportunity to pre-purchase valet parking in the Zoo's new
employee parking structure. With a drop-off point just a short walk to
the Globe, theatregoers may purchase fast, easy,
convenient valet parking for just $20 per vehicle per evening. Pre-paid
only, available only by phone through the Old Globe Box Office. Call
Today: (619) 234-5623. For more information:
http://www.theoldglobe.org/tickets/parkingvalet.aspx.
There
are numerous free parking lots available throughout the park. Guests
may also be dropped off in front of the Mingei International Museum. The
Balboa Park valet is also available during
performances, located in front of the Japanese Friendship Garden. For
additional parking information visit
www.BalboaPark.org. For directions and up-to-date information, please visit
www.TheOldGlobe.org/Directions.
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GPS
directions to The Old Globe, please do not use the Delivery Address
above. There is only a 10-minute zone at that physical address. For
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