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Kathy Hsieh as Suyuan, Masumi Hayashi-Smith as Young Jing-mei and Katie Tupper as Jing-mei
in a scene from ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: Rick Wong.
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The Cast
(in order of appearance)
Kathy Hsieh
Suyuan Woo, Chwun Hwa and Ensemble
Understudy for Young Lindo 2/14-2/15
Shirley Oliver
Lindo Jong
Meg Tapucol-Provo
An-mei Hsu
Maydene Pang
Ying Ying St. Clair and Ensemble
Katie Tupper
Jing-mei Woo
Understudy for Ensemble 2/14-2/15)
Masumi Hayashi-Smith
Young Jing-mei, Wu Daughter #3 and Ensemble
Allen Go
Canning Woo and Wu Tsing
Herb Tsuchiya
Old Chong and Chinatown Shopkeeper
Ulric Dihle
Audience Boy, Chess Opponent, Ted Jordan and Ensemble
Leslie Jean Warner
Boy's Mother, Mrs. Jordan and Ensemble
Jill Watanabe
Ruth Hsu, Young An-Mei, Lisa Lum and Ensemble
Anthony Colinares
An-mei's Uncle, Tin Jong, Clifford St. Clair and Ensemble
Aya Hashiguchi
An-mei's Aunt, Huang Servant #1 and Ensemble
Understudy for Wu Daughter #1 2/14-2/15
Helen Kay
Popo, Matchmaker, Passerby, First Wife and Ensemble
Eloisa Cardona
An-mei's Mother and Ensemble
Serin Ngai
Lindo's Mother, Ying Ying's Sister #2, Yan Chang and Ensemble
Lisa Marie Nakamura
Huang Taitai, Second Wife and Ensemble
Audrey Fan
Young Lindo, Wu Daughter #1, Chwun Yu and Ensemble
Rachel Rene
Huang Servant #2, Ying Ying's Mother, Mrs. Sorci, Wu Daughter #2 and Ensemble
Theo Macabeo
Tyan-yu, Vincent Jong and Ensemble
Kelly Ogilvie
Delivery Man, Ken, Marvin Chen and Ensemble
Colleen Parker
Matchmaker's Servant, Rose Hsu-Jordan and Ensemble
Chloe Ahn
Young Ying Ying, Third Wife, and Ensemble
Understudy for Chwun Yu 2/14-2/15
Ray Tagavilla
Lin-xiao, Harold Livotny, Waiter and Ensemble
Emjoy Gavino
Ying Ying's Sister #1, Waverly Jong and Ensemble
Mona Leach
Lena St. Clair and Ensemble
Robin Dawn Kelly
Teresa Sorci, Marlene and Ensemble
Casey Floresca
Young Waverly, Wu Daughter #4 and Ensemble
Michael Scott
Rich Shields and Ensemble
Raymond Chinn
Understudy for Old Chong/Chinatown Shopkeeper 1/30-1/31 & 2/15
Rich Sasaki
Understudy for Delivery Man/Ken/Marvin Chen/Ensemble 2/15
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Meg Tapucol-Provo as An-Mei Hsu and
Colleen Parker as Rose Hsu-Jordan in a scene from ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: Rick Wong.
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Castmembers in the Red Candle wedding scene from
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: Rick Wong.
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Mona Armonio Leach as Lena with Ray Tagavilla as Harold in a moment from
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
Adapted by David Hsieh
World Premiere
January 9 - February 15, 2003
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
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Jill Watanabe as Young
An-mei and Eloisa Cardona
as An-Mei's Mother in a
moment from ReAct's
The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Shirley Oliver, Emjoy Gavino,
Meg Tapucol-Provo, Colleen
Parker, Maydene Pang, Mona
Leach, Katie Tupper and
Kelly Ogilvie in the photo
scene
from ReAct's
The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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The Program
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The Setting
San Francisco, 1984, and other locations.
Prologue: Feathers from a Thousand Li Away
ACT 1: The Joy Luck Club
Jing-mei Woo - Two Kinds, 1961-81
An-mei Hsu - Scar, 1929-30
Lindo Jong - The Red Candle, 1922-38
Ying Ying St. Clair - Waiting Between the Trees, 1930-31
Lena St. Clair - The Voice from the Wall, 1959-63
Lena St. Clair - Rice Husband, 1982
ACT 2: Queen Mother of the Western Skies
Waverly Jong - Four Directions, 1983
Waverly Jong - The Rules of the Game, 1962-65
Rose Hsu-Jordan - Without Wood, 1982
Rose Hsu-Jordan - Hald & Half, 1966-81
An-mei Hsu - Magpies, 1930
Jing-mei Woo - Best Quality, 1984
Epilogue: A Pair of Tickets
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Casey Floresco as Young Waverly, Shirley
Oliver as Lindo and Herb Tsuchiya as the
Shopkeeper in ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Masumi Hayashi-Smith as Young Jing-mei,
Kathy Hsieh as Suyuan and Herb Tsuchiya
as Old Chong in a scene from
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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The Joy Luck Club
This was the World Premiere production of this adaptation.
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Production Notes
ReAct's production of THE JOY LUCK CLUB was our highest attended and highest grossing show to date.
>>Purchase Scripts, Posters and Merchandise
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ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
was developed by special arrangement with AMY TAN, SANDRA DIJKSTRA and also BUENA VISTA/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
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Mona Leach as Lena and Robin
Dawn Kelly as Teresa in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Mona Leach as Lena and
Maydene Pang as Ying Ying in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Special Thanks To...
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The Alexis Hotel for guest accomodations
Bank of America for rehearsal space
Ben Bridge Jewelers for loaned props
The Cast & Crew for production support
Gertrude Chiang & Chu Shen Tao for loaned props
Sandra Dijkstra for administrative support
The Elliott Bay Book Company for promotional support and loaned props
The Empty Space Theatre for lighting support
George Paul Glanzman for transportation support and loaned props
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center for production support
Lorna Hee for production support
Joy Ittikiatisak for loaned properties
Mar Pac Construction for rehearsal space
Sea Garden Chinese Restaurant for donated catering
Shirley Oliver & The Newmark for rehearsal space
Starbucks Coffee for production support, donated coffee and rehearsal space
Amy Tan for production support
Walt Disney Studios for production support
Rick Wong & Rk Productions for videography
Washington Middle School for loaned props
Stewart A. Williams for donated graphic design services
The Wing Luke Asian Museum for promotional support
Jerri Lee Young for loaned props
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Photo Gallery
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Emjoy Gavino, Michael Scott,
Anthony Colinares and Shirley
Oliver in ReAct's World Premiere
of The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Allen Go as Canning and Katie
Tupper as Jing-mei in one of
the final scenes from ReAct's
The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Maydene Pang as Ying Ying with
Mona Armonio Leach as Lena in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Emjoy Gavino as Waverly with
Kelly Ogilvie as Marvin and
Shirley Oliver as Lindo in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Jill Watanabe as Young An-mei,
and Helen Kay as Popo with Tony
Colinares and Aya Hashiguchi as
An Mei's Uncle and Aunt in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Castmembers performing the
Jong Family dinner scene
in ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Mona Armonio Leach as Lena,
Maydene Pang as Ying Ying and
Ray Tagavilla as Harold in
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Colleen Parker as Rose with
Leslie Jean Warner as Mrs.
Jordan in a scene from
ReAct's The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Colleen Parker as Rose and
Ulric Dihle as Ted in ReAct's
The Joy Luck Club.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Castmembers Katie Tupper, Shirley
Oliver, Meg Tapucol-Provo and
Maydene Pang in a publicity photo
for ReAct's The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Emjoy Gavino as Waverly and Shirley
Oliver as Lindo in a publicity
photo for The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Colleen Parker as Rose Hsu-Jordan
and Meg Tapucol-Provo as An-Mei
Hsu in a publicity photo for
The Joy Luck Club
Photo: David Hsieh.
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