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Set in Korea under Japanese colonial rule, "Comfort Women: A New Musical" tells a story about a Korean teenage girl named Goeun who embarks on a journey to Tokyo to make money for her family, but ends up at a 'comfort station' in Indonesia, where hundreds of teenage girls were abducted and forced to become sex slaves, also known as 'comfort women,' for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
The musical evolves around the stories of Goeun and other 'comfort women,' and the audience witnesses how such a tragedy can permanently and painfully transform the life of a young woman.Based on true war crimes committed by the Japanese Imperial Army, 'comfort women' included girls as young as 14, who were promised with well-paying jobs abroad but instead were taken to islands in Indonesia to forcefully serve as sex slaves for 50 to 100 soldiers a day.
The musical evolves around the stories of Goeun and other 'comfort women,' and the audience witnesses how such a tragedy can permanently and painfully transform the life of a young woman.Based on true war crimes committed by the Japanese Imperial Army, 'comfort women' included girls as young as 14, who were promised with well-paying jobs abroad but instead were taken to islands in Indonesia to forcefully serve as sex slaves for 50 to 100 soldiers a day.
Age Guidance: 13
Show Notes: No Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Performance includes adult imagery and perceived sexual violence
Performance Schedule:
TUESDAY thru SUNDAY @ 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Music
Bryan Michaels & TaeHo Park
Lyrics
Bryan Michaels
Book
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim, Osker David Aguirre & Joann Malory Mieses
Director
Dimo Hyun Jun Kim
Choreography
Natanal Kim
