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Issei, He Say or The Myth of the First

First Preview: Mar 21, 2018
Opening Date: Apr 19, 2018
Closing Date: May 20, 2018
Running Time: 01:40
Issei, He Say or The Myth of the First
http://www.njrep.org/plays/issei.htm
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New Jersey Repertory
179 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740
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Lucy Chu reflects on her first year as an immigrant in Canada, 1969, when her Chinese family moved in next door to a Japanese-Canadian man who was in an internment camp during World War II.

Prejudices and hatred reach a boiling point and teenage Lucy is caught in the middle.

A World Premiere
Winner of an Edgerton New Play Award
Regional
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

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SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Written By
  • Chloé Hung
Director
  • Lisa James

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