On Sunday, May 17, two Obie Award-winning theater companies -- The Play Company and Ma-Yi Theater -- celebrated the opening of their Off-Broadway collaboration, the New York premiere of Lloyd Suh's new play AMERICAN HWANGAP at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street) in Manhattan.
Directed by Trip Cullman, AMERICAN HWANGAP is set in a West Texas suburb where a Korean American family prepares for the return of the husband and father who left them 15 years earlier. The new play features some of the country's most accomplished Asian American actors, including James Saito, Michi Barall, Mia Katigbak, Peter Kim and Hoon Lee.
Performances of AMERICAN HWANGAP run through June 7 at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street); Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m; and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25, and can be reserved by calling 212-352-3101 or visiting www.theatermania.com
Opening night photos by Vincent Hokia
Jennifer Ikeda and James Saito
"Jessica Hagedorn, Jonathan Fried, Mia Katigbak, and Jennifer Ikeda.
Trip Cullman and Lloyd Suh
Jessica Hagedorn and Mia Katigbak
Michi Barall and Mia Katigbak
