Unbroken Blossoms (June 27th - July 21st, 2024)
Unbroken Blossoms 📽️🎬🌼
By Philip W. Chung
Directed by Jeff Liu
A World Premiere
June 27th - July 21st, 2024
Moon, an idealistic family man, and James, a cynical, aspiring filmmaker, are hired as the Chinese American consultants for Broken Blossoms, Hollywood's first onscreen interracial love story... between a white actress and a white actor in yellowface makeup. If the circumstances weren’t already questionable enough, the consultants must contend with the outsized ego of the film's director D.W. Griffith, who is attempting to belie criticisms of racism after the release of his controversial film The Birth of a Nation.
Presented by East West Players, Philip W. Chung's play Unbroken Blossoms is a historical reimagining of the making of a boundary-breaking Hollywood classic that shines a light on the collateral damage in the search for "authentic" representation, and asks what price we pay for our art. Based on actual events, this world premiere production illuminates a historical conflict just behind the silver screen.
Originally presented in 2015 by Visual Communications in partnership with East West Players.
Unbroken Blossoms will perform June 27 through July 21, 2024 with opening night on Sunday, June 30th, 2024. Performance times Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays are at 8PM, with additional 2PM matinees on Saturday and 5PM performances on Sunday. All Saturday 2PM performances are Masked Matinees, making theater more accessible to audiences who prefer a masked audience experience.
"Thursday, June 27, 2024 — 8:00 PM — Preview 1
Friday, June 28, 2024 — 8:00 PM — Preview 2 / LT Night
Saturday, June 29, 2024 — 8:00 PM — Preview 3
Sunday, June 30, 2024 — 5:00 PM — Opening Night
Friday, July 5, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 6, 2024 — 2:00 PM — Matinee
Saturday, July 6, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 7, 2024 — 5:00 PM
Monday, July 8, 2024 — 8:00 PM — Pay-What-You-Can
Friday, July 12, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 13, 2024 — 2:00 PM — Matinee
Saturday, July 13, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 14, 2024 — 5:00 PM
Monday, July 15, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Friday, July 19, 2024 — 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 20, 2024 — 2:00 PM
Saturday, July 20, 2024 — 8:00 PM — ASL Interpretation
Sunday, July 21, 2024 — 5:00 PM"