Found in Translation: The Ghost of Keelung

Schedule

Sat Jun 25 2022 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Location

Mary Soo Hoo Park | Boston, MA

Advertisement
In the present, a woman visits her family home in Taiwan to appease an ancestral wrong.
About this Event

The Ghost of Keelung by Jamie Lin

A Radio Play Presentation

Directed by Audrey Seraphin

Performed at Tiger Pavilion at Mary Soo Hoo Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Performance Time: Saturday, June 25, 6:00 PM

In the present, a woman visits her family home in Taiwan to appease an ancestral wrong. Back in 1956, a young woman begins working at a bar for American sailors and falls for one of them with dire consequences.

About Found in Translation

Found in Translation is a play-reading series through Winter 2021 to Spring 2022 that amplifies the power and complexities of being multilingual, immigrants, or identifying as AAPI in Greater Boston.

Language: English with Mandarin and Hokkien

Pricing : Free, suggested donation $10


About the Playwright

Jamie Lin (she/her) is a Taiwanese-American theater artist who is psyched to watch her script come to life with this incredible team! Previously, she had the distinct pleasure of playing AAPI icons Sulu (Gender-Swapped Star Trek, PMRP) and Rose Tico (Jedi the Last, The Opposite of People), as well as directing Radial Gradient for Samuel-Lancaster Productions. Jamie hosts the monthly cooking/comedy show Cook it Right! on 2MBStudios and writes and performs sketches with Friend Club. Both on and offstage, she's passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, and noodles.


About the Partners

Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston (AATAB) is a social collective that empowers and connects Pan-Asian theatre artists in the Greater Boston area.

CHUANG Stage is the Mandarin-English bilingual, bicultural theater company in Boston, MA that cultivates boundary-breaking stories that bridge the world.

Pao Arts Center is Boston Chinatown’s first community-based arts center. Their mission is to celebrate and strengthen the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community through access to culturally relevant art, education, and creative programs.

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has sole responsibility for managing all aspects of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, including horticulture, programming, public art, maintenance, and capital improvements.

Found in Translation is made possible by a Live Arts Boston grant from the Boston Foundation and the ReOpen Creative Boston Grant from Boston Culture Council

Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Mary Soo Hoo Park, Beach Street, Boston, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 0.00

Pao Arts Center

Host or Publisher Pao Arts Center

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends