Tickets are going fast for this production. Here is the current ticket availability as of May 21:

Thursday, June 6, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – SOLD OUT

Friday, June 7, 8:00 PM –PREVIEW – only 18 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Saturday, June 8, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – SOLD OUT

Sunday, June 9, 2:00 PM – PREVIEW – only 11 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Wednesday, June 12, 8:00 PM – 84 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Thursday, June 13, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – only 36 tickets available

Friday, June 14, 8:00 PM – PRESS OPENING – only 10 tickets available

Saturday, June 15, 8:00 PM – 67 tickets available

Sunday, June 16, 2:00 PM – 95 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Wednesday, June 19, 8:00 PM – only 28 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Thursday, June 20, 8:00 PM – 86 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Friday, June 21, 8:00 PM – 73 tickets available

Saturday, June 22, 8:00 PM – 77 tickets available

Sunday, June 23, 2:00 PM – 87 tickets available

Wednesday, June 26, 8:00 PM – 102 tickets available

Thursday, June 27, 8:00 PM –  97 [Pre-Show Talk]

Friday, June 28, 8:00 PM – 104 tickets available

Saturday, June 29, 8:00 PM – 92 tickets available

Sunday, June 30, 2:00 PM – 99 tickets available

Click TICKETS on the top navigation bar to order your tickets or call us at 619-342-7395.

Greg Watanabe [Dr. Heng] Greg’s theater credits include THE BALLAD OF YACHIYO (Public Theater-New York, THE SUMMER MOON (A Contemporary Theater), NO-NO BOY (adapted by Ken Narasaki), THE HAPPY ONES (South Coast Rep.) for which he was nominated for an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Performance and EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS (The Geffen Playhouse) for which he received an Ovation Award nomination. Greg previously appeared at Mo’olelo in HOW I GOT THAT STORY and YELLOW FACE, which earned him a San Diego Theater Critics Circle nomination. Most recently, he appeared in GOLDEN CHILD (Signature Theater, New York). His television and film credits include “Watch Over Me,” Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911!, Criminal Minds, “Only The Brave,”  “Americanese” and “Life Tastes Good.” Greg is member of the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. The documentary about them, ‘Mighty Warriors of Comedy’ won a Northern California Emmy.

Esther K. Chae [Rom Chang] Esther K. Chae is an award-winning actor/writer based in Los Angeles and New York. Her work has been performed in the US, Korea, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Italy, Nigeria and Russia. Esther has acted in television shows such as “NCIS”, “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”, “The West Wing”, “24”, “The Shield”; and on theatre stages such as Yale Repertory Theater, La Mama, Mark Taper Forum/ Kirk Douglas Theater, P.S. 122 and Harvard/A.R.T. As a writer, Esther created and performed So the Arrow Flies, her internationally acclaimed solo performance which is archived at the Library of Congress. Currently, it is being adapted for film. Esther is a TED Fellow and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama (M.F.A. in Acting), University of Michigan (M.A. in Theater Studies), and Korea University. She was born in Eugene, Oregon, grew up in Seoul, Korea and has traveled all over the world. She has climbed the Indian Himalayas and Mt. Kilimanjaro where her husband, Paul von Zielbauer, proposed to her. They live in Santa Monica. www.estherchae.com

Erika Beth Phillips [Mara] Previously with Mo’olelo: A Piece of My Heart (Martha), Since Africa (Eve). Around San Diego – Cygnet Theatre: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Lamb’s Players (Associate Artist): Brownie Points (Jamie), South Pacific (Nellie), Hello Dolly! (Ermengarde), An American Christmas (Fiona O’Casey); Stone Soup: Miss Julie; The Welk: The Scarlet Pimpernel, and, with her own budding company, Third Space Theatre Collective: Erik Ehn’s Thistle produced in San Marcos before taking it to NYC’s La MaMa.  Erika is currently creating an original site-specific performance with Escondido high school students through La Jolla Playhouse to be presented in October 2013 concurrent with LJP’s Without Walls series and is a teaching artist with LJP, The Old Globe, Mainly Mozart and Playwright’s Project for whom she has been commissioned to write short plays based on true stories collected from San Diego’s foster youth community.

Albert Park [Sopoan] Albert Park is thrilled to be back at Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company after playing one of his all-time favorite roles as HYH in Yellow Face. Other recent roles include Roy in The Odd Couple, and Bellhop in Lend Me a Tenor (North Coast Rep), Jonathan in a staged reading of A Lonely Boy’s Guide to Survival (and Werewolves) (La Jolla Playhouse), Lionel in Pho Donut (Scripps Ranch Theatre), Gabe in A Man, His Wife, and His Hat (MOXIE Theatre), Cuong in The Car Plays (Moving Arts/La Jolla Playhouse), Tieng-Bin in Golden Child (Chinese Pirate Productions), Steve in GAM3RS: the Play (GAM3RS), Chi-Yang in Flower Drum Song and Lefty in BFE (SDAART). Albert would like to dedicate his performance to his wonderful and talented wife, Jenny, and their new baby boy, Felix! Mr. Park wishes to thank Seema Sueko, and the Extraordinary Chambers cast and crew, for another unforgettable experience. Mahalo!

Manny Fernandes [Carter] Manny is thrilled to be making his debut at Mo`olelo. Select San Diego Credits include Same Time, Next Year, Buried Child, Of Mice and Men (Craig Noel Award), Simpatico, Sailor’s Song, and Golden Boy (Craig Noel Award) [New Village Arts, Ensemble Member]; Assassins, The Tragedy of the Commons, Private Lives, Mauritius, A Christmas Carol, Communicating Doors [Cygnet Theatre, Resident Artist]; Jeffrey, Boys in the Band, Never the Sinner, Cloud 9, Fifth of July [Diversionary Theatre]; Arcadia, Moon over Buffalo, The Rivals, An American Daughter [North Coast Rep]; Death of a Salesman, A Christmas Carol, Cabaret [San Diego Rep].  Films include Ozark Savage and 29th and Gay. Manny studied acting at UCSD and currently serves as Marketing Director for Cygnet Theatre. His favorite role is husband to the talented Melissa Fernandes and father to Isabella Rose and Jack Dylan.

More shots from the rehearsal room:

Merci, Corrine!

Aw kun, Phal and Sokna!

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Extraordinary Chambers
A Fundraiser for NAACP SD ACT-SO

NAACP San Diego Branch is pleased to partner again with
Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company to raise money for ACT-SO.

illustration by Kristina Micotti

Extraordinary Chambers
by David Wiener
Directed by Seema Sueko

Extraordinary Chambers is the story of an American couple who travel to Cambodia for a business trip, but become personally entangled with Khmer Rouge victims and survivors. The genocide, complicity, survival, greed and love collide in this play that shines a light on the Cambodian experience and asks how far are we willing to go to survive?

 Friday, June 7, 2013

6:30 PM Pre-Show Party; 8:00 PM Performance

Mo`olelo at The 10^th Avenue Theatre
930 10^th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Tickets:  $20/person – NAACP ACT-SO Fundraiser

Proceeds will benefit The Afro-Academic Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics, San Diego, (ACT-SO), a year-long enrichment program designed to improve and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African American High School Students.

Three Ways to Order Tickets:
Online: www.moolelo.net, select the June 7 performance of Extraordinary Chambers. Be sure to choose “Regular Adult” ticket and input NAACPSD coupon code to raise money for ACT-SO.

Phone: 619-342-7395, be sure to mention “NAACP Special for June 7.”

Mail: Send check payable to “Mo`olelo” to:
Mo`olelo, PO Box 710564, San Diego, CA 92171-0564 

]]> http://moolelo.net/2013/05/09/naacp-san-diego-at-extraordinary-chambers/feed/ 0 http://moolelo.net/2013/05/08/first-rehearsal-and-meet-greet-for-extraordinary-chambers/ http://moolelo.net/2013/05/08/first-rehearsal-and-meet-greet-for-extraordinary-chambers/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:53:35 +0000 admin http://moolelo.net/?p=7277 A tradition in rehearsal rooms around the world, the ‘meet and greet’ takes place on the first day of rehearsal and marks the first opportunity for the actors, artistic team, Board members, sponsors and partners of the production to meet one another. We share a lite meal and go around the room with introductions to celebrate the start of the rehearsal process. We then read through the script out loud.  Here are some pictures from the Meet & Greet event during the first rehearsal for Extraordinary Chambers. We thank everyone who was able to join us and hope you enjoy the pictures!

Tickets are going fast for this production. Here is the current ticket availability as of May 6:

Thursday, June 6, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – SOLD OUT

Friday, June 7, 8:00 PM –PREVIEW – only 33 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Saturday, June 8, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – SOLD OUT

Sunday, June 9, 2:00 PM – PREVIEW – 43 tickets available [Post Show Talk]

Wednesday, June 12, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW

Thursday, June 13, 8:00 PM – PREVIEW – 47 tickets available

Friday, June 14, 8:00 PM – PRESS OPENING – 31 tickets available

Saturday, June 15, 8:00 PM

Sunday, June 16, 2:00 PM - [Post Show Talk]

Wednesday, June 19, 8:00 PM - [Post Show Talk]

Thursday, June 20, 8:00 PM - [Post Show Talk]

Friday, June 21, 8:00 PM

Saturday, June 22, 8:00 PM

Sunday, June 23, 2:00 PM

Wednesday, June 26, 8:00 PM

Thursday, June 27, 8:00 PM - [Pre-Show Talk]

Friday, June 28, 8:00 PM

Saturday, June 29, 8:00 PM

Sunday, June 30, 2:00 PM

Click TICKETS on the top navigation bar to order your tickets or call us at 619-342-7395.

Sharon Strich, Liz Stephens, Seema Sueko & Avalon Middleton

Then they got busy setting up the rehearsal room, prepping their scripts, calendars, gathering supplies and taping the ground plan.

Designers Jason Bieber, David F. Weiner, Joe Huppert and Jeannie Galioto gathered for a production meeting. They discussed spung trees, the Tuol Sleng photos, projection, sound, purses and quick changes:

Jason Bieber, David F. Weiner, Seema Sueko, Divya Murthy Kumar, Sahron Strich, Joe Huppert and Jeannie Galioto

Click here for more information on Extraordinary Chambers. We hope to see you at the show.

Education doesn’t stop at the theater’s door. Many of Mo`olelo’s performances are surrounded by insightful pre- or post-show discussions with artists, community leaders, or specialists on issues pertaining to the show. All talks are free of charge. Audience members are encouraged to participate, share their thoughts, and enrich their theater experience. We thank our community speakers. (This list is subject to change, please check back for most current schedule):

Friday, June 7 – Post-show talk: Surviving the Khmer Rouge as Seen from the Eyes of a Child. Chanra Chheun will share the remarkable journey of her survival, as described in the recently published book, BLACK DIAMOND: A Cambodian Story, based on her life.

Sunday, June 9 - Post-show talk with Kathi Anderson, Executive Director of Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS). There are an estimated 11,000 torture survivors living in San Diego. Ms. Anderson will discuss how SURVIVORS is facilitating healing for torture survivors and their families here in San Diego who have come from over 70 countries around the world.

Sunday, June 16 – Post-show talk with Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia Civil Party Lawyer.  Nushin Sarkarati is a human rights attorney at the Center for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco and is presently representing Cambodian survivors from the US diaspora in their claims for reparations before the ECCC.  Nushin will share her experiences working with victims of the Khmer Rouge and their continued pursuit of justice, over 30 years after the end of the conflict that decimated Cambodia.

Wednesday, June 19 – Post-show talk: Cambodian Women in the Political Sphere. Dr. Dee Aker (Interim Director – Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice) and Ms. Zahra Ismail (IPJ Program Officer) will share from their recent experiences with women leaders seeking to gain and sustain increased participation by women in the Cambodian political system, which is still under the Khmer People’s Party rule. Click here to read more about the IPJ’s work in Cambodia. 

Thursday, June 20 – Post-show talk: A Conversation about Global Justice. Professor William Aceves (California Western School of Law) will offer some comments about the Extraordinary Chambers proceedings and discuss similar efforts to promote justice around the world.

Thursday, June 27, 7:15 PM – Pre-show talk with Deborah Klochko, Executive Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts.

Esther K. Chae at the Library of Congress

Dear Friends,

Esther K. Chae will be playing the role of Rom Chang in Extraordinary Chambers at Mo`olelo. She is also the writer and performer of the solo show So The Arrow Flies, which has been archived at the Library of Congress. Last week she was in Washington, DC, and took time to visit her archived material at the Library… and I tagged along.

Preserved for posterity, here’s her research and script at the Library of Congress:

Congrats, Esther!

Check out her talent in Extraordinary Chambers, which begins performances on June 6. Click here for more information.

Aloha!

Seema