Lodestone Theatre Ensemble

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Lodestone Theatre Ensemble

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Background information
Name: Lodestone Theatre Ensemble
Date Formed: 1999
Location(s): P.O. Box 1072
Studio City, CA 91614
Notable Members: Dennis Dun
Roger Fan
Daniel Dae Kim
Camille Mana
Eddie Shin
Official site: www.lodestonetheatre.org
Genre(s): Asian American theatre


Lodestone Theatre Ensemble is a non-profit Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1999. It is a membership-driven organization.

MISSION STATEMENT:

To develop, create, promote and present edgy, compelling and impassioned works that bridge communities through truthful and entertaining artistry.

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[edit] History

In 1995, following the 1992 Los Angeles riots, veteran actor Soon-Tek Oh created the Society of Heritage Performers (SHP), a Korean American theatre ensemble. SHP evolved into Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in 1999, organized by original founders: actors Alexandra Bokyun Chun, Tim Lounibos and Chil Kong, and writer Philip W. Chung. Their new focus was embracing a broader Asian Pacific American identity. Chung and Kong remain as present co-artistic directors.

[edit] Programs

Lodestone Theatre Ensemble has presented over 75 mainstage productions, special events, and readings/workshops of both new and established works. New works are presented in the "Yellow Box" reading series. Theatre for Teens and Youth Outreach programs aid disadvantaged youth in partnership with Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Korean Youth Cultural Center and Asian Youth Center. Mainstage productions are done in residence at the GTC (Grove Theatre Center) in Burbank, California.

[edit] Productions

[edit] 1999

  • Texas by Judy Soo Hoo
  • Laughter, Joy & Loneliness & Sex & Sex & Sex & Sex by Philip W. Chung

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

  • A Dirty Secret Between the Toes by Annette Lee
  • Terminus Americana by Matt Pelfrey

[edit] 2002

  • Freak Storm by Matt Pelfrey
  • Refrigerators by Judy Soo Hoo
  • When Tigers Smoked Long Pipes by Angela Kang

[edit] 2004

  • Claim to Fame by Isaac Ho

[edit] 2005

  • Solve For X by Judy Soo Hoo
  • American Monsters 2 by Corinne Chooey, Isaac Ho, Angela Kang, Oanh Ly, Judy Soo Hoo

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

  • Telemongol
  • The Mikado Project by Doris Baizley & Ken Narasaki
  • The Trojan Women by Euripides, translated by Kenneth Cavender

[edit] 2008

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