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Tea
Written by Velina Hasu Houston
Narrated by Shuko Akune, June Angela, Diana Tanaka and
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Velina Hasu Houston’s Tea uses history and poetic writing to weave a drama
about Japanese “war brides” living in Kansas.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Shuko Akune, June Angela, Takayo Fischer, Lily Mariye and Diana Tanaka.
about Japanese “war brides” living in Kansas.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Shuko Akune, June Angela, Takayo Fischer, Lily Mariye and Diana Tanaka.
Author
Velina Hasu Houston
Velina Hasu Houston is an internationally celebrated writer with 22 commissions in theatre and opera. In New York, US nationwide, and globally, her work has been produced to critical acclaim. Honored by the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, Japan Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and others, she is the only U.S. playwright to amass a body of work that explores the U.S.-Japan relationship through a bilateral, global view of identity.
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