Tea
University Theatre
UW Vilas Hall-Hemsley Theatre 821 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53715
ISTHMUS PICK
Thursday, Oct. 15, UW Hemsley Theatre, 7:30 pm
During the U.S. occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, more than 100,000 Japanese women married American soldiers. Between 1946 and 1960, they came to the United States with their husbands and were stationed in remote Army posts such as Fort Riley, Kan. These war brides formed a unique and uneasy community, a world away from their traditions, language, family and culture. This University Theatre production of Velina Hasu Houston’s play takes up this fascinating story, examining the lives of five Japanese women transplanted to the Western plains. Directed by theater professor David Furumoto, this should be a lovely, if disquieting, production.
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Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, Oct. 18 (2 pm)
Thursday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 24 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, Oct. 25 (2 pm)
Thursday, Oct. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 31 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, Nov. 1 (2 pm)