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FLOWER DRUM SONG
by DAVID HENRY HWANG
music by RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
directed by RANDY REYES
January 20 - February 19, 2017
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH PARK SQUARE THEATRE
Father produces Peking Opera. Son knows nightclub acts sell better. Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 1950s, this funny and moving story explores what it means to become American.
The new, fully revised version includes David Henry Hwang’s Tony Award-nominated text, and favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. After Mu’s successful 2009 production, the company is excited to bring this Broadway hit back to the Twin Cities for a month-long run.
GENERAL INFORMATION
DATES
January 20 - February 19, 2017
VENUE INFO
FLOWER DRUM SONG will take place at Park Square Theatre in the Historic Hamm Building, located at 20 W Seventh Place, Saint Paul, MN 55102
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CAST
STEPHANIE
BERTUMEN
Mei-Li
SHERWIN
RESURRECCION
Wang
WESLEY
MOURI
Ta
ERIC “POGI”
SUMANGIL
Chin
MEGHAN
KREIDLER
Linda
DANIEL
SAKAMOTO-WENGEL
Harvard
KATIE
BRADLEY
Madame Liang
JAKE
SUNG-GUK SULLIVAN
Chao/Ensemble
ALICE
MCGLAVE
Ensemble
NICOLE
RIEBE
Ensemble
ASHLEY
KERSHAW
Ensemble
KYLEE
BRINKMAN
Ensemble
BRIANNA
BELLEND
Ensemble
MICHELLE
DE JOYA
Ensemble
NIKKO PAUL
RAYMO
Ensemble
JOSEPH
VANG
Ensemble
MENG
XIONG
Ensemble
PRODUCTION TEAM
RANDY
REYES
Director
ANDREW
FLESER
Music Director
JAMIE J.
KRANZ
Stage Manager
LYNDSEY
HARTER
Assistant Stage Manager
MINA
KINUKAWA
Scenic Designer
ANDREA M.
GROSS
Costume Designer
MICHAEL P.
KITTEL
Lighting Designer
JACOB M.
DAVIS
Sound Designer
ABBEE
WARMBOE
Properties Designer
PENELOPE
FREEH
Choreographer
PHOTOS
MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
David Henry Hwang was awarded the 1988 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and John Gassner Awards for his Broadway debut, M. BUTTERFLY, which also was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. For his play GOLDEN CHILD, he received a 1998 Tony Nomination and a 1997 Obie Award. His new book for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical FLOWER DRUM SONG earned him his third Tony nomination in 2003. He was also a book writer on Elton John & Tim Rice’s AIDA. Hwang’s other plays include FOB (1981 Obie Award), THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD, FAMILY DEVOTIONS, THE SOUND OF A VOICE and BONDAGE. His opera libretti include three works for composer Philip Glass, 1000 AIRPLANES ON THE ROOF, THE VOYAGE and THE SOUND OF A VOICE, as well as THE SILVER RIVER with music by Bright Sheng and Ainadamar with Osvaldo Golijov. Hwang penned the feature films M. BUTTERFLY, GOLDEN GATE and POSSESSION (co-writer) and co-wrote the song “Solo” with composer/performer Prince. He has written the book on the new Broadway musical TARZAN, and his new play, YELLOW FACE, will premiere next season. Hwang serves on the Dramatists Guild Council.