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World Premiere!
October 26 - November 18

Written & Performed by Kalean Ung
Music by Chinary Ung
Directed by Marina McClure

Developed in the ISC Studio, Kalean Ung’s multimedia solo show weaves together her Cambodian family’s refugee story, the story of her own journey as a first-generation immigrant, and Shakespeare’s iconic female characters. it’s a unique evening at the theater by one of ISC’s ensemble members.

Dates and information on post-show discussions.

Thank you!

Highlights included:

  • 43 performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream & Titus Andronicus

  • Special performances by Invertigo Dance Theatre, La Victoria, and other guests

  • You found your inner fairies at Family Fairy Nights

  • We celebrated the ancient Roman holiday of Vulcanalia at a performance of Titus Andronicus

  • New friends were made at audience potlucks

  • Special anniversary contests and activities all summer long!

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The genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge was one of the worst mass killings in the 20th century. Two million Cambodian people were killed: roughly 20% of the country’s population. Kalean Ung's solo show LETTERS FROM HOME explores the letters written to her father from refugee camps by the surviving members of their family, as she reflects upon this dark chapter in our shared human history and the hope inherent in immigration and the American dream. 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: @grettelcortesphotography
The genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge was one of the worst mass killings in the 20th century. Two million Cambodian people were killed: roughly 20% of the country’s population. Kalean Ung's solo show LETTERS FROM HOME explores the letters written to her father from refugee camps by the surviving members of their family, as she reflects upon this dark chapter in our shared human history and the hope inherent in immigration and the American dream. 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: @grettelcortesphotography
Today ISC received the Paul Robeson Citation Award from @actorsequity and @actorsequityfdn 🎊 We are so honored to be recognized as a theater company committed to the humanitarian ideals #PaulRobeson embodied. Thank you Pat Loeb and the Paul Robeson Citation Committee! #Shakespearesetfree #theatermakers #lathtr #mydayinla #diversityandinclusion
Today ISC received the Paul Robeson Citation Award from @actorsequity and @actorsequityfdn 🎊 We are so honored to be recognized as a theater company committed to the humanitarian ideals #PaulRobeson embodied. Thank you Pat Loeb and the Paul Robeson Citation Committee! #Shakespearesetfree #theatermakers #lathtr #mydayinla #diversityandinclusion
"Chinary Ung is often associated with that group of Asian-born composers whose music incorporates aspects of eastern musical characteristics into a western classical music setting, although for many years he was prevented from engaging directly with the source of his cultural heritage as his native country was being torn apart by the scourge of the Khmer Rouge. As the people and culture of Cambodia were being systematically destroyed, Ung took it upon himself to rescue some facet of the traditional music he had known as a child, reconstituting Cambodian musical traditions through his performances on the roneat-ek – the Cambodian xylophone. Ung’s extensive orchestral catalog has been commissioned and performed by major orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad. As an educator, Ung has taught courses in Southeast Asian music and instructs young composers at several institutions, including UC San Diego and Chapman University." (Bio by Adam Greene) Learn more about Chinary and his role in shaping #LettersFromHomeShow at http://iscla.org 📷: Kalean and Chinary Ung on her wedding day 💗
"Chinary Ung is often associated with that group of Asian-born composers whose music incorporates aspects of eastern musical characteristics into a western classical music setting, although for many years he was prevented from engaging directly with the source of his cultural heritage as his native country was being torn apart by the scourge of the Khmer Rouge. As the people and culture of Cambodia were being systematically destroyed, Ung took it upon himself to rescue some facet of the traditional music he had known as a child, reconstituting Cambodian musical traditions through his performances on the roneat-ek – the Cambodian xylophone. Ung’s extensive orchestral catalog has been commissioned and performed by major orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad. As an educator, Ung has taught courses in Southeast Asian music and instructs young composers at several institutions, including UC San Diego and Chapman University." (Bio by Adam Greene) Learn more about Chinary and his role in shaping #LettersFromHomeShow at http://iscla.org 📷: Kalean and Chinary Ung on her wedding day 💗
In 2016, Kalean Ung learned of a drawer in her father’s study, filled with letters from his family and friends attempting to flee the Cambodian genocide during the 1970s. Her solo show, developed from these letters, is about translating an emotion and experience into an art piece, and how that emotion can be expressed across time into an even deeper understanding. From Director Marina McClure: "LETTERS FROM HOME is a 360 degree visceral experience. It's layered with sound, textures, visuals, storytelling. We want to bring the audience close inside the thoughts and music that express the family story." 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: 2017 workshop @grettelcortesphotography
In 2016, Kalean Ung learned of a drawer in her father’s study, filled with letters from his family and friends attempting to flee the Cambodian genocide during the 1970s. Her solo show, developed from these letters, is about translating an emotion and experience into an art piece, and how that emotion can be expressed across time into an even deeper understanding. From Director Marina McClure: "LETTERS FROM HOME is a 360 degree visceral experience. It's layered with sound, textures, visuals, storytelling. We want to bring the audience close inside the thoughts and music that express the family story." 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: 2017 workshop @grettelcortesphotography
We're honored to have performance artist, comedian and writer @mskristinawong joining us for our opening of #LettersFromHomeShow! Kristina has written and performed her solo theater show "The Wong Street Journal," produced a viral web series called "How Not to Pick Up Asian Chicks," and is working on a web series teaching social justice to Asian American kids, as well as a new performance project called "Kristina Wong for Public Office" – a simultaneous real life campaign for Public Office and performance art piece. 💪 We love the way she uses her art and comedy as social activism. Please join us on Saturday, October 27 for this special post-show conversation after LETTERS FROM HOME.
We're honored to have performance artist, comedian and writer @mskristinawong joining us for our opening of #LettersFromHomeShow! Kristina has written and performed her solo theater show "The Wong Street Journal," produced a viral web series called "How Not to Pick Up Asian Chicks," and is working on a web series teaching social justice to Asian American kids, as well as a new performance project called "Kristina Wong for Public Office" – a simultaneous real life campaign for Public Office and performance art piece. 💪 We love the way she uses her art and comedy as social activism. Please join us on Saturday, October 27 for this special post-show conversation after LETTERS FROM HOME.
In her new solo show, Kalean analyzes the female Shakespearean archetype reflected in her previous roles with ISC (including as Margaret in RICHARD III - pictured), which she relates to her own experience reading through her father's old letters from family attempting to flee the Khmer Rouge. Says Kalean: "I found that the letters express universal archetypes of mother, wife, and daughter. As a trained Shakespearean performer, I blur the lines of performance and incantation by stepping in and out of classic characters as I grapple with the women I encountered in my father’s letters." 📷: Kalean as Margaret confronting Queen Elizabeth (Aisha Kabia) in RICHARD III, captured by @bluphiv 🎟: iscla.org #LettersFromHomeShow
In her new solo show, Kalean analyzes the female Shakespearean archetype reflected in her previous roles with ISC (including as Margaret in RICHARD III - pictured), which she relates to her own experience reading through her father's old letters from family attempting to flee the Khmer Rouge. Says Kalean: "I found that the letters express universal archetypes of mother, wife, and daughter. As a trained Shakespearean performer, I blur the lines of performance and incantation by stepping in and out of classic characters as I grapple with the women I encountered in my father’s letters." 📷: Kalean as Margaret confronting Queen Elizabeth (Aisha Kabia) in RICHARD III, captured by @bluphiv 🎟: iscla.org #LettersFromHomeShow
Not only is LETTERS FROM HOME grounded in the story of how trauma is passed down through generations, it's also about how art is passed down. Within Kalean Ung's play about her father, legendary composer Chinary Ung, is the story of how Chinary transformed his trauma of having to rescue family from the Cambodian genocide into a powerful composition called "Inner Voices" (which won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition). It is incredibly important to Kalean's story in understanding her legacy as an artist who comes from this piece which she, as an infant, had listened to her father make. Now, Chinary says, "Inner Voices finally found its home and that is inside this play." 🎟️: iscla.org 🎧 "Inner Voices" on Spotify: spoti.fi/2IzPlYL
Not only is LETTERS FROM HOME grounded in the story of how trauma is passed down through generations, it's also about how art is passed down. Within Kalean Ung's play about her father, legendary composer Chinary Ung, is the story of how Chinary transformed his trauma of having to rescue family from the Cambodian genocide into a powerful composition called "Inner Voices" (which won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition). It is incredibly important to Kalean's story in understanding her legacy as an artist who comes from this piece which she, as an infant, had listened to her father make. Now, Chinary says, "Inner Voices finally found its home and that is inside this play." 🎟️: iscla.org 🎧 "Inner Voices" on Spotify: spoti.fi/2IzPlYL
Developing new work and developing our ISC artists is core to the ISC Studio. Join us for the world premiere of Letters From Home, Kalean Ung's solo play about a box of letters to her father from relatives in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge, and how that discovery unfolded into an artistic journey of revelations. Playing Oct 26 - Nov 18. Tickets available now at http://www.iscla.org 2017 workshop photo: @grettelcortesphotography
Developing new work and developing our ISC artists is core to the ISC Studio. Join us for the world premiere of Letters From Home, Kalean Ung's solo play about a box of letters to her father from relatives in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge, and how that discovery unfolded into an artistic journey of revelations. Playing Oct 26 - Nov 18. Tickets available now at http://www.iscla.org 2017 workshop photo: @grettelcortesphotography
Written and performed by ISC Ensemble Member Kalean Ung @cambocombo and developed in the ISC Studio, LETTERS FROM HOME is the extraordinary story of Kalean’s discovery of her family history and, ultimately, herself. LFH weaves together storytelling, music, and Shakespeare, in a powerful exploration of generational trauma and the ability of art to transform pain into unexpected moments of grace. Tickets now on sale thru link in bio ~
#ISCLA ending the perfect night with the @dodgers ⚾️
#ISCLA ending the perfect night with the @dodgers ⚾️
The genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge was one of the worst mass killings in the 20th century. Two million Cambodian people were killed: roughly 20% of the country’s population. Kalean Ung's solo show LETTERS FROM HOME explores the letters written to her father from refugee camps by the surviving members of their family, as she reflects upon this dark chapter in our shared human history and the hope inherent in immigration and the American dream. 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: @grettelcortesphotography Today ISC received the Paul Robeson Citation Award from @actorsequity and @actorsequityfdn 🎊 We are so honored to be recognized as a theater company committed to the humanitarian ideals #PaulRobeson embodied. Thank you Pat Loeb and the Paul Robeson Citation Committee! #Shakespearesetfree #theatermakers #lathtr #mydayinla #diversityandinclusion "Chinary Ung is often associated with that group of Asian-born composers whose music incorporates aspects of eastern musical characteristics into a western classical music setting, although for many years he was prevented from engaging directly with the source of his cultural heritage as his native country was being torn apart by the scourge of the Khmer Rouge. As the people and culture of Cambodia were being systematically destroyed, Ung took it upon himself to rescue some facet of the traditional music he had known as a child, reconstituting Cambodian musical traditions through his performances on the roneat-ek – the Cambodian xylophone. Ung’s extensive orchestral catalog has been commissioned and performed by major orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad. As an educator, Ung has taught courses in Southeast Asian music and instructs young composers at several institutions, including UC San Diego and Chapman University." (Bio by Adam Greene) Learn more about Chinary and his role in shaping #LettersFromHomeShow at http://iscla.org 📷: Kalean and Chinary Ung on her wedding day 💗 In 2016, Kalean Ung learned of a drawer in her father’s study, filled with letters from his family and friends attempting to flee the Cambodian genocide during the 1970s. Her solo show, developed from these letters, is about translating an emotion and experience into an art piece, and how that emotion can be expressed across time into an even deeper understanding. From Director Marina McClure: "LETTERS FROM HOME is a 360 degree visceral experience. It's layered with sound, textures, visuals, storytelling. We want to bring the audience close inside the thoughts and music that express the family story." 🎟️ thru the link in bio. 📷: 2017 workshop @grettelcortesphotography We're honored to have performance artist, comedian and writer @mskristinawong joining us for our opening of #LettersFromHomeShow! Kristina has written and performed her solo theater show "The Wong Street Journal," produced a viral web series called "How Not to Pick Up Asian Chicks," and is working on a web series teaching social justice to Asian American kids, as well as a new performance project called "Kristina Wong for Public Office" – a simultaneous real life campaign for Public Office and performance art piece. 💪 We love the way she uses her art and comedy as social activism. Please join us on Saturday, October 27 for this special post-show conversation after LETTERS FROM HOME. In her new solo show, Kalean analyzes the female Shakespearean archetype reflected in her previous roles with ISC (including as Margaret in RICHARD III - pictured), which she relates to her own experience reading through her father's old letters from family attempting to flee the Khmer Rouge. Says Kalean: "I found that the letters express universal archetypes of mother, wife, and daughter. As a trained Shakespearean performer, I blur the lines of performance and incantation by stepping in and out of classic characters as I grapple with the women I encountered in my father’s letters." 📷: Kalean as Margaret confronting Queen Elizabeth (Aisha Kabia) in RICHARD III, captured by @bluphiv 🎟: iscla.org #LettersFromHomeShow Not only is LETTERS FROM HOME grounded in the story of how trauma is passed down through generations, it's also about how art is passed down. Within Kalean Ung's play about her father, legendary composer Chinary Ung, is the story of how Chinary transformed his trauma of having to rescue family from the Cambodian genocide into a powerful composition called "Inner Voices" (which won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition). It is incredibly important to Kalean's story in understanding her legacy as an artist who comes from this piece which she, as an infant, had listened to her father make. Now, Chinary says, "Inner Voices finally found its home and that is inside this play." 🎟️: iscla.org 🎧 "Inner Voices" on Spotify: spoti.fi/2IzPlYL Developing new work and developing our ISC artists is core to the ISC Studio. Join us for the world premiere of Letters From Home, Kalean Ung's solo play about a box of letters to her father from relatives in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge, and how that discovery unfolded into an artistic journey of revelations. Playing Oct 26 - Nov 18. Tickets available now at http://www.iscla.org 2017 workshop photo: @grettelcortesphotography
Written and performed by ISC Ensemble Member Kalean Ung @cambocombo and developed in the ISC Studio, LETTERS FROM HOME is the extraordinary story of Kalean’s discovery of her family history and, ultimately, herself. LFH weaves together storytelling, music, and Shakespeare, in a powerful exploration of generational trauma and the ability of art to transform pain into unexpected moments of grace. Tickets now on sale thru link in bio ~
#ISCLA ending the perfect night with the @dodgers ⚾️

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