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LETTERS FROM HOME
Written and performed by Kalean Ung
Music by Chinary Ung
Directed by Marina McClure
November 10 - 18, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm
$25 General Admission, $35 generous admission

In 2016, Kalean Ung learned of a drawer in her father’s study, filled with letters from family and friends living in desperate circumstances in refugee camps and detailing their lives during the genocide that befell Cambodia with the rise of the Khmer Rouge. Letters from Home examines her own life through the stories her father (acclaimed composer Chinary Ung) told her of arriving in America in the 1960s as a young music student and his subsequent quest to rescue family members. Through song, storytelling, and the text of the letters, she navigates the boundary between her family’s history and her own experience as a bi-racial, first generation American. First presented as a reading at our iambic lab series, this extraordinary collaboration between father and daughter takes the next step in its development in the ISC Studio before embarking on tour. FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY.

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“We are going to be working with video projections which is very exciting to have that be a part of the storytelling. We are going to have live sound and song as well as pre-recorded sound creations that were also curated by my father.” -Kalean Ung. Don't miss it! Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #song #music #sound #soloshow
“We are going to be working with video projections which is very exciting to have that be a part of the storytelling. We are going to have live sound and song as well as pre-recorded sound creations that were also curated by my father.” -Kalean Ung. Don't miss it! Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #song #music #sound #soloshow
“The writing was a magical experience and I can't tell you how it happened exactly, except that it poured out of me as if the stories were pre-written and I was the scribe. The entire show was drafted within one week. Of course edits and re-writes happened. Because the show is written in 12 vignettes or chapters, I would get excited about a story and begin writing that, and then move on to other stories. I cut and pasted a lot and eventually it seemed to flow.” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org Photo: Kalean in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in the ISC Studio. #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #soloshow #stories
“The writing was a magical experience and I can't tell you how it happened exactly, except that it poured out of me as if the stories were pre-written and I was the scribe. The entire show was drafted within one week. Of course edits and re-writes happened. Because the show is written in 12 vignettes or chapters, I would get excited about a story and begin writing that, and then move on to other stories. I cut and pasted a lot and eventually it seemed to flow.” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org Photo: Kalean in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in the ISC Studio. #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #soloshow #stories
“Once the letters became involved, there was more urgency for my father to translate them and for me to interview and ask him questions. I spent many, many hours talking to my father over the phone. I would call him up and ask about a small detail I wanted him to clarify, but then it would turn into epic conversations about the event and his childhood or information pertaining to my question.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets→iscla.org
“Once the letters became involved, there was more urgency for my father to translate them and for me to interview and ask him questions. I spent many, many hours talking to my father over the phone. I would call him up and ask about a small detail I wanted him to clarify, but then it would turn into epic conversations about the event and his childhood or information pertaining to my question.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets→iscla.org
“My father was on board the whole time for this show and knew that he was going to write music in some way or another. He always says it will be easy and will take him a couple days, but then it takes him many days and he works very hard on it! Then he coaches me over FaceTime.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME available at iscla.org Photo: Kalean with her father, Chinary Ung.
“My father was on board the whole time for this show and knew that he was going to write music in some way or another. He always says it will be easy and will take him a couple days, but then it takes him many days and he works very hard on it! Then he coaches me over FaceTime.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME available at iscla.org Photo: Kalean with her father, Chinary Ung.
“In 2016, my father revealed to me that he had a box of letters written to him from the refugee camps by family members who lived through the Khmer Rouge. He had refused to open this box for almost 40 years; the pain was too great. As we sorted and translated them together, I had the curious realization that although I was only now experiencing them, these stories had been haunting me my whole life.” -Kalean Ung Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #lathtr #iscstudio #stories #soloshow
“In 2016, my father revealed to me that he had a box of letters written to him from the refugee camps by family members who lived through the Khmer Rouge. He had refused to open this box for almost 40 years; the pain was too great. As we sorted and translated them together, I had the curious realization that although I was only now experiencing them, these stories had been haunting me my whole life.” -Kalean Ung Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #lathtr #iscstudio #stories #soloshow
“The first time I had an inkling about creating a solo show about my family was back in 2009 when I had a conversation with Marissa Chibas at CalArts. She put the bug in my ear and continued to always ask and encourage. I always knew I wanted to work with my father on this but it wasn't until 2016 when I found out about the letters, and then the momentum began with that and [ISC Artistic Director] Melissa asking me to do a reading [for ISC’s iambic lab].” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for her show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org. Photo: Kalean with Marissa Chibas and other members of the #CalArts crew in the ISC Studio ✨ #iscla #iscstudio #soloshow #lathtr #performingarts
“The first time I had an inkling about creating a solo show about my family was back in 2009 when I had a conversation with Marissa Chibas at CalArts. She put the bug in my ear and continued to always ask and encourage. I always knew I wanted to work with my father on this but it wasn't until 2016 when I found out about the letters, and then the momentum began with that and [ISC Artistic Director] Melissa asking me to do a reading [for ISC’s iambic lab].” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for her show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org. Photo: Kalean with Marissa Chibas and other members of the #CalArts crew in the ISC Studio ✨ #iscla #iscstudio #soloshow #lathtr #performingarts
Kalean Ung's father is Chinary Ung, a renowned composer and Distinguished Professor of Composition at UCSD. On Facebook and Instagram this week we'll introduce you to Kalean and Chinary's creative relationship that fuels Kalean's solo work, LETTERS FROM HOME. Chinary was the first American composer to win the highly coveted and international Grawemeyer Award (1989), sometimes called the Nobel prize for music composition. Among other honors, Ung has received awards from The Kennedy Center (Friedheim award), The American Academy of Arts and Letters. His SPIRAL XII: "Space Between Heaven and Earth" was recently premiered by The Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall in November, 2008. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME at the ISC Studio are on sale now: iscla.org
Kalean Ung's father is Chinary Ung, a renowned composer and Distinguished Professor of Composition at UCSD. On Facebook and Instagram this week we'll introduce you to Kalean and Chinary's creative relationship that fuels Kalean's solo work, LETTERS FROM HOME. Chinary was the first American composer to win the highly coveted and international Grawemeyer Award (1989), sometimes called the Nobel prize for music composition. Among other honors, Ung has received awards from The Kennedy Center (Friedheim award), The American Academy of Arts and Letters. His SPIRAL XII: "Space Between Heaven and Earth" was recently premiered by The Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall in November, 2008. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME at the ISC Studio are on sale now: iscla.org
Meet LETTERS FROM HOME director Marina McClure, here with Kalean Ung at CalArts! She creates emotionally charged theater, opera, and spectacles by fusing striking visual design and physical work with performers. She helms the multidisciplinary art lab The New Wild and is a resident director at The Flea Theater. We are so excited for you to witness Marina's work with Kalean Ung in our ISC Studio. Tickets→iscla.org . . . . #LaThtr #CalArts #CalArtians #ISCLA #ISCStudio #solo #newwork #Diversity #womentheatermakers
Meet LETTERS FROM HOME director Marina McClure, here with Kalean Ung at CalArts! She creates emotionally charged theater, opera, and spectacles by fusing striking visual design and physical work with performers. She helms the multidisciplinary art lab The New Wild and is a resident director at The Flea Theater. We are so excited for you to witness Marina's work with Kalean Ung in our ISC Studio. Tickets→iscla.org . . . . #LaThtr #CalArts #CalArtians #ISCLA #ISCStudio #solo #newwork #Diversity #womentheatermakers
Meet Jenny Jihee Park, Stage Manager for LETTERS FROM HOME. You probably saw her this summer at the Festival, traversing the stage before settling in behind the board for Measure for Measure! We're thrilled she's part of our ISC Studio team for Kalean Ung's new work. Tickets→iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #diversity #koreatownla
Meet Jenny Jihee Park, Stage Manager for LETTERS FROM HOME. You probably saw her this summer at the Festival, traversing the stage before settling in behind the board for Measure for Measure! We're thrilled she's part of our ISC Studio team for Kalean Ung's new work. Tickets→iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #diversity #koreatownla
Meet Bosco Flanagan, lighting designer and ISC Family member since our very early days! He is the GOAT! And a key part of the team on LETTERS FROM HOME. Tickets for Kalean Ung's solo work at the ISC Studio in Atwater are on sale now: iscla.org (That's Bosco on the right with King Henry VI, marveling at 2016's Richard III.) . . . . #LAThtr #ISCStudio #solowork #newwork
Meet Bosco Flanagan, lighting designer and ISC Family member since our very early days! He is the GOAT! And a key part of the team on LETTERS FROM HOME. Tickets for Kalean Ung's solo work at the ISC Studio in Atwater are on sale now: iscla.org (That's Bosco on the right with King Henry VI, marveling at 2016's Richard III.) . . . . #LAThtr #ISCStudio #solowork #newwork
“We are going to be working with video projections which is very exciting to have that be a part of the storytelling. We are going to have live sound and song as well as pre-recorded sound creations that were also curated by my father.” -Kalean Ung. Don't miss it! Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #song #music #sound #soloshow “The writing was a magical experience and I can't tell you how it happened exactly, except that it poured out of me as if the stories were pre-written and I was the scribe. The entire show was drafted within one week. Of course edits and re-writes happened. Because the show is written in 12 vignettes or chapters, I would get excited about a story and begin writing that, and then move on to other stories. I cut and pasted a lot and eventually it seemed to flow.” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org Photo: Kalean in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in the ISC Studio. #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #soloshow #stories “Once the letters became involved, there was more urgency for my father to translate them and for me to interview and ask him questions. I spent many, many hours talking to my father over the phone. I would call him up and ask about a small detail I wanted him to clarify, but then it would turn into epic conversations about the event and his childhood or information pertaining to my question.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets→iscla.org “My father was on board the whole time for this show and knew that he was going to write music in some way or another. He always says it will be easy and will take him a couple days, but then it takes him many days and he works very hard on it! Then he coaches me over FaceTime.” -Kalean Ung. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME available at iscla.org Photo: Kalean with her father, Chinary Ung. “In 2016, my father revealed to me that he had a box of letters written to him from the refugee camps by family members who lived through the Khmer Rouge. He had refused to open this box for almost 40 years; the pain was too great. As we sorted and translated them together, I had the curious realization that although I was only now experiencing them, these stories had been haunting me my whole life.” -Kalean Ung Purchase tickets for Kalean’s show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org #iscla #lathtr #iscstudio #stories #soloshow “The first time I had an inkling about creating a solo show about my family was back in 2009 when I had a conversation with Marissa Chibas at CalArts. She put the bug in my ear and continued to always ask and encourage. I always knew I wanted to work with my father on this but it wasn't until 2016 when I found out about the letters, and then the momentum began with that and [ISC Artistic Director] Melissa asking me to do a reading [for ISC’s iambic lab].” -Kalean Ung. Purchase tickets for her show LETTERS FROM HOME at iscla.org. Photo: Kalean with Marissa Chibas and other members of the #CalArts crew in the ISC Studio ✨ #iscla #iscstudio #soloshow #lathtr #performingarts Kalean Ung's father is Chinary Ung, a renowned composer and Distinguished Professor of Composition at UCSD. On Facebook and Instagram this week we'll introduce you to Kalean and Chinary's creative relationship that fuels Kalean's solo work, LETTERS FROM HOME. Chinary was the first American composer to win the highly coveted and international Grawemeyer Award (1989), sometimes called the Nobel prize for music composition. Among other honors, Ung has received awards from The Kennedy Center (Friedheim award), The American Academy of Arts and Letters. His SPIRAL XII: "Space Between Heaven and Earth" was recently premiered by The Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall in November, 2008. Tickets for LETTERS FROM HOME at the ISC Studio are on sale now: iscla.org Meet LETTERS FROM HOME director Marina McClure, here with Kalean Ung at CalArts! She creates emotionally charged theater, opera, and spectacles by fusing striking visual design and physical work with performers. She helms the multidisciplinary art lab The New Wild and is a resident director at The Flea Theater. We are so excited for you to witness Marina's work with Kalean Ung in our ISC Studio. Tickets→iscla.org . . . . #LaThtr #CalArts #CalArtians #ISCLA #ISCStudio #solo #newwork #Diversity #womentheatermakers Meet Jenny Jihee Park, Stage Manager for LETTERS FROM HOME. You probably saw her this summer at the Festival, traversing the stage before settling in behind the board for Measure for Measure! We're thrilled she's part of our ISC Studio team for Kalean Ung's new work. Tickets→iscla.org #iscla #iscstudio #lathtr #diversity #koreatownla Meet Bosco Flanagan, lighting designer and ISC Family member since our very early days! He is the GOAT! And a key part of the team on LETTERS FROM HOME. Tickets for Kalean Ung's solo work at the ISC Studio in Atwater are on sale now: iscla.org (That's Bosco on the right with King Henry VI, marveling at 2016's Richard III.) . . . . #LAThtr #ISCStudio #solowork #newwork