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Announcing the cast of CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND! Join

Announcing the cast of CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND!

Join us for this electrifying performance September 29 - November 5, 2023

Featuring
Brooke Ishibashi – Neary/Sothea
Abraham Kim – Rom/Journalist
Tim Liu – Ted/Cadre/Leng
Jane Lui - Pou/S-21 Guard
Joe Ngo – Chum
Phil Wong – Duch
Kelsey Angel Baehrens - u/s Neary, Sothea, Pou, Guard
Alex Lydon - u/s Ted, Cadre, Leng, Rom, Journalist
Vi Tran – u/s Duch, Chum

GET TICKETS in our bio.

CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND is written by Lauren Yee with music by Dengue Fever and directed by Chay Yew.

An ACT and 5th Avenue Theatre co-production of
A Signature Theatre Production
in association with Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

September 29 - November 5, 2023
Run time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission
Location: Falls Theatre

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@the5thavenuetheatre @cambodianrockband

✨ ACT Contemporary Theatre is excited to announc

✨ ACT Contemporary Theatre is excited to announce a special sensory-friendly performance of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol!" 🎄

Join us for this special performance on December 10 at 2:00pm

Our aim with this sensory-friendly performance is to ensure everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and thrill of theatre. We believe sensory sensitivities should not limit the joy of the performing arts, and we are eager to welcome all patrons to share in this unique experience.

The production and venue will be adapted with key sensory-friendly changes to create a calm and welcoming environment.

LEARN MORE AND GET TICKETS NOW HERE: https://ow.ly/hkuL50PtfUI

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#STAFFSPOTLIGHT Meet Jeremy Kent Jackson, our newe

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Meet Jeremy Kent Jackson, our newest addition to the ACT family (2 months) and our Assistant Box Office Manager. He ditched the lights of LA for our oceans, lakes, and trees, and we are so excited to have him! Some fun facts about Jeremy:

FAVORITE SHOW AT ACT?
The only show I’ve seen at ACT is Wolf Play and I loved it! My favorite play seen recently beyond ACT was Ivan van Hove’s "A View From the Bridge” (written by Arthur Miller).

FAVORITE QUOTE
"Why do we pray for the dead?" - Reverend Eddie
"Because we still hold them in our lives - Brother Lawrence
from Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening with the Illuminati)
… yes, that’s the title…
The character’s surprising wisdom, confidence, and clarity in this moment permanently shifts the dynamic between the characters and is like a firecracker exploding onstage. Ugh… I love it.

HOBBIES AND SKILLS OUTSIDE OF ACT
I am a long-time stage and screen actor, a passionate arts educator, a hiker, a fly-fisherman, a back-packer, and a new boater. I am also a builder. I love building decks and pergolas and redoing garages and attics… and I love building sets too.

OTHER FUN FACTS:
I have an incredible little family, a 12-year-old son, a 20-year-old stepson, a partner of 14 years, and a 3-year-old sheep-a-doodle. After 25 years in Los Angeles and with the dream of living in the woods near the water in mind, we "burned the boat" and moved to Gig Harbor. We’re so excited to be here and grateful to ACT for helping to make our dream a reality.

Next time you're in the box office, stop by and say hello to Jeremy!

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“What always... has felt important for me is exp

“What always... has felt important for me is expressing the joy, vitality, and just badass quality of that music and that music scene and helping folks to celebrate that music.” - Lauren Yee

CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND, Yee's latest award-winning masterpiece, will be lighting the stage of the Falls Theatre September 29 - November 5, 2023.

But where did the whole idea come from?

“...The inciting incident was actually the music of Dengue Fever.

When I was in grad school, somebody dragged me to their concert and I experienced that electric moment of hearing music, not knowing anything about the artists or their history and just being like, I am so deeply in love with this... And then falling down the rabbit hole of, well, what happened to those musicians?

And the truth is that most of those musicians died during the Khmer Rouge’s regime. So, it’s this collision of history where you’re just like, I love this wild music, and this is how it intersected with historical events. So that was the inspiration.”*

While music wasn't originally going to be part of Cambodian Rock Band, it became clear that once the show included a cast that also played instruments, there was no way the story could be told without it.

“If we have a protagonist who in a way risks his life for music, let’s hear the music, let’s hear why it mattered to him,” says Yee. “I describe a lot of my work as light existing within the dark. While the play never shies away from grappling with the Khmer Rouge, I think we’ve always led with such a sense of joy and appreciation for the music. We celebrate the musicians and this music scene first."

Learn more about Lauren Yee and the story behind Cambodian Rock Band in this interview from the Berkeley Repertory Theatre here: https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/cambodian-rock-band/program/

Get your tickets now to this unforgettable experience now!
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CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
By Lauren Yee
Featuring Songs by Dengue Fever
Directed by Chay Yew
A Signature Theatre Production
In Association with Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and ACT Theatre/5th Avenue

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