lodestone's my man kono part of the l.a. history project

Phil informs me of the L.A. History Project, six new plays about the city of Los Angeles and its rich history. Presented by Edge of the World Theatre Festival, the Project features workshop productions of six new plays by six L.A. theater companies including Lodestone Theatre Ensemble's My Man Kono. Read on theater fans:

MY MAN KONO
(Act One: The Chaplin Years)
Written by Philip W. Chung (THE GOLDEN HOUR)
Directed by Jeff Liu
Featuring: Garrett Wang (STAR TREK: VOYAGER) as Toraichi Kono with J. Stephen Brady, Paul Byrne, Elizabeth Ho, Stephanie Lincoln, Nghia Luu, Donovan Oakleaf & Ryan Wilkins

The story of Toraichi Kono, who worked as movie star Charlie Chaplin's personal valet for 17 years before being arrested as a Japanese enemy spy on the eve of World War II. This is an off-book workshop presentation of Act One of the play which covers Kono's years with Chaplin.

FREE ADMISSION and PARKING
NO RSVP required.

Sunday, July 13 at 3:30 PM
Autry National Center of the American West (in L.A.'s Griffith Park, across from the L.A. Zoo)
Wells Fargo Theater
Griffith Park Campus, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462
Info: information@edgeoftheworld.org
Info about the Autry Center including map/directions: http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/visit.php

For more info about Kono: www.myspace.com/toraichikono

Other plays include Tom Jacobson's The Chinese Massacre, based on the first race in Los Angeles history, and Judy Soo Hoo's At Risk, which explores the history of United Teachers of Los Angeles. For more information on all plays, go here.