The Joy Luck Club at the Julia Miles Theatre

The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre presents The Joy Luck Club, by Susan Kim adapted from the novel by Amy Tan, opening at the Julia Miles Theatre on 7 Nov 2007, following previews from 28 Oct and running through to 25 Nov 2007.

The Joy Luck Club: Set in San Francisco in the 80�s, the play follows four Mahjong playing mothers from different provinces in China and their relationships with their American born daughters.

Susan Kim�s adaptation had its world premiere in 1993 in a joint venture between Shanghai People's Art Theatre and The Long Wharf Theatre. Performed in a Mandarin translation, the production launched in Shanghai before playing Hong Kong. Tisa Chang directed the 1999 New York premiere at Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. The production proved popular with critics and audiences and extended to a sustained off-Broadway run at the Julia Miles Theatre.

Directed by Tisa Chang The Joy Luck Club features Lydia Gaston, Wai Ching Ho, Dian Kobayashi and Virginia Wing as the mothers, Tina Chilip, Sacha Iskra, Han Nah Kim, and Kathleen Kwan as the Daughters.

The cast also includes Carol Honda, Scott Klavan, Ming Lee, Rosanne Ma, Tom Matsusaka, Les J. N. Mau, and Hanh T. Thuc Tran.

The creative team features Kaori Akazawa (sets), Carol Pelletier (costumes), Victor En Yu Tan (lighting) and Tyrone Sanders (sound).