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DESCRIPTION:<strong>Admission is FREE!</strong>\n<em></em>\n<em>A Cage of F
 ireflies</em> tells the story of three elderly sisters of the kibei genera
 tion: sent as children to be raised in Okinawa\, then returned to live and
  work in Hawai‘i. Two of the sisters confine themselves to their Honolul
 u apartment where they enact the rituals of daily life and dream of one da
 y returning to Okinawa. The third\, charged with running their family’s 
 orchid nursery\, embraces the modern world and disrupts her family's fragi
 le traditions. As long-hidden hopes\, resentments and regrets surface\, th
 e sisters must confront the nature of their love for each other. <em>A Cag
 e of Fireflies\,</em> which recently premiered at Kumu Kahua Theatre in H
 onolulu to critical acclaim and a sold-out\, extended run (1/24/13-3/3/13)
 \, explores the tug-of-war between progress and preservation\, the selfish
  and the selfless.\n\nWritten by Daniel Akiyama\nDirected by Phyllis S. K.
  Look\n\nFeaturing: Dian Kobayashi\, Emily Kuroda\, Sharon Omi\, and Jeann
 e Sakata\n\n<em>ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT:</em>\nDaniel Akiyama was born and ra
 ised in Honolulu and graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
  A Cage of Fireflies\, his first full-length play\, was developed at the S
 undance Institute Theatre Lab and was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill 
 National Playwrights Conference.\n\n<em>ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:</em>\nPhyllis 
 S.K. Look was a member of Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s artistic staff\, 
 Co-Artistic Director of Bay Area Playwrights Festival\, and freelance dire
 ctor. Her work has been produced at the Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center In
 stitute\, Young Playwrights Festival\, Berkeley Rep\, Magic Theatre\, Asia
 n American Theater Company\, Syracuse Stage\, Alliance Theatre\, Mixed Blo
 od\, Seattle Children’s Theatre\, and Honolulu Theatre for Youth\, among
  others. She directed the developmental workshop of A Cage of Fireflies at
  Sundance Institute’s 2012 Theatre Lab\, and its recent world premiere p
 roduction at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Look holds an MFA in Directing from Yale 
 School of Drama and is the recipient of a TCG/NEA Director Fellowship. She
  was born\, raised\, and currently resides in Honolulu\, Hawai‘i.
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SUMMARY:East West Players presents a Writers Gallery reading of A Cage of F
 ireflies by Daniel Akiyama
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