A WINTER PEOPLE

SEASON 2004

Written and Directed by Chay Yew

A brilliant adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Chay Yew’s A Winter People is sexy, lyrical and longing, and cleverly folds in pieces of other Chekhov masterworks to present a haunting portrait of a family in transition.

cast

Melody Butiu
Teddy Chen Culver
Dennis Dun
Emily Kuroda
Lydia Look
Ken Narasaki
Elizabeth Pan
Jeanne Sakata
Greg Watanabe
Ryun Yu

Production team

Scenic Design – Yevgenia Nayberg
Costume Design – Dori Quan
Lighting Design – Jose Lopez
Sound Design – John Zalewski
Original Music – Nathan Wang
Production Stage Manager – Winnie Lok
Publicist – Aldrich & Associates
Production Photography – Ed Krieger

“An exquisite example of how the classics can be radically adapted and yet sound as if written by the original author.” – European Cultural Review

“A visually elegant panorama.” – LA Weekly

“A fine production that takes a familiar work and places it into a new setting that makes a classic artistic work
as fresh and moving as intended.” – Accessibly Live Off-Line

“Brilliant…even more thought provoking [than Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard] with its modern themes, and it differs just enough to make it original and a must see.” – Center Stage

“Remarkable…a lovely, beautifully realized updating of Chekhov’s greatest masterpiece…under Yew’s visionary direction, A Winter People is sumptuously produced, breathtakingly rendered.” – Entertainment Today

“The enormously gifted Kuroda is appealing…Jeanne Sakata’s brilliant…Yew and Chekhov seem to be in step, with emotionally satisfying results.” – Backstage West

“Inspired.” – Los Angeles Times

“Fascinating stuff, supremely well acted…thrilling.” – Pasadena Star News

awards

Nominated for three Ovation Awards:
Set Design
Lighting Design
Costume Design

Mariology

NOV 5-DEC 7, 2025

by Nancy Keystone
created in collaboration with Critical Mass Performance Group

Illuminating the Virgin Mary's roles in systems of gender, power, and personal agency, Nancy Keystone and Critical Mass Performance Group bring their signature form-busting, exuberant theatricality to the West Coast Premiere of Mariology.