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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&lsquo\;i. Two of the sisters confine themselves to their Ho
 nolulu apartment where they enact the rituals of daily life and dream of o
 ne day returning to Okinawa. The third\, charged with running their family
 &rsquo\;s orchid nursery\, embraces the modern world and disrupts her fami
 ly's fragile traditions. As long-hidden hopes\, resentments and regrets su
 rface\, the sisters must confront the nature of their love for each other.
  <em>A Cage of Fireflies\,</em>&nbsp\;which recently premiered at Kumu Kah
 ua Theatre in Honolulu to critical acclaim and a sold-out\, extended run (
 1/24/13-3/3/13)\, explores the tug-of-war between progress and preservatio
 n\, the selfish and the selfless.\n\nWritten by Daniel Akiyama\nDirected b
 y Phyllis S. K. Look\n\nFeaturing: Dian Kobayashi\, Emily Kuroda\, Sharon 
 Omi\, and Jeanne Sakata\n\n<em>ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT:</em>\nDaniel Akiyama 
 was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from the University of Hawai
 &lsquo\;i at Mānoa. A Cage of Fireflies\, his first full-length play\, wa
 s developed at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab and was a finalist for t
 he Eugene O&rsquo\;Neill National Playwrights Conference.\n\n<em>ABOUT THE
  DIRECTOR:</em>\nPhyllis S.K. Look was a member of Berkeley Repertory Thea
 tre&rsquo\;s artistic staff\, Co-Artistic Director of Bay Area Playwrights
  Festival\, and freelance director. Her work has been produced at the Kenn
 edy Center\, Lincoln Center Institute\, Young Playwrights Festival\, Berke
 ley Rep\, Magic Theatre\, Asian American Theater Company\, Syracuse Stage\
 , Alliance Theatre\, Mixed Blood\, Seattle Children&rsquo\;s Theatre\, and
  Honolulu Theatre for Youth\, among others. She directed the developmental
  workshop of A Cage of Fireflies at Sundance Institute&rsquo\;s 2012 Theat
 re Lab\, and its recent world premiere production at Kumu Kahua Theatre. L
 ook holds an MFA in Directing from Yale School of Drama and is the recipie
 nt of a TCG/NEA Director Fellowship. She was born\, raised\, and currently
  resides in Honolulu\, Hawai&lsquo\;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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