Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven

Written by Young Jean Lee Directed by Marissa Wolf A co-production with Asian American Theater Company. Presented at The Thick House, 1695 18th St., SF March 24-April 16, 2011 A satirical piece by the scathingly funny, award-winning Young Jean Lee, Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven takes the audience on a shockingly direct and unflinching dissection of race. Obliterating conventions of Asian stereotypes through its violent and explosive theatricality, Songs follows four Korean women on a wild journey—sometimes hilarious, other times squirm-inducing.

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“Part performance art, part comic sketches, fights, dance, song and “reverse Bible study,” and at times strangely serious, ["Songs"] is a bracingly funny, at times disjointed but always provocative equal-opportunity offender.” – San Francisco Chronicle, Rob Hurwitt

“Songs” is one of those theater experiences that wakes you up and makes you feel excited to be watching it minute after surprising minute, then makes you feel like you’ve completely missed it…It’s a theatrical explosion that stuns as much as it delights and discombobulates.” –Theater Dogs, Chad Jones

The cast featured Katie Chan, Lily Tung Crystal*, Cindy Im, Alexis Papedo, Josh Schell, and Mimu Tsujimura.

Set Design by Emily Greene. Sound Design by Alan Chang. Costume Design by Keiko Carreiro. Light Design by Stephanie Buchner. Assistant Set Design by Alexandra Friedman. Choreography by Dohee Lee. Fight Direction by Carla Pantoja. Dramaturgy by Mina Morita & Rachel Viola. Stephanie Alyson Henderson was the stage manager.

This production was supported in part by awards from The Dramatists Guild Fund, the San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, and individual donors. We would like to extend a tremendous thank you to the organizations and individuals who make our work possible!