East West Players
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 625-4397
- Cross Street:
- East First Street
- Hours:
- Box office opens one hour prior to show
Editorial Review for East West Players – by Kim Cooper
In Short
For four decades, the East West Players have been at the forefront of Asian-American theater, offering a supportive environment for actors and writers while presenting classics and new plays relating to Asian Pacific American cultural experiences. With its recent move to the David Henry Hwang Theatre, EWP has become a cornerstone of the Little Tokyo renaissance, located in a mini-arts center that includes the Japanese American National Museum and MOCA's Geffen Contemporary.
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Insider Tips
Fun FactAccording to the theater company, over seventy-five percent of all Asian Pacific performers in the acting unions living in Los Angeles have worked at EWP.
User Reviews for East West Players
11/30/2007 Posted by netter1
The East West Players have always presented wonderful, original and thought provoking theatre productions...even when they were located on Santa Monica Blvd near Virgil and Hoover. Highlighting the talent of Asian and Asian-American artists, this production company always highlights the the best talent in the Asian communities. Whether it's a drama about a young Japanese soldier from Hawaii telling his tale of war and prejudice or an historical fable twisted into modern times, the East West Players never fail to satisfy.
11/21/2002 Posted by swong923
The shows at East West Players are amazing! Always so original, event with plays that people are used to seeing like Shakespeare and Sondheim. Their production values are awesome and there is such amazing talent. And there isn't a bad seat in the house!
Pros: good parking, inexpensive, friendly staff
