Rock Musical Making Tracks
San Jose Repertory Theatre, Across from the San Antonio light rail station (101 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95113)
- Full Price:
- $22.00 - $46.00
- Our Price:
- $11.00 - $23.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Making Tracks have expired.
The last date listed for Making Tracks was Sunday April 17, 2005 / 8:00pm.
More Information About Making Tracks
Website
http://www.sjrep.com/plays/play_view.php?id=s5
Quotes & Highlights
- "A promising new rock musical that fills a real need and comes to life with energy and hopefulness." The New York Times
- "A stunning rock-music saga...shakes the walls with nonstop rock 'n roll energy." The Eastside Journal
- "Impassioned, breathtakingly original, and thoroughly entertaining." A. Magazine
Description
A rock musical about a journey across our nation and its Asian American history, Making Tracks is guided by ghosts and storytellers and invokes all the richness of our community's collective memory. The production--which incorporates dance, original songs and music--unfolds in 12 scenes that span the building of the railroads, the grueling experience of Angel Island, the heart-rending stories of the "picture brides," the famed Forbidden City nightclub in San Francisco, the tragedy of the World War II internment camps, and the critical role of Asian American engineers in building the high-tech backbone of this country.
Weaving these tales together is a narrative about a young man's discovery of the treasures of family, history, and culture that are at the foundation of the second generation Asian American experience. Making Tracks has been lauded as a stylistic cross between such pioneering contemporary musicals as Rent and Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, with a uniquely Asian American verve and sensibility.
Directed by Jeff Steitzer
Choreographed by Joey McKneely
In Association with Second Generation
Concept and book by Welly Yang
Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Woody Pak