Rosie’s Cafe

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
October 13–November 7, 1987
Playhouse 46, New York City
Cast: Carol A. Honda, Keenan Shimizu, Donald Li, Dalton Leong, Steve Park, John Quincy Lee, Mary Lee-Aranas, Ann M. Tsuji, Micahel Arkin
By R.A. Shiomi
Directed by Raul Aranas

The New York Times
October 21, 1987
Rosie’s Cafe


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Once Is Never Enough

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
October 8–November 2, 1985
Playhouse 46, New York City
Cast: Henry Yuk, Carol Honda, Alkis Papuchis, Glenn Kubota, Natsuko Ohama, Richard Voigts, Ronald Nakahara, Sam Howell
By R.A. Shiomi, Marc Hayashi and Lane Kiyomi Nishikawa
Directed by Raul Aranas

The New York Times
October 11, 1985
Sam Shikaze, Private Eye, Is Back


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Letters to a Student Revolutionary

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
May 7 to June 1, 1991
Playhouse 46 at St. Clement’s, New York City
Cast: Caryn Ann Chow, Karen Tsen Lee, Andrew Ingkavet, Keenan Shimizu, Christen Villamor, Mary Lum
Written by Elizabeth Wong
Directed by Ernest Abuba
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Fairy Bones

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
April 28–May 23, 1992
Playhouse 46 at St. Clement’s, New York City
Cast: Raul Aranas, Lucy Liu, Keenan Shimizu, Christen Villamor
Laurence Yep, playwright
Tina Chen, director

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Yellow Fever

December 1–19, 1982

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
28th Street Playhouse, New York City

Cast: Donald Li, Carol Honda, James Jenner, Henry Yuk, Freda Foh Shen, Jeffrey Spolan, Ernest Abuba

By R.A. Shiomi; story co-conceived by Marc Hayashi

Directed by Raul Aranas

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The New York Times

December 2, 1982

‘Yellow Fever’ by the Pan Asian Rep

The New York Times

June 24, 1983

Asian Troupe Moves ‘Yellow Fever’ Uptown


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Louis Chu’s Eat a Bowl of Tea

Louie Hing Chew

Spelling is from passenger ship lists and

his Chinese Exclusion Act case files.

Louie Hing Chu

Spelling is from his World War II draft

registration and naturalization record. 

The Asian Pacific American Heritage says

Chu was born October 1, 1915 in Toishan, China. 

Travel

Passenger Arrivals List, September 27, 1922

Ticket Number 1-13, Louie Hing Chew

Louie Hing Chew is on line 16 of passenger list.

Passenger Arrivals List, August 28, 1941

Ticket Number 17-16, Louie Hing Chew

World War II Army Enlistment Record

Louis H. Chu, born 1911 in China; enlisted January 15, 1943, Newark, New Jersey; 4 years of college; occupation category: draftsman, mechanical / hotel and restaurant managers; marital status: separated, with dependents; height, 66 inches; weight, 149 pounds

Naturalization Record Card

August 7, 1943

Social Security Death Index

Born: November 1, 1913

Died: February [27], 1970

The New York Times

March 2, 1970

“Louis Hing Chu, a Broadcaster 

And Social Worker, Dies at 56”

Louis Hing Chu, a radio broadcaster and social worker, died apparently of a heart attack in his home at 88-12 190th Street, Hollis, Queens, on Friday morning [February 27]. He was 56 years old….

Eat a Bowl of Tea

Lyle Stuart, 1961

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Eat a Bowl of Tea
Presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theater, Inc.
Tisa Chang, artistic/producing director
Commissioned by the Chinatown History Project
April 17–May 12, 1985
Actor's Outlet, 120 West 28th Street

Directed by Mr. Abuba and Tisa Chang
Lighting designer, Richard Dorfman
Costume designer, Eiko Yamaguchi
Set designer, Alex Polner
Stage manager, Ronald A. Koenig

Tom Matsusaka as Wong Wah Gay
Ron Nakahara as Lee Gong
Michael G. Chin as Ben Loy
Les J. N. Mau as Chong Lo
Donald Li as Ah Song
Richard Lee-Sung as Fay Lo
Elizabeth Sung as Mei Oi
Mary Lum Wong as Wong Eng Shee
Sandy Hom as Chuck Ting

The New York Times

• • • • • • • •

Eat a Bowl of Tea

July 21, 1989

Directed by Wayne Wang
Screenplay by Judith Rascoe
Director of photography, Amir Mokri
Edited by Richard Candib
Music by Mark Adler
Production design by Robert Ziembicki
Produced by Tom Sternberg
Released by Columbia Pictures

Cora Miao as Mei Oi
Russell Wong as Ben Loy
Victor Wong as Wah Gay
Lau Siu Ming as Lee Gong
Eric Tsang Chi Wai as Ah Song

The New York Times

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