wAve

October, 2009 wAve was created and toured with Boom for Yellow Earth's Autumn 2009 Tour.

Two very different plays by two exciting and talented East Asian writers: Boom by Jean Tay and wAve by Sung Rno. Directed by Yellow Earth’s new Co-Artistic Directors, Philippe Cherbonnier and Jonathan Man, these two plays bring together a fantastic cast that will move you to laughter and tears.

wAve by Sung Rno

Loosely inspired by the Medea myth and with a chorus of comic characters, this dysfunctional love story veers from madcap farce to tragedy as an isolated Korean immigrant’s dream of a perfect life as an American housewife turns sour.

wAve is a passionate and satirical play exploring the collision of cultures from an award-winning American playwright.

“a generously inventive play” New York Times

wAve was commissioned by Center Theater Group / Mark Taper Forum’s Asian Theater Project and premiered at Ma-Yi Theater Company.

Director: Jonathan Man
Designer: Wai Yin Kwok
Lighting Designer: Douglas Kuhrt
Cast: Ashley Alymann, Jonathan Chan-Pensley, Louise Mai Newberry, Tina Chiang, Jay Oliver Yip

The Boom and wAve Autumn 2009 Tour visited the following venues:

Greenwich Theatre, London

Theatre Royal Margate

Live Theatre, Newcastle

Gulbenkian Theatre, Kent

Contact, Manchester

Riverside Studios, London