KENTUCKY

East West Players presents the West Coast premiere of

KENTUCKY
by Leah Nanako Winkler

directed by Deena Selenow

November 10 - December 11, 2016

"East West's Kentucky goes down smooooth as its namesake's bourbon.. Deena Selenow deftly directs her talented cast as they juggle the naturalistic with the over-the-top and the absurd." - Broadwayworld.com

Kentucky on Don Shirley and LA Observed's Theatrical Highlights of 2016 List

#1 on the LA Downtown News "Don't Miss List"

Check out Leah and Deena's interview with LA Female Playwrights Initiative here

Leah talks race, class and gender in the LA Times here

featuring Jessica Jade Andres, Mel Hampton, James B. Harnagel, Dian Kobayashi, Jacqueline Misaye, Megan Therese Rippey, Daniel Rubiano, Christian Telesmar and Jenapher Zheng

Scenic Design | Sara Ryung Clement
Costume Design | Lena Sands
Lighting Design | Hilda Kane
Sound Design | Howard Ho
Properties Design | Glenn Michael Baker

Hiro, is self-made, single, 30 and almost making it in NYC. When her 22 year old, born-again baby sister decides to marry a man she hardly knows, Hiro decides to do whatever she can to stop the wedding. This includes the worst possible thing: returning to Kentucky and the home, family, friends, and ex-boyfriends she put behind her. Will she save her sister and escape back to Manhattan, or will years of therapy be undone by a single wedding weekend back in her old Kentucky home?  Identity, religion and love collide in the West Coast premiere of this rollicking coming-of-age story.