Sharing this evening is chloe veltman. Chloe was born in london and received a masters degree with distinction in conjunction with Harvard University and the moscow art theater school. She has worked as a Staff Reporter for the Daily Telegraph and is a freelance writer, her articles appearing on both sides of the atlantic. She is the chief theater critic for the San Francisco weekly, theater commentator for klaw. Chloe worked for several years in u. S. And uk Theater Companies and is the recipient of the allen wright award for arts journalism, the Sundance Institute arts fellowship and the nea fellowship of journalism. In 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual San Francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc. , in the united states. Lets welcome phillip and chloe hi there, phillip. Hi, chloe so, this play, its been quite a journey. Were talking 3 1 2 years, maybe nearly 50 different dra
Worked with camposanto on a fist of roses on male violence and an orchestral composition. Many of his plays are collected in month more Cherry Blossoms published by washington press. Among his awards are the Civil Liberties Public Education fund and lila wallace Readers Digest award. Phillip is also a respected independent film maker whose film recently premiered at sundance, but were here to talk about his upcoming production, after the war. A jazzinfused drama set in postwar San Francisco japan town in 1948 which chronicles the return of japanese americans into the internment from the internment camp. Sharing this evening is chloe veltman. Chloe was born in london and received a masters degree with distinction in conjunction with Harvard University and the moscow art theater school. She has worked as a Staff Reporter for the Daily Telegraph and is a freelance writer, her articles appearing on both sides of the atlantic. She is the chief theater critic for the San Francisco weekly, th
And the exhibition highlights the individual stories of each of the japanese americans who came into the classroom, as well as the rich student responses to these stories. The project really gave the students space to make very meaningful connections between the historical event of the japanese internment and contemporary and historical instances of social injustice in america today. But were here today to meet phillip and chloe, so i want to introduce you to them. Phillip also was one of the gracious japanese americans who came into the classroom and told his story. Phillip congatonda went to law school and graduated Hastings Law School but never actually practiced law. He became the first chronicler of the japanese American Experience and is credited with broadening the japanese broadening the definition of theater by bringing jap needs american stories to stages all across the country. He has collaborated with the most diverse American Theater venues, from large mainstream houses to
15 people who were interned or impacted by the internment. And the exhibition highlights the individual stories of each of the japanese americans who came into the classroom, as well as the rich student responses to these stories. The project really gave the students space to make very meaningful connections between the historical event of the japanese internment and contemporary and historical instances of social injustice in america today. But were here today to meet phillip and chloe, so i want to introduce you to them. Phillip also was one of the gracious japanese americans who came into the classroom and told his story. Phillip congatonda went to law school and graduated Hastings Law School but never actually practiced law. He became the first chronicler of the japanese American Experience and is credited with broadening the japanese broadening the definition of theater by bringing jap needs american stories to stages all across the country. He has collaborated with the most diver
As far back as i can remember, i always wanted to be a gangster. Good fellas is like fasten your seat belt, i am going to kick the pleep ble[ bleep ] out for two and a half hours and you are going to love it. There is been so many gangster movies, so many mob movies. It will be a big summer. And you watch the movie and you are like yeah. See you later, thanks. What are you doing. We try to capture the exuberant of that time. Good fellas was the mob of the job. What are you doing . What . I am a construction. The balance of these two families of the mob family and the way it bleeds into each other. Are you all right . Are you all right . Yes. Good fellas was based on the book called wise guy. What did i tell you . What did i tell you . You dont buy anything, do you hear me . It is a true story and it is a nature of that lifestyle. You have to be clever enough let alone to have the audacity and the discretion but not being afraid of the violence. [ bleep ]. I cant believe what i just hea