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Arts Feb 21, 2018
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Directed and starring critically-acclaimed solo performance/theater artist and Sierra Madre resident Alex Luu (along with 5 other performers), My Own Story Greatest Hits is that rare live performance/theater show that explores stories & experiences specifically from the real-life perspective of its performers. These are stories that are rarely seen and heard; stories that are usually misrepresented, stereotyped, and altogether ignored or forgotten by mainstream media and popular culture.
My Own Story Greatest Hits presents six individual performances that combine autobiographical storytelling, monologues, music, and performance art in a dynamic collective presentation. Some of the themes include identity, family rituals/politics, racism, and the varying dynamics of being an immigrant, in a raw no-holds-barred fashion that is at once comical and heartrendingly poignant–a guitar-playing musician son pays tribute to his immigrant father from Mexico for sacrifices made for the family; a Vietnam War refugee ponders the outrageous but practical lesson of wrapping all material belongings in saran & foil; a young Latina woman dares to dream big of making it in Hollywood against all odds. A recent transplant from China discovers her “weirdo” self while adapting to America.
My Own Story Greatest Hits promises to entertain, provoke, and inspire. Come join us for stories & performances that refuse to be sidelined. Come join us for stories &* performances that demand to be front and center. Come join us for five evenings that will be unforgettable. Come join us for My Own Story Greatest Hits.
Alex Luu is a solo performance/theater artist whose one-man show “Three Lives” & other performance works have been produced at theaters/arts organizations/campuses nationally, garnering critical acclaim from publications such as Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, South End News, Back Stage West, LA Weekly, Orange County Register, and Asian New Yorker. Alex is also Resident Teaching Artist with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and former Teaching Artist with Ford Theater Foundation and East West Players.
My Own Story Greatest Hits Rosebud Coffee (2302 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107) Feb 20, 21, 22 (Tue-/Wed/Thu), Feb 28, March 1 (Wed/Thu) 7:30 p.m., $15 general; $10 students & seniors Purchase at: www.rosebudcoffee.com/shop and at door.
