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Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord

A Co-Production with East West Players

February 12 – March 12, 2023

Kirk Douglas Theatre
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Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord

Off Sale

Wong [is] a compelling, irrepressible onstage presence

High energy…Delightfully acidic…Makes you laugh out loud for real…

On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bed sheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. It was a feminist care utopia forming in the midst of crisis. Or was it a mutual aid doomsday cult?

As the demand for masks abated and we began to return safely to space, Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristina began to put her life together post-pandemic cult leadership. With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invited the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’d been through and imagining what we wanted to become in this Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle award winner for Outstanding Solo Show.

During some performances of Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, portions of the Gallery section have been designated as “Masks Required” to accommodate patrons who would feel more comfortable attending in a designated section with audience members that are masked. Please use promo code MASKUP to purchase tickets in these special locations for performances March 9 – 12.

For these masked sections, only these types of masks may be worn: medical/surgical masks, N95, KN95, or KF94. Unacceptable masks include: cloth, neck gaiters, bandanas, and masks with vents. Medical/surgical masks will be provided to patrons if needed. Masks must be worn over the mouth and nose.

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Selflessness and human connection are dominant themes of this narrative. Sweatshop Overlord is about mothers and daughters and heritage and how at a time of horrific anti-Asian bigotry and violence in this country, some of those women harnessed perennially undervalued skills for an urgent common good. Amid corrosive cultural discord, they acted with a kind of ferocious grace.

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Written & Performed by Kristina Wong
Directed by Chay Yew
A Co-Production with East West Players
With additional support from the Skirball Cultural Center

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On sale: November 30, 2022

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On sale: December 7, 2022

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On sale: December 14, 2022

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Performance Length

The performance length is 90 minutes with no intermission.

Be Aware

Please be advised that this production includes theatrical haze, strobe lighting effects, and gunshot sound effects.

American Express® Card Member Performance

February 23, 2023

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Post Show Conversations with Kristina Wong

Friday, February 17 8pm
Saturday, February 18 2pm
Sunday, February 19 6:30pm
Tuesday, February 28 8pm
Sunday, March 8 1pm
Saturday, March 11 2pm

Stage Talks

February 22 at 8pm
March 8 at 8pm

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Performance date: March 11, 2023

On sale: December 14, 2022

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