Rehearsals are in full swing for the imminent opening of "fish," a riveting drama about the shrimp wars along the Gulf of Mexico following the fall of Saigon. The docudrama is a fast-paced and hard-hitting exploration of the economic and racial tensions that exploded along the Gulf of Mexico among working class fishing communities following the influx of Vietnamese refugees in the late 1970’s and
early 80’s. Based on "A Question of Identity," her earlier prize-winning play about a civil rights leader, PAT PFEIFFER was awarded a prestigious Writer’s Guild Fellowship to do on-site research for "fish" in Kemah, Texas. "fish" is rooted in actual events and conditions on the Gulf of Mexico: the blockade of commercial fishing lanes, the burning of refugee boats, and organized harassment by the Ku Klux Klan. ALFRED PREISSER is a New York-based director, writer and producer of theater. He was the Founding Artistic Director of The Classical Theatre of Harlem from 1999-2009, and he has led 43 professional productions in NYC, the region, and Europe. His work has been recognized with the American Theatre Wing Award (Outstanding Artistic Achievement), Drama Desk Award (Artistic Achievement), Edwin Booth Award (Outstanding Contribution to NYC Theater), Lucille Lortel Award (Outstanding Body of Work), two Obie Awards (Sustained Achievement and Excellence in Theatre) and numerous Audelco Awards. Mr.Preisser’s productions have been archived at Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts and included for exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CHI PHAM, lead Vietnamese actor, has lived the Vietnamese immigrant experience. His acting draws from his diverse cultural and language expertise (fluency in Vietnamese, English, French, and German). His life’s work includes award-winning writing, education, translation, journalism, and consulting. Pham has lived in Europe and California since the Vietnamese refugee exodus. He played the lead role of Mr. Đỗ in “All About Dad,” a feature film that has won multiple awards and honors including the “Outstanding First Film, Narrative” Jury prize at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, “George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award” at the San Diego Asian Film Festival, “Audience Favorite Choice Award” at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, and one of the “10 Best Asian American Films” by Asia Pacific Arts Magazine in 2009. His latest film "Viette" is scheduled to screen on July 26 at the New York Asian American International Film Festival. "fish" provides the stage for his New York theater debut. For more information: www.facebook.com/chiphamactor
Playwright PAT PFEIFFER's prize-winning plays have been produced on stages cross-country, from the Magic Theatre in San Francisco to the Vital Theatre in New York. As a journalist, she wrote numerous cover stories on the Vietnamese community for Hong Kong-based Asia Magazine, beginning with the refugees at Camp Pendleton in 1975. Her work has been published in major periodicals in the U.S. and Asia, and she was a writer/editor for UNU, research arm for the United Nations in Tokyo. Pfeiffer has taught at universities in Africa, Asia, and, for many years, at UC Santa Cruz. BUY TICKETS HERE: http://bit.ly/fishtheatreNYC
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