When: Various dates
- November 26 – December 4 with Preview November 25 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre, Vancouver
- December 30 – January 8, 2011 with Preview December 29 at the Gateway Theatre Studio, Richmond
- January 13 – January 16 with Preview January 12 at the Metro Studio Theatre, Victoria
Time: 8:00 pm nightly with select matinee performances
Tickets: $20 students/seniors & $25 in advance (service charges & HST not included)
All Previews are only $20! Service Charges and the HST is included in the price!
$35 at the door (cash only). See Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre website for more information
Get ready for the the debut of VACT’s first original musical, RED LETTERS.
Directed by Andy Maton with music & lyrics by Alan Bau (book by Kathy Leung and original book by Alan Bau) RED LETTERS is the moving story of Shen, an immigrant from China, who leaves his wife Mei to come to Canada seeking his fortune. Once established, he hopes to bring her over to join him. With the enactment of the $500 head tax and the Exclusion Act in 1923, the promise of Gold Mountain is betrayed. Harsh realities of life in Vancouver force Shen to take drastic action if he is ever to see his dreams fulfilled.
See this extraordinary musical filled with drama and emotion – RED LETTERS tells the story of the hardships many Chinese immigrants faced during the beginning of the 20th century.