The Unwanted Siblings Playbill

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!

LIVE at bit.ly/theunwantedsiblingswes 8PM SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021

People say you shouldn't make fun of tragic things... but stand-up comedians will say "oh yes, you definitely should!" This story is about Jie, a young Chinese stand-up comedian, and her little brother Ming, who through the power of laughter finds strength after being left behind.

Happy and sad might be opposites, but laughter is something else altogether!

COLLEGE OF FILM AND THE MOVING IMAGE SOUNDSTAGE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MIDDLETOWN, CT

The Film Workshop PRESENTS

THE UNWANTED SIBLINGS An Original Play by Scarlett (ChenChen) Long Directed by Annabella Machnizh

CAST

Ashley Tuen

Aldrean Alogon

as JIE

as MING ENSEMBLE

Ransho Ueno Flora Yao PRODUCTION CINEMATOGRAPHER........................................................Hannah Carroll ASSISTANT CINEMATOGRAPHER..................................Sophie Gilmour PRODUCTION&LIGHTING DESIGN..........................................Kai Magee COSTUME DESIGN.........................................................................Elisa Chi SOUND DESIGN............................................................................Tim White LIVESTREAM ENGINEER.........................................Hyunwoo Choi-Ward ASST. PRODUCTION&SCENIC DESIGN...............................Shuyuan Liu STAGE MANAGER...................................................................Scarlett Long ASST. STAGE MANAGER................................................Sumaiya Sabnam ASST. STAGE MANAGER.......................................................Tianxin Chen HEAD OF SCENIC CONSTRUCTION.........................................Matt Cross PUBLICITY MANAGER&GRAPHIC DESIGN...................Mohona Yesmin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Scarlett Long

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Kai Magee

SPECIAL THANKS Prof. Mirko Rucnov and the Film Workshop Prof. Edwin Sanchez, Sal Privitera, Prof. Steve Collins, Sound Coop, Imani Crews and Tiny Shed , Ed Thorndike and Karen KaffenPolascik, Forrest Sassaman, Christina Lu , Avi Friederich , Sarah Rizky Ardhani, Ken Wu

IN SOLIDARITY To the Wesleyan community, In light of the recent anti-Asian hate movement, we, the production team and cast of The Unwanted Siblings would like to express our unwavering solidarity with the Asian and Asian American communities. As an Asian identifying cast and playwright, we are deeply hurt by all events of violence. We all have a part in condemning acts of racism, as well as spreading awareness about the Asian hate crimes within our campus and the extended Middletown community. We encourage you to check in with your Asian and Asian-American friends and create a safe space for them to express grief or frustration.

To find out more information or donate to the anti-Asian hate cause at Wesleyan, click here: https://www.stopasianhate.info/.

Sincerely, the TUS team

CONTENT WARNING: This show contains discussion of domestic violence and child abuse.

People say you shouldn't make fun of tragic things... but stand-up comedians will say "oh yes, you definitely should!" This story is about Jie, a young Chinese stand-up comedian and her little brother Ming, who through the power of laughter find strength after being left behind. Happy and sad might be opposites, but laughter is something else altogether!

ONE NIGHT ONLY! LIVE from the new CFILM Soundstage

access our broadcast at

http://bit.ly/theunwantedsiblingswes broadcast goes LIVE at 7:45PM SHOW BEGINS AT 8PM! Saturday, April 3, 2021

learn more about our cast and crew: @theunwantedsiblings.wes