EMPRESS
MEI LI LOTUS BLOSSOM

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Playwright and Director, ​Christine Toy Johnson
Assistant Director,
Ilyse Robbins
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
GBSC has committed to donating $5 for every ticket sold to its fall programming to a 
social justice cause. The artists involved with each program are being invited to choose the organization they wish to support.  

Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom: Part 
​September 25 - 29, 2020
Playwright and Director, ChristineToy Johnson
Assistant Director, Ilyse Robbins
Michelle Liu Coughlin* as Lo-An/Susan
Lily Kaufman as Ashley
EJ Zimmerman* as Roberta

Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom is a story about “Lo-An Li”, an ambitious Hong Kong film star looking to make her splash on Broadway. Taking place during a high-powered Zoom meeting, Ashley Sanders, 3-time Tony award winning and 8-time BroadwayWorld award nominated producer, pitches her the “play that America needs to see,” hoping that they will both hit pay dirt and take Broadway by storm. When the playwright Billy Ellis’s assistant enters the picture, all assumptions are off.

Watch the video below for a recap of Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom: Part 1

Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom: Parts 2 & 3
November 20-24, 2020
Playwright and Director, Christine Toy Johnson
Assistant Director, Ilyse Robbins
Jordan Ahnquist* as Evan
Michelle Liu Coughlin* as Lo-An/Susan
David Darrow as David
Lily Kaufman as Ashley
EJ Zimmerman* as Roberta

When last we met in Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom, we left Lo-An Li, ambitious Hong Kong film star, and Roberta Liu, assistant to writer Billy Ellis, with some big decisions to make. 
  
As we join them once again in  Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom Part 2: Battle of the Mei Lis , Lo-An, Roberta, Ashley, and leading man Evan Hansel Smith gather for a last-minute rehearsal on Zoom as playwright Billy Ellis makes some final tweaks before opening night on Broadway. 
  
Later that evening, post-performance, in Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom Part 3: I Love You, Happy New Year, well… the jig is up.
Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom Parts 2 & 3 will be performed consecutively with no intermission. Approximate total run time is 40 minutes followed by a Q & A session with the cast and playwright. 

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​We are happy to announce that $5 of each Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom ticket purchase will be donated to the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions:
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION           AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS                   SAG-AFTRA
through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on this program.

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