Halcyon Theatre and A-Squared Theatre Workshop have announced casting for their co-production of American Hwangap. The Midwest premiere of the 2009 play by Lloyd Suh will be led by Joseph Anthony Foronda as an estranged father who suddenly reappears in his family’s lives.
Min Suk Chun, played by Foronda, abandoned his family in Texas 15 years earlier to return to South Korea, but shows back up on the eve of his hwangap, or 60th birthday, a traditional milestone in Korean culture. Cheryl Hamada will play Min Suk’s ex-wife, with Gordon Chow, Jin Kim and Helen Soo Lee as their adult children. Helen Young will direct the production, which runs February 24 to April 1 at Halcyon Theatre’s resident space at Albany Park’s Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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