My Man Kono

Brian Lee Huynh stars as Toraichi Kono, a Japanese immigrant to the U.S. who served as Charlie Chaplin's valet for nearly 20 years but was confined to an internment camp amid the anti-Japanese fervor of World War II, in a historical drama by Philip W. Chung. Jeff Liu directs the world premiere for the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. The cast of eight also includes Kiyo Takami as Kono's wife, Conlan Ledwith as Chaplin and Emma Kikue as Paulette Goddard.