Michelle Krusiec is feeling a bit trapped in MADE IN TAIWAN (photo by Mark Turek)
FREE THURSDAYS
Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre St. between Howard & Grand Sts.
Thursday, August 19, free with RSVP to education@mocanyc.org, 7:00
212-619-4785
www.mocanyc.org
www.michellekrusiec.com
Since 2001, actress Michelle Krusiec has been performing and expanding her one-woman show, MADE IN TAIWAN, a seriocomic autobiographical examination of her own coming-of-age as an Asian American, focusing on her relationship with her Taiwanese mother. The play is one of the highlights of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival, where it can be seen at the New School for Drama Theatre on August 20, 23, and 24 at 9:30 (tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door). But you can catch a special abbreviated free presentation of MADE IN TAIWAN on August 19 at 7:00 as part of the Museum of Chinese in America’s weekly First Thursdays program (advance RSVP required to education@mocanyc.org). Following the performance, Krusiec, who has appeared in such films as SAVING FACE, NANKING, and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, will participate in a Q&A session with the audience. Admission to the museum is free all day, from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, so be sure to check out the current exhibits as well, including “With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America” and “Here & Now: Chinese Artists in New York.”