Zenbu To Sell
“Dear Miss Breed” tickets
Zenbu,
in conjunction with the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego
(JAHSSD), is offering group discount tickets to
the world premiere of “Dear Miss Breed,” a
stage adaptation by Joanne Oppenheim of her book of the same title.
The City
of
Zenbu
tickets are for specific performances (tentatively Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 pm
and Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2:00 pm). As soon as prices and details are available,
they will be announced at services and posted at http://www.btsd.net/.
The
discounted tickets will be offered after Sunday services at the
A
San Diego Story
The play is based on
correspondence
that San Diego Public Librarian Clara Breed maintained with over two dozen young
San Diegans of Japanese American descent whose families were evacuated from the
County during World War II. Miss Breed, as she was known, kept every letter
written to her by her children ages 5 through 19 who were taken to the Santa
Anita Race Track for processing and eventually incarcerated in
Their letters captured the frustration, patriotism, and perseverance of
these young Americans as they wrote to Miss Breed about a range of subjects—from
homesickness and the quality of the food in camp, to worries about relocation,
and their deeply patriotic hopes for a speedy American victory. The letters, now
at the
More
information on the production can be found at http://www.sandiegorep.com/pages/about/lyceumevents.html