Watch and Discuss FLOWER DRUM SONG by East West Players

**Where?** JACCC's Aratani Theatre 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 **When?** #### **Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 8 PM PT** **Agenda?** The OC carpool spot will be in La Habra California. Meet @ 6pm. Arrive in LA near Japan Town @ 7:15pm for pre-show drinks Show is @ 8-9.30pm. Optional Post Show Drinks @ 9.30pm-10.30pm next door to the theater. OC Carpool arrives back in La Habra at @ 1.30pm **How?** RSVP to this event page. Tickets will be purchased as a group on March 28th midnight upon Venmo/Zelle. Feel free to book direct as well. Ticket is $99 per person. **What is this show about?** [https://www.eastwestplayers.org/flower](https://www.eastwestplayers.org/flower) This captivating tale will receive a newly updated book for 2026 by the Tony Award-winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and EWP theater namesake **David Henry Hwang**. At a time when conversations about identity and cultural preservation are more important than ever, Hwang’s reworking of the book for the Spring 2026 production allows Asian Americans to reclaim this cherished story in a meaningful way, illuminating the complexities and richness of the community’s continuous evolution. FLOWER DRUM SONG pulls back the curtain on themes of assimilation and tradition in 1960’s San Francisco Chinatown as Mei-li, a young Chinese opera artist fleeing communism, arrives in America, where she is immediately drawn into the dazzling world of the Grant Avenue nightclubs.