Asian American Culture on Stagecaptures the 30-yearhistory of the East West Players (EWP), tracing the company's re-presentation of Asian Americans through the complicated social and cultural changes of the past three decades. Throughout its history, the changes in the focus and interest of the EWP reveal patterns in the development of Asian American ethnic theater. By examining productions, the progress of company members, and the forum offered for Asian American playwrights to stage new works this study charts the vital contributions of the EWP to Asian American communities and to other Asian American theaters.(Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University, 1996; revised with new preface)
