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 "The Nightingale" Panel Summary

On July 22, 2012, La Jolla Playhouse held a panel discussion regarding the casting of their Page To Stage production of "The Nightingale".  Though the musical is set in China, only 2 Asian Americans were cast in a company of 12. AAPAC Steering Committee Members, Cindy Cheung and Christine Toy Johnson, were invited to discuss the the lack of Asian actors in their "multi cultural" cast.    

Panel Participants:
Jeanine Hillis, Moderator
Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director, La Jolla Playhouse 

Cindy Cheung, AAPAC Steering Committee Member
Christine Toy Johnson, AAPAC Steering Committee Member 
 Moises Kaufman, Director, "The Nightingale" 

Andy Lowe, Producer & Founder, Chinese Pirate Productions
Tara Rubin, Casting Director, "The Nightingale"

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