Residents and members of the Cambodian community are invited to attend a free play reading presented by the Internatonal City Theatre in honor of Cambodian New Year.
The play, "Sweet Karma" will be read Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the ICT, 300 E. Ocean Ave. Although the reading is free, RSVPs are requested by calling 562-495-4595, ext. 10 or by email to ict@ictlongbeach.org
Premiered in New York in 2009, the play is based on the life of Dr. Haing Ngor, the Cambodian actor who portrayed journalist Dith Pran and won an Oscar in the movie "The Killing Fields." The play tells of Ngor's life and death, when he was gunned down outside of his apartment in Los Angeles.
The reading is directed by Eileen Galindo and stars Francois Chau from the television series "Lost," Jennifer Chang, Jully Lee, Melody Butiu and Ryun Yu
The play's release says "The extraordinary circumstances of (Ngor's) life not only makes good drama, but has lessons for Cambodians trying to reconcile their past with life in their newfound homeland."
Here is the flier:
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