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Henry Ong

HENRY ONG

  
Nationality:    USA
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Ong is a journalist-turned-playwright who worked for several newspapers and magazines before embarking on his theatrical writing career at the University of IowA. He is an internationally-produced playwright whose signature play and first foray into playwriting was an instant success. the one person play, MAdame Mao's Memories" is based on the life of Chairman Mao's widow, Jiang Oing, was last seen at the Old Globe Theatre is San Diego in 1994. Ong is a member of the Dramatist Guild, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. He is an Artistic Associate and Literary Manager of Playwrights' ArenA.
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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Birth of Narcissus         Bitter Truth         Catechism         Chang Fragments, The         Confused         Dim Sum and then Some         Dream of the Red Chamber         Fabric         Fire Boy         Firsts         Golden Flower Princess         Happy Prince         In a Lonely Country         LA Plays, The         Lady White Snake         Legend of the White Snake         Leonardo Doesn't Live Here Anymore         Letters of Wei Jingsheng         Madam Mao's Memories         Madame Mao's Memories         Marriage of Bolak Sonday         Middle Finger         Not XL         Odd Birds         Old Lady Who Popped Out of the Sidewalk and Became a Christmas Tree         Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich         People Like Me         Rachel Ray         Saga of Lulu Wong         Selfish Giant         Short List of Alternative Places, A         Silkworm Scientist         Stella!         Sunset in Silver Lake         Sweet Karma         Voices of Hiroshima

Birth of Narcissus

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Narcissus finds a new love when he sees a woman with a bouffant hairdo

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Bitter Truth

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A and B discover the truth about their relationship - "bitter liver" is better than "sweet heart"

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Catechism

Synopsis:
Luke is warned by Father Matthew of the dangers of giving in to lascivious thoughts.

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Chang Fragments, The

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Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

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Confused

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A lesbian finds she has cheated on her girlfriend with a man

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Ten Min. - - Lesbian, one act

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Dim Sum and then Some

Synopsis:
Mrs Ling and Mrs Chan are disappointed when their children decide against marriage.

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Asian American Theatre, San Francisco     2001

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Dream of the Red Chamber

Synopsis:
An epic family history

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Based on the clasic Chinese novel by T'sao-Hsueth-ch'in

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Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles     2000

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Drama lasts six hours

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  20 actors playing 70 characters

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Fabric

Synopsis:
Based on a true story. In 1995, 72 Thai women were found in a sweatshop appartment complex. the complex was surrounded by spiked fences and barbed wire. Some of the women had been there for seven years.

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Singapore Arts Festival     1999

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Fire Boy

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Banished by his father, Lord Omura for allegedly slashing his step-mother's face.

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Firsts

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A whiff of tobacco and honeysuckle bring back memories for Thomas and it saves his marriage.

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Golden Flower Princess

Synopsis:
Princess Phikool Thong whenever she speaks golden flowers fall from her mouth.

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Marlton School, Los Angeles     2003

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Happy Prince

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In a Lonely Country

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LA Plays, The

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Lady White Snake

Synopsis:
A medicine man discovers that his wife used to be a snake.

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Legend of the White Snake

Synopsis:
A modern adaptation of a Chinese myth of the snake that transforms into a woman.

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Leonardo Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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Marcia is worried about her boyfriend's obsession with Leonardo di CAprio. One day he brings home some dirt that Leonardo stepped in.

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Letters of Wei Jingsheng

Synopsis:
Wei Jingsheng was imprisoned for 15 years for speaking out for reform and democracy in China.

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Madam Mao's Memories

Synopsis:
Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao's widow is in prison and she looks back over her life.

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Madame Mao's Memories

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Based on the life of Chairman Mao's widow.
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Marriage of Bolak Sonday

Synopsis:
Sandayo fell out of his mother's hair whilst she was brushing it.

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Marlton School, Los Angeles     2006

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Middle Finger

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American Theatre Magazine, NY - February, 2001    -

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Not XL

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Odd Birds

Synopsis:
A young Asian girl dreams of Broadway stardom. She is befriened by a Roman Catholic priest

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Music And lyrics by Dick Hamilton. Based on the film "Odd Birds" by Jeanne Collachia

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Artists Against Oppression     1999

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Genre:
libretto Musical

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Old Lady Who Popped Out of the Sidewalk and Became a Christmas Tree

Synopsis:
A morality play about a poor man struggling to keep his family fed, and the temptation to become enormously rich when he encounters an Old Lady who pops out of the sidewalk.
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Marlton School, Los Angeles     2004

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Synopsis:
Sister Gertrude punishes Henry for not eating his sandwich.

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People Like Me

Synopsis:
Winner of the Drama-Logue Award for Writing. This collection of monologues is based on interviews with gay and lesbian teenagers who participated in a series of writing workshops sponsored by the City of Los Angeles. This poignant, and at times, humorous play chronicles the lives of 14 teens and the challenges they face as they struggle with issues of identity and acceptance. After honing his 'gay-dar' skills, Roger begins to suspect that his mother is a lesbian because she listens to Melissa Etheridge music and likes the movie Basic Instinct. Bernie's parents think that her desire to date girls is some sort of lesbian phase that she is going through, and Dave, a homeless teen, describes what life is like living on the streets. Audiences will find this production both powerful and engaging.

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Performance Time: Approximately 90 minutes

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Los Angeles: Playwrights' Arena, Ca, Usa     1997

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Monologue Collection. - - Gay, full length

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Male:  12            Female:  7            Other:  extras (With doubling 4 M, 2 F)

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Rachel Ray

Synopsis:
Set in the idyllic English countryside of Devonshire, Rachel Ray tells the story of the eponymous heroine pursued by the dashing, ambitious and persistent Luke Rowan who is at the same time battling to gain control of the local brewery. Populated by a host of unforgettable Trollopian characters, Rachel Ray could be the liveliest and most compact of Dramas from the pen of that greatest of Victorian storytellers, Anthony Trollope. Adaptated by playwright Henry Ong, this may be the very first attempt at bringing the 19th century novel to the stage.
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Based on the novel "Rachel Ray" by Anthony Trollope

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Saga of Lulu Wong

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Lulu wants to give up her job for true love.

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Selfish Giant

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Short List of Alternative Places, A

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Silkworm Scientist

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Denounced as a Communist in the McCarthy era and deported back to China, Tsien Hsue was able to help them with the development of missiles.

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Stella!

Synopsis:
A bored housewife conjures up Marlon Brando to help spice up her sex life.

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Sunset in Silver Lake

Synopsis:
Two seniors find love at Silver Lake

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Playwright's Arena, Los Angeles     2002

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Sweet Karma

Synopsis:
Actor Haing Ngor was gunned down outside his Los Angeles apartment. He meets a mysterious woman who helps him make sense of his life.

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Playwrights' Arena     2002

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Voices of Hiroshima

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Based on the testimonies of survivors of Hiroshima.

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