New edition of GOOD MOURNING, AMERICA

Original Works Publishing has just released a new edition of GOOD MOURNING, AMERICA
for your reading pleasure.

You will laugh, cry, think, wonder....

Plays can change your life, open new worlds.  

Please think about buying the gift of wonder and laughter for yourself, someone you love, someone in need, e.g., school libraries.  

 http://www.amazon.com/Good-Mourning-America-Lucy-Wang/dp/1934962112/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1386009892&sr=8-6&keywords=Lucy+Wang

Widow's Peak

Remember when you were a kid, and you couldn't wait for what was ahead of you, whether it was Christmas morning, the new school year, or getting your driver's license?

Well, imagine growing older and experiencing that life isn't always fair, doesn't always turn out the way you thought it would.  That's what happens to Portia, Frank and Mary in Widow's Peak.  So they always dread the holidays when the premium is to be SUPER HAPPY....

and finally, Portia says enough.  I am going to do something about it.  Ten minutes.  Comedy.  It goes with your latte.   

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H1C3IT0 

Audition Monologues for Young Women

When I was in school, I wanted so badly to perform in the school plays.  Loved theater, the chance to escape the harsh realities of home life, to be somebody else, embody the possibilities.   Imagine.   I auditioned for many plays, only to be told there were/are no Asians in Dogpatch, Alice in Wonderland, and so on....

Naturally I was so discouraged.  And often humiliated, for even trying out.  One theater director told me I could be a flower pot.  Just stand there and look exotic.   No thanks.

I have written many things, but  I always push myself to write rich, complex characters.  Meaty roles.  Essential roles.  Roles that break stereotypes.  Roles for youth.   Some of my plays, you will notice when you buy them, the characters do not have a last name.  That is on purpose.   So that the roles lend themselves to open casting.  I know firsthand what it's like to be excluded.

Today I'm happy to report that my monologue PRETTY FOR AN ASIAN GIRL is available in AUDITION MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG WOMEN #2, edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff, published my Meriwether Publishing.

Front cover:

Back cover:

Shine on, my friends!  Shine on!

Gray Matters

New Short Play/Comedy
For High School

Gray hates to lose, and his basketball team is on a wicked losing streak.  Desperate for a win, he reluctantly seeks help from Isabel, aka “Miss Smarty Pants,” and a master of feng-shui, in hopes of changing his luck.   But changing Gray’s luck may not be the only thing she’s after…


Gray Matters
http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=290

I Will Always Remember

I will always remember. I was there. I lost many -- friends colleagues, my former bond trading partner. We searched for the missing. Nobody slept, everybody wept. This was the first time I thought, the arts saved my life.   It could've been me up there. Eric Bogosian urged me to write about what I witnessed, lost, experienced when we spoke for the first time two years later on 9/11. The result, my play: GOOD MOURNING, AMERICA.

Teen Mogul by YOUTHplays

Tracy discovers the only way to save her family, her house, and herself is to rise up and be equal to her talent, not her age.

Published by YOUTHplays 
youthplays.com
http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=271

Dramedy.  75-90 minutes.  5-16 males, 3-13 females (8-20 performers possible).  Suitable for middle school or older.

Printed Script:  $7.95 (contains special author commentary).  Digital Perusal Script: $7.00.   Performance Royalties: $60.00/performance.  Photocopy License: $35.00 (digital script that may be copied for your cast/crew; must be purchased in conjunction with Performance Royalties). Professional rights should be negotiated directly with YouthPLAYS at info@youthplays.com.

Synopsis:
Tracy’s life is turned upside down when her mother walks out.  Her father can’t cope, her brother’s too young, and they're about to lose their home.  But if Steve Jobs once called the president of Hewlett-Packard while he was still in high school, why can’t Tracy call her favorite mogul and ask for a job?  With a little push from her English teacher, Tracy leaps for the brass ring, but it's going to take some unlikely allies to help her navigate the prickly paths of success and save her family, her house and herself in this play inspired by a true story.

Strutting and Fretting

No one goes into writing to strike it rich.

You go to Wall Street for that.  Believe me, I tried.

But no one goes into writing to become homeless either.

Ellen Lewis, my friend and fellow playwright, recently wrote about how impossible it is to create art that matters, live brave, and make ends meet.  The more "awards" you win, the less people want to hire you.  

Prospective Employers keep telling me, Lucy, you're way overqualified!

Yes, I have an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.  I've worked for NYC Mayor David Dinkins.  Traded bonds on Wall Street.   Met Nelson Mandela, Bill, Hillary, Gloria.   Won awards for playwriting. 

Prospective Employers fear I won't stay.  

Of course I'll stay.  Like everyone else, I need to pay bills.  Make ends meet.  

You should be writing.

Everyone keeps saying they admire me for pushing boundaries, being brave, making them laugh, opening their minds, going where they are afraid to go, giving voice to the less visible, taking risks, triumphing over adversity.  It's a wonderful list.  Really.  

I sure wish Everyone would buy my plays, write me five star reviews and help fill the seats.  

Ellen is moving back home to Oregon, to her family's 17 acre farm.  That's not an option for me.  I wish!  I'm not afraid of hard work.  Plus, the photos she posted look like paradise regained.  Vineyards.  Barn.  Gardens.  Fields of grain. I have no safety net, no inheritance, no parents who love me.   My father beat us to a pulp, and my mother abandoned us long ago.  Luckily, with some help from Mother Nature, I can grow some of my own vegetables.  

As difficult as it is, some talented young actors reminded me yesterday why I keep on keeping on.  I wish you could've been there, at Samuel French yesterday.  They took our breaths away.   They were brave, reading our monologues aloud and in public.  Taking risks.

Here's Sharon cracking us up with my monologue PRETTY FOR AN ASIAN GIRL.

Mark telling us not to fence him in....in MY SUPERPOWER, an Asian American boy named Stan Lee.

Here's the rest of our talented cast.

Donnajeanne Goheen manages many talented Young Performers and some of them came to show their support.  

Big shout out to today's youth, Samuel French, Steve Fife.  I bet any of these young actors could do a fine job in my new play TEEN MOGUL written for any ethnicity, and published this month by YOUTHplays.  Maybe someday one of them will hire me, for a paying job.

Samuel French Book Party for One on One: Playing with a Purpose

Samuel French is throwing a book party for One on One:  Playing with a Purpose
Monologues for Kids 7-15, Applause Books

July 18, Thursday, 3-5 PM, Sunset Blvd and Stanley in Hollywood.

I have two monologues in this collection, one for a male and one for a female:  MY SUPERPOWER and PRETTY FOR AN ASIAN GIRL

Back cover.  You'll see I'm in good company :-).

Front cover

Holly's Summer Salon, TOP BANANAS

TOP BANANAS is

a comedy

inspired by OTHELLO

a send up of American Imperialism, gender equality, affirmative action and of course, bananas!

Because if you want to the be the Top Banana, you have to peel away from a wild and crazy bunch

Sunday JULY 7th, 6:30 PM
A Reading

https://www.facebook.com/SHollysSummerSalon
6:30 pm
16105 Tuba Street
North Hills, CA 91343

Holly provides summer cocktails and guests are asked either to bring their own dinner or something to share with other pot luckers.

Check out Holly's impressive credits.  She is a top banana!

www.hollyderr.com

Come play with us!   We'll have joy, we'll have fun, we'll have bananas!

New on Guerrilla Reads!

New on GuerrillaReads! Lucy Wang does the "Down There" monologue from her one-woman show, Chinese Girls Don't Swear.

http://guerrillareads.com/2013/06/11/guerrillareads-no-79/ 

New Website ChickFillet!

New Website!!

Chickfillet - https://sites.google.com/site/chickfillet/

In my play JUNK BONDS, one of my characters says men are pork chops and women are chickfillets. And that's one of the nicknames that has stuck ever since.

My post in VIDA about Other Mothers is online!

http://herkind.org/articles/on-my-mind/other-mothers

Top Bananas

TOP BANANAS

A new full-length play by LUCY WANG

When the world goes bananas, who will end up on top?  When Sam is promoted over David, David decides to fix Sam up.  And flood her with choice.   After all, what ruins a woman faster than true love and multiple choice?

SKYLIGHT THEATRE

MAY 18, 4 PM, SATURDAY

1816 1/2 N VERMONT

LOS ANGELES

FREE

Starring

JENNIFER CHU (SAM) Jennifer is absolutely delighted to be working with such a wonderful cast &playwright. Other theatre:  The Conquest of the South Pole (Odyssey Theatre - LA Weekly nomination); Nuevo California - world premiere (San Diego Rep.),Rashomon (Sierra Rep.), Medea (Theatre @ Boston Court), Gretty Good Time(Falcon Theatre), Life Is A Dream, The Only Child, A Christmas Carol - 2006~2010 (South Coast Rep.) TV/Film include: "Numb3rs," "Moonlight,""E-Ring," The Astronaut Farmer, The Terminal, The Gene Generation. Originally from Boston, Jennifer received her MFA in acting from UCLA.  jenniferchu.com

EWAN CHUNG (AUDIO, SENOR WONG, PING) recently worked on Seth MacFarlane’s pilot "Dads" and David E. Kelley's "Monday Mornings."  Films: "Awakened," "Orenthal: The Musical," "Morning," "Undiscovered."  TV: "Bones," "Torchwood," "Two and a Half Men," "Boston Legal," "Chuck," "Heroes," "How I Met Your Mother," Stephen King's "Desperation," "Las Vegas," “Sucker Free City.”  More at www.vimeo.com/ewanchung.

TRACY ELIOT (IZZY, JENNY) is a New Orleans native who has been seen on many stages there, here, and elsewhere. Favorites include “The Insidious Impact of Anton” and “On the Verge”.  She also has been on screens of various sizes, including a TBS pilot no one will ever see.  For more visit www.tracyeliott.com.

KRISTINA HUGHES (EVIE) Kristina just wrapped the animated feature film Black To The Moon 3-D voicing a supporting character. She also recently wrapped the comedy pilot, Squabbles.  Other credits include Boston Legal, Old School, Vegan 101 & Green River. Kristina is President of the Entertainment Industry’s #1 line of business tools Holdon Log, PerformerTrack & ShowBiz Sender.  Do visit www.KristinaHughes.com.

JESSE LEVY (KURT, RABBI SINCLAIR) is an actor, writer and director. He played Doc in a European tour of West Side Story. He worked on Nickelodeon’s “100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd.” He makes short films which can be viewed on You Tube. Search for “Jesse Levy jlopen.” He thanks Lucy for this opportunity.

JAIME TINTOR (BARRY) holds an MFA in acting from Florida State University's Asolo Conservatory.  While with the Asolo Rep he performed in A Few Good Men, Amadeus, Plexiglass Slipper and Pride & Prejudice.  TV credits include: iCarly, Rules of Engagement, General Hospital, and The Young & the Restless.  You may have seen him in commercials for Arby's, Toyota, or the NFL network.  He currently writes and performs sketch comedy with Club 5150.  He's originally from Hibbing, MN.  BA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.  Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA.

SEAN WELCH (DAVID) recently appeared in Banana Intervention at the Open Fist Theatre, Unplug Grandma at the Studio/Stage, Car Play: She & Him at the Lounge Theatre, and 60 Seconds at the El Centro Theatre all written by Jeremy Kehoe. He won the 2003 COLSAC Award for Best Character Actor as schizophrenic Barry Klemper in The Boy's Next Door at the COLSAC Theatre written by Tom Griffin. Other notable credits include, the television series The Angry Klown, General Hospital, and Sunset Beach. He is a product of coastal Orange County, CA, and a graduate of both UCLA and Pepperdine University. He is a member of Fierce Backbone. Additionally, he is a member of the ASPCA, HSUS, and the Surfrider Foundation.

Chinese Girls Don't Swear Skylight Theatre, 4/28 2 PM

Los Angelenos!

Happy to report that I'm performing Chinese Girls Don't Swear, Skylight Theatre/SKYlab, 1816 1/2 N Vermont, Los Angeles, Sunday 4/28 2 PM.   

Come for an hour, laugh for a lifetime.

Call 702-582-8587 to reserve tickets or buy online at Katselas INKubator 2013 website, link below.

https://katselas.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a03A000000E9HqWIAV

https://www.amazon.com/author/lucywang

Twitter: @SensuousGourmet

Chinese Girls Don't Swear, NYC 3/22 Workshop

I'm happy to report we had a great house, great show.  99 seats filled!  Lots of laughter.  Some tears.  My brother flew in as a surprise, best BD present ever.

As with most fringe festivals, we only got two hours rehearsal in the actual theater.   Rehearsed my show in a living room with a Warhol of Chairman Mao on one side, and a painting of Chinese ancestors on the other.   Anna taught me some cool moves.

There were moments where I thought WTF?  What am I doing?  But there comes a moment where you're in the moment, and that's all that matters.

Chinese Girls Don't Swear

The people whose work I admire and love the most are always saying you have to push yourself, get out of your comfort zone....

So I have.   I committed to writing and performing a one woman show call CHINESE GIRLS DON'T SWEAR.

The logline:
Chinese Girls.  Everyone wants them.  Come for an hour, laugh for a lifetime.

Written and performed by Lucy Wang.  Directed by Anna Strasser.

To buy tickets:http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/338059

The fuller blurb:
Lucy Wang is M.I.T. (Made in Taiwan), but she is no cheap import. Raised on Midwestern beef and corn, she does her best to follow the Asian American handbook and achieve the American Dream. Chinese Girls Don’t Swear is a comedic and searing look at how one Chinese American woman uses her wits to defy, exceed and redefine expectations.