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David Henry Hwang Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Set on the island of Maui in the 1930s, Lee Tonouchi’s inspiring play tells the true-life story of Hawaiian hero Soichi Sakamoto, who set out on a mission to turn the children of sugar-cane workers into an Olympic swim team with the 1940 games as their goal. Not having access to a pool, Sakamoto and his charges used irrigation ditches to train. For this East West Players production in association with Honolulu Theatre for Youth, director and choreographer Keo Woolford uses hula dancing to portray the motions of swimming, infusing Three Year Swim Club with true island heart and soul. Learn more…
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