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By Lauren Yee
Directed by Nicholas C. Avila

Running March 16 - April 7, 2024, matinee and evening performances available

“A ‘Leap’ worth taking!” Boston Globe

“Stunning!” Los Angeles Times

“Basketball meets Tiananmen Square… 'The Great Leap' does not disappoint!” New York Times

“Vivid [and] funny characters… full-court banter mark a gripping ‘Great Leap’! Washington Post

When an American basketball team travels to Beijing for an exhibition game in 1989, the drama goes deeper than the strain between countries. For two men with a past and one teen with a future, the game is a chance to claim personal victories on and off the court. Tensions rise right up to the final buzzer as a pivotal moment in history collides with the action in the arena. Driven by rapid-fire dialogue, this perceptive new play explores the cultural and political risks of raising your voice and standing your ground.

approx. 2 hours, with one intermission

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For the Deaf community, we are providing an ASL-interpreted performance of this event on April 6, 2024, at 2:30pm.

If you are planning to utilize interpretation at this event please inform the box office upon arrival to ensure you're seated with optimal views of the interpreters.

Center REP “Pay What You Can” preview performance (March 16 - 17)

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Production Team

Nicholas C. Avila⁺⁺  Director

Yi-Chien Lee  Scenic Designer

Spenser Matubang  Lighting Designer

Maggie Whitaker⁺  Costume Designer

Lyle Barrere  Sound Designer

Keke Vasquez-Tamali'i  Wig Designer

Kathleen J Parsons*  Stage Manager

Cast

Cassidy Brown*  Saul

Edward Chen  Wen Chang

James Aaron Oh  Manford

Nicole Tung*  Connie

Vivienne Truong  Understudy

Edric Young  Understudy

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
+ member of United Scenic Artists Union
++ member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

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