THE RICE EATERS
BY YIDE CAI
Fan Gao, his family, and friends are Chinese workers trapped in a factory in Shenzhen's Da Feng village. Their job is to recreate Van Gogh paintings for their clients from Europe and all over the world. They can paint Starry Night in half an hour but get paid very little. They want to escape, paint their own works, and be free. When their number one buyer from Amsterdam threatens to end their orders, threatening the workshop's operations, the painters take matters into their own hands.
Produced by MOJA Productions for Kanini Fest 2024 held at the Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas
ARTISTS
Written by Yide Cai
Directed by Gregory Keng Strasser
Scenic Design by Yoon Bae
Props Design and Construction by Miranda Korieth and Fior Tat
Lighting and Video Design by John Alexander
Costume Design by Yuan Yuan Liang and Jenn McClory
Sound Design by Bill Tole
Stage Manager: Miranda Korieth
Director of Production: Fior Tat
Produced by MOJA Productions; Founders: Christopher Chukwueke and Tenisi Davis
Photography by Chermilla Henthorne
CAST
(in order alphabetically)
Jonon Gansukh, Dieric Lai, Karen Li, Sydney Lo, Rachel Sanderson, Dwight Sora
PRESS
Tourism Arkansas - What to Know: Kanini Fest
KNWA FOX24 - Creative Crossroads -- Kanini Fest
NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Inaugural KaniniFest to take place for free at the Momentary; brings one-act plays, workshops, parties and more
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