Description

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Great-grandmother fled the Japanese during World War II by escaping China into Hong Kong, a traumatic effect that's rippled down the family line. Grandmother married into the family after a childhood of poverty that will always stay with her. Mother decided to leave Hong Kong for Canada with her two sons, pursuing more opportunities, though
dissatisfied with her son's desire to focus on the piano rather than math. Though pain is a constant, there are plenty of wisecracks, games of Mahjong, and familiar family anecdotes swirling through Ho's genealogical journey of survival.

About the Author

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Jeff Ho is a Toronto-based theatre artist, originally from Hong Kong. As a playwright, his works include the critically-acclaimed Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land), produced by Saga Collectif; Antigone 方, produced by Young People's Theatre; and trace, produced by Factory Theatre/ b current performing arts. He has held residencies with the Stratford Festival, Nightswimming, Cahoots, the Banff Playwrights Lab, and Factory Theatre and is a Bulmash Seigel Playwright in Residence with the Tarragon Theatre. Jeff has been twice nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for performance, has been awarded a Harold Award, and is a graduate of the National Theatre School.