The Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre is producing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical, Flower Drum Song for May 2009. Flower Drum Song is based on the novel by Chinese American novelist, C.Y. Lee, and tells a story of a Chinese girl, Mei Li, arriving to San Fransisco in preparation for an arranged marriage to night club owner Sammy Fong. Sammy’s disinterest in Mei Li and his love for his leading showgirl Linda Low, results in him trying to pawn his wife-to-be off to a shy Wang Ta. Love triangles are created as each character tries to figure out who they really want to be with.
The significance of Flower Drum Song is that it is the first Broadway musical that featured an almost all Asian cast. Moreover, unlike other musicals such as King and I, Miss Saigon and South Pacific, this was the first musical that focused on Asian Americans.
The Vancouver Asian Theatre is looking for 22 actors for their production and will be accepting resumes for auditions until February 1, 2009. For more information, you can click on the photo or Flower Drum Song Casting Call.
