Christine Toy Johnson - Official Site

A young Chinese man must learn to balance his American identity with his family’s immigrant journey.
It’s 1952, and when he meets his match in an American-born-Chinese girl, romance and new questions about the name he lost in his secretly illegal immigration follow.

Staged Reading of PAPER SON by Christine Toy Johnson
Directed by Evan Yionoulis
Featuring Jose Llana, J. Elaine Marcos, Victor Lirio, Brenna Palughi

Queens Theatre in the Park Studio Theatre
Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m.

How to get there:
Take the #7 train to Willets Point/Shea Stadium, exit and turn left after passing through turnstile, walk downstairs on the parking lot side and follow the theatre shuttle signs, wait for the free shuttle to theatre that operates between the subway station and the theatre for all performances. The shuttle runs one hour before shows and returns immediately after.

New York Premiere of TRANSCENDING - THE WAT MISAKA STORY
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Cherry Blossom Festival
Sunday, May 3 at 4 p.m.

New England Premiere
Rhode Island International Film Festival
August 4-9

I continue to be involved with an intense and provocative "documentary play" called SEVEN, written by 7 playwrights about 7 real global female activists. The brilliant Catherine Filloux wrote the sections about Mu Sochua, former Minister of Women's Affairs in Cambodia, who I am honored to portray. Our next performances will be in Los Angeles (May 11), London (June 1), and Aspen (June 29). This project is sponsored by an amazing organization called Vital Voices. (www.vitalvoices.org)

On the writing front, my play THE NEW DEAL was given the honor of being the first play to be developed by the Roundabout Theatre Company in its "Different Voices" program in June 2006. Based on my family's life in the restaurant business as well as my own cultural ephipany as a proud Asian American, it was a joy to see it come to life in that setting.

Its' prequel, PAPER SON, has been honored by being included in the "Multi-cultural Drama" curriculum at the University of Michigan/Flint, as well as in the Playwriting curriculum at Wesleyan University. Stay tuned for some upcoming performances of this play.

And I am the proud recipient of a grant from the Boomerang Fund for Artists in recognition of my writing and acting careers. http://www.boomerangfund.org

I am excited to have collaborated on a screenplay with the incredible Charles Randolph-Wright, called NO WAVE WITHOUT WIND. Stay tuned for developments.

JUMPING THE THIRD RAIL, an urban-hip-hop-sports feature length film is also in development. Click Here to read more about these projects, or to learn more about our award-winning short film, ALL AMERICAN EYES, you can visit our production company's website:

reimaginedworldentertainment.com

Other exciting news: I join such luminaries as the late great Lloyd Richards, Jane Alexander and Tina Howe in a wonderful, comprehensive book called" THE WORLD OF THEATRE, Tradition and Innovation". My profile is an interview about a subject near and dear to my heart: Non-traditional Casting.

I am also now listed in "Who's Who of American Women".