The East Side: Creating Harvard's First Asian-American Musical
Struck by the lack of Asian representation in theatre, Julia Riew '22 decided to write a show with Asian American experience at its center. Over the next year, a script was written, music composed, sets built, and scenes rehearsed. Discover how a small idea brought the Harvard community together to create a landmark original Asian American musical.
See the trailer for the video “The East Side: Creating Harvard's First Asian American Musical” to be released April 19, 2021.
credits:
created by Jared Leong
supported by the Harvard University Asia Center
graphics and illustrations by Ramona Park
additional footage by Keehup Yong
music by Artlist.io
Special Thanks to:
David Moberg
KeeHup Yong
Jason Yoo
Julia Riew
John Lim
Michael Yin
Rocket Claman
And the entire The East Side team