Empire of the Son

By Tetsuro Shigematsu

Funny, poignant story of one immigrant family and their intergenerational conflicts reminds us that no matter how far we journey out into the world to find ourselves – across decades and continents – we never stop being our parents’ children. It is the story of two generations of CBC broadcasters and the radio silence between them. As the playwright learns how his own father was once a son, he realizes all the ways in which he himself needs to step up and become a better dad.

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Cast Information

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Female roles

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Male roles

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Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles

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Actor-Friendly Parts

Monologue level

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Solo Show with monologue potential for Japanese man

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Production and Publication

First produced

2016, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Vancouver

Publication year

2017

Published by

Talon Books

ISBN

9781772011043

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