TACOMA
OPERA
At the peak of the 19th century, the Tacoma Method was praised as an effective method to eradicate Chinese communities on the West Coast. This is the operatic retelling of Tacoma's dark history.
On November 3, 1885, Tacoma's mayor rallied 500 white citizens to march through Tacoma’s Chinatown. They stopped at every Chinese business and residence and ordered the occupants to leave. What remained of the once prominent Chinese community was burned to the ground.
Characters (in order of appearance)
Little, May's Servant
Lum May, local merchant
Mrs. May
Sing Lee, labor contractor and land owner
Mrs. Lee
Mayor Weisbach
Kevin, foundry worker and labor organizer
Judge Wickersham
Father Hylebos
Ezra Meeker, businessman in hop industry
Mrs. Meeker
Cast
Brandon Higa
Suchan Kim
Soon Cho
Allan Palacios Chan
Ivy Zhou
Robert McPherson
Andrew Etherington
Joshua Johnson
Kyle Tingzon
Zachary Lenox
Stacey Mastrian