Among the Dead
Produced by the Asian American Theater Project, November 2021
Ana, a young Korean American woman, travels to Seoul in 1975 to retrieve her deceased father’s ashes. Discovering her late father’s journal, Ana ventures into the past with the help of none other than Jesus. In 1944, she finds herself in the shoes of a Korean woman who introduces herself as Number Four, a “comfort woman” for the Japanese imperial army. Number Four meets Luke, a young American soldier, in the battlegrounds of Myanmar. A year later, Ana is born. This is the story of a family forged by war, broken promises, and divine intervention.
Written by Hansol Jung
PRESS: "AATP’s ‘Among the Dead’ gives voice to a silenced history" by Jared Klegar; "Trauma, war and identity: AATP returns to live theater with ‘Among the Dead’" by Ximena Sanchez Martinez
CAST: Ana - Alison Rogers; Number Four - Junah Jang; Luke - David Mazouz; Jesus - Ahmed Abdalla
CREW: Director - Jisoo Hope Yoon; Artistic Director - Tiger Zhou; Producer - Evelyn Kuo; Assistant Producers - Brianna Virabouth, Lance Lee; Stage Managers - Binh Nguyen, Matthew Canlas; Assistant Stage Managers - Anna Zheng, Joy Kim; Dramaturg - Lyna Kim; Set Designer - Catherine Wang; Assistant Set Designer - Grace Howe; Technical Director - Khuyen Le; Assistant Technical Directors - Jacob Vanegas, Nathaniel Barnard; Propsmaster - Nathaniel Barnard; Lighting Designer - Ian Chang; Assistant Lighting Designer - Julianna Keipp; Sound Designer and Composer - Camilla Wickman; Assistant Sound Designer - Hannah Park; Costume Designer - Hana Dao; Graphic Designer - Jessica Lee
Photos courtesy of Frank Chen
Ana, a young Korean American woman, travels to Seoul in 1975 to retrieve her deceased father’s ashes. Discovering her late father’s journal, Ana ventures into the past with the help of none other than Jesus. In 1944, she finds herself in the shoes of a Korean woman who introduces herself as Number Four, a “comfort woman” for the Japanese imperial army. Number Four meets Luke, a young American soldier, in the battlegrounds of Myanmar. A year later, Ana is born. This is the story of a family forged by war, broken promises, and divine intervention.
Written by Hansol Jung
PRESS: "AATP’s ‘Among the Dead’ gives voice to a silenced history" by Jared Klegar; "Trauma, war and identity: AATP returns to live theater with ‘Among the Dead’" by Ximena Sanchez Martinez
CAST: Ana - Alison Rogers; Number Four - Junah Jang; Luke - David Mazouz; Jesus - Ahmed Abdalla
CREW: Director - Jisoo Hope Yoon; Artistic Director - Tiger Zhou; Producer - Evelyn Kuo; Assistant Producers - Brianna Virabouth, Lance Lee; Stage Managers - Binh Nguyen, Matthew Canlas; Assistant Stage Managers - Anna Zheng, Joy Kim; Dramaturg - Lyna Kim; Set Designer - Catherine Wang; Assistant Set Designer - Grace Howe; Technical Director - Khuyen Le; Assistant Technical Directors - Jacob Vanegas, Nathaniel Barnard; Propsmaster - Nathaniel Barnard; Lighting Designer - Ian Chang; Assistant Lighting Designer - Julianna Keipp; Sound Designer and Composer - Camilla Wickman; Assistant Sound Designer - Hannah Park; Costume Designer - Hana Dao; Graphic Designer - Jessica Lee
Photos courtesy of Frank Chen
Image description: Luke holding a baby while speaking to Number Four, who wears a cross around her neck.
Image description: Number Four and Luke argue while he holds onto the baby.
Image description: Luke hides behind some rocks with a rifle while Jesus crouches next to him.
Image description: Jesus looks sternly ahead with a blurred sihouette of Ana at a table behind him.
Image description: Luke aiming his rifle at Ana as she flips through his diary and Jesus mediates behind them.
Image description: Ana speaks into a phone and searches through the diary with Luke's rifle is still pointed at her.
Image description: Number Four threatens a friendly Jesus with an unfriendly mop.
Image description: Number Four reluctantly putting her mop down.
Image description: Ana aims the rifle as Luke covers his head and Jesus looks in the direction of the attackers.
Image description: Ana sits back with the gun, still in shock, while Luke continues cowering and Jesus looks away bitterly.
Image description: Ana hugs Luke, who looks ahead with the cross on his hand.