East West Players will present the final performance this year of its Theatre for Youth touring production of “Patsy” by Alison Minami, directed by John Miyasaki, on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Chinatown Branch Library, 639 N. Hill St., Los Angeles.
The play is about the late Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii, the first woman of color to serve in Congress. A member of the House of Representatives from 1965 to 1977 and 1990 to 2002, she was an author and sponsor of Title IX, a law that stated, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
The story is told through the lens of Kailani, an 18-year-old senior and star athlete at Maui High School anxiously waiting to find out if she’s been accepted into her dream school.
Warning: Contains depictions of racism and microaggressions against Asian Americans.
Free; RSVPs not required. Info: www.eastwestplayers.org/patsy-tour