Friday, August 2nd at 3:30 PM

A Reading Produced by Ma-Yi Theater

JESA

By Jeena Yi

Directed by Mei Ann Teo

The four Lee sisters gather every year on the anniversary of their father’s death to perform Jesa, the Korean ritual of honoring your ancestors. But this year is different. Their mother is dead and it is the first year the sisters must perform the ritual without their looming matriarch. Not to mention, this year they have to perform Jesa for Mom too. Past grievances are dredged up, secrets revealed, and the rice wine is flowing. The sisters butt heads and argue about who their parents really were, and start to wonder how much, if at all, they know about themselves, or each other.

Featuring:

Tina Chilip

Zoë Kim

Jully Lee

Shannon Tyo