Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing!, Starring Mia Katigbak, Set for Off-Broadway

Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! will play the Public Theater this summer. The National Asian American Theatre Co. (NAATCO) production, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried, will star Mia Katigbak as Bessie. Off-Broadway performances will run from July 6 through August 1 in the Shiva Theater. Opening night is set for July 13.

Awake and Sing! follows a three-generation Jewish family in poverty during the Great Depression. It explores the dynamic between parents and children as they search for ways to thrive and survive. The show first played Broadway in 1935.

In addition to Katigbak, the all-Asian American cast will include Sanjit De Silva, Mel Duane Gionson, Teresa Avia Lim, James Saito, Jon Norman Schneider, David Shih, Alok Tewari and Henry Yuk.

The production will feature sets by Anshuman Bhatia, costumes by Alexae Visel, lighting design by Gina Scherr and sound design by Toby Jaguar Algya.