Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! Will Extend Off-Broadway

Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! will now play at the Public's Shiva Theater through August 8; it had previously been set to close on August 1. The National Asian American Theatre Co. (NAATCO) production, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried, stars Mia Katigbak and officially opened off-Broadway on 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 includes Sanjit De Silva, Mel Duane Gionson, Teresa Avia Lim, James Saito, Jon Norman Schneider, David Shih, Alok Tewari and Henry Yuk.