ALLEGIANCE:
A Conversation with George Takei
TUESDAY, May 8th @6:30PM, Boston Public Library Central Library
Admission is FREE, but reservations are REQUIRED
Registration will open at Noon on Tuesday, May 1

Join BAAFF, SpeakEasy Stage Company, and Boston Public Library to welcome actor, icon, and social media guru George Takei, former BAAFF 2014 Guest for To Be Takei and best known as "Mr. Sulu" on TV's Star Trek, for a candid conversation about the hit Broadway musical Allegiance, based on his childhood experience during World War II. There will also be a performance by the cast of SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of Allegiance (New England Premiere).

 

As part of an hour-long Q&A, Mr. Takei will talk about his own internment camp experience, share how his story became the basis for a hit Broadway show, and offer thoughts on the timely lessons of this cautionary tale.

Please note: This program requires advance registration through Eventbrite.

Admission is FREE, but reservations are REQUIRED. Registration will open at Noon on Tuesday, May 1.

Allegiance tells the story of the fictional Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events at Pearl Harbor.  Sam Kimura seeks to prove his patriotism by fighting for his country in the war, but sister Kei fiercely protests the government's treatment of her people.   An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they are forced to choose between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves.