HAIR LIKE THE SUN Premieres at Texas Repertory Theatre Tonight

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, continues its 11th Anniversary "Emerging Visions" Season with a World Premiere dramatization of true life events in Charles French's Hair Like the Sun, opening tonight, March 17th.

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, designating certain areas of the United States West coast as military zones. This order paved the way for the unlawful imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps. Hair like the Sun is the story of one family's efforts to find kindness and dignity amidst the harsh reality of a nation at war.

Based on true events, this inspirational World Premiere new play tells a unique story from this oft-forgotten period, of a young girl who witnessed the deplorable conditions, and struggled first-hand with the fear and indifference of a nation only to find redemption and life-changing friendship in the most unlikely of places.

The Texas Repertory Theatre production of Romeo & Juliet features Jenna Malisheski, Sally Burtenshaw, Susan Ly, Regina Ohashi, Nathan Wilson, Asia Kreitz and New York guest artist Jackson Perrin under the direction of Texas Repertory Artistic Director Steven Fenley. For Tickets or more information call our friendly box office at 281-583-7573, or log onto www.texreptheatre.org.