WONG fly over the CUCKOO'S NEST

This is the face I make when I read about Sarah Palin...

Friends! Since I last spammed, I covered the REDCAT stage in cat pee (really!), got a big grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation to shoot Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest for camera (yay!), and lost my car in a fire (wah!)!
The LA Times article on my “Cat Lady” show (pictured above) last month at the REDCAT is at http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/theguide/la-gd-cover17-2008jul17,0,5336199.story
Two updates in this email!
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest finally lands in Los Angeles for three weekends! September 19- October 5! Nine shows!
2. My beautiful pink biodiesel Mercedes lives in Car Heaven now after a very dramatic firey death on the 405! More details on this new chapter in my green life below.
WONG FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST in Los Angeles!!!! 9/19- 10/5Tickets are now on sale!

Cancel your vacation! My show comes through Los Angeles one last time! No extensions! No more plans to come back through Los Angeles! Wong is leaving the building!
This is the show I’ve slaved, cried, had multiple breakdowns and breakthroughs creating and touring in the last two years. It is my baby, and has been my life. Please come!
September 19-October 5, 2008Miles Memorial Playhouse1130 Lincoln BlvdSanta Monica, CA 90404
Fridays and Saturdays 8:30pm, Sundays 3pm
Kristina Wong brings her nationally acclaimed show home for its Los Angeles premiere run! Incisive writer and performer Kristina Wong mixes sharp humor and psychology in a swear-to-god-not-autobiographical, serio-comic portrayal of the high incidence of mental illness among Asian American women. Directed by Nurit Siegel
Tickets ($20-$30) are now on sale! Cheap group tickets for groups of 5+! Visit our ticket page at http:// www.teada.org to buy tickets now or call (310) 998-8765
Special Shows (all are regular ticket priced unless stated otherwise...)September 19th: Opening Night with Reception! Sparkling Cider! Snacks! $30September 21st: Obama Fundraiser! We’re turning our proceeds over to his highness!September 28 & October 3: The Pear Spacecraft Fair (a craft fair) is available before and after the show!

And in other news......
CAR FREE IN LOS ANGELES!
RIP Harold (the Car )1981- 2008
Oh these beautiful things, they don’t last forever. After thousands of dollars in repairs, my greatest attempt at green living... my pink Mercedes that ran completely on vegetable oil... burst into flames off the Victory exit on the 405. The car was totaled in the fire and I didn’t have any insurance for fire damage. So it was a total financial loss. I stood in a field off the freeway exit watching Harold die inside 20 foot flames, but I was relieved that nobody was hurt, that I was ALIVE, and that I’d never have to pay for another repair or have to hunt for used vegetable oil ever again. I’ve made my peace with this loss. It was a nice two years but not easy or cheap... Bye bye money pit and failed attempt at green living car!
I’m actually attempting something greener than a biodiesel car. Living in LA without any car! So far, so free with an estimated savings of at least $4000 a year (and that budgets in cabs and car rentals believe it or not)! You may see me on bike, on foot, in car share, in carpool, in taxi, on horse or on bus around town. Feel free to offer me a ride!
I’m tracking my car free adventures on my blog. I’m already working on a new show on “car(e)free living in Los Angeles.” Here is the link to the “Wong Sans Wheels Chronicles”-- http://www.kristinawong.com/frameset.html?http%3A//www.kristinawong.com/labels/The%2520Wong%2520Sans%2520Wheels%2520Chronicles.html


Take care, stay safe, enjoy life, and come to my freaking show!
Love, Kristina http://www.kristinawong.com