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October 5, 2016
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Confronting a Shameful History
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‘Hold These
Truths’ opens
at Portland
Center Stage
As the U.S. joins World War
II, a University of Washing-
ton student and Seattle native
agonizes over government or-
ders to forcibly remove and
mass incarcerate all people of
Japanese ancestry on the West
Coast.
Portland Center Stage at
The Armory debuts a play that
brings this story to the stage
with Jeanne Sakata’s Hold
These Truths, a production in-
spired by the life of civil rights
Photo by
C hris b ennion
Ryun Yu stars in “Hold These Truths,” a play about a civ-
il rights hero from Seattle who fights government orders
during World War II to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate
all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast.
hero Gordon Hirabayashi who
was posthumously awarded
the 2012 Presidential Medal of
Freedom.
As he struggles to reconcile
his country’s betrayal with his
passionate belief in the U.S.
Constitution,
Hirabayashi
journeys toward a greater un-
derstanding of America’s tri-
umphs — and a confrontation
with its failures.
Hold These Truths opens in
the Ellyn Bye Studio on Fri-
day, Oct. 7 with performances
running through Nov. 13. The
play will be directed by Jessica
Kubzansky, who directed the
world premiere at East West
Players in Los Angeles. Actor
Ryun Yu, who originated the
role of Hirabayashi, will once
again play the role in Portland.
Regular tickets start at $25
and may be purchased online at
pcs.org, by phone at 503-445-
3700 or in-person at the box
office at 128 N.W. 11th Ave.