Written by Jeanne Sakata
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi by Jeanne Sakata chronicles the true story of one Japanese American’s enduring fight for his constitutional rights. Gordon Hirabayashi was a happy-go-lucky twenty-four-year-old college student living in Seattle when Pearl Harbor was attacked in late 1941. The government’s decision to remove and imprison all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast – including American citizens without due process of law – turned Gordon, a Quaker, into a crusader. Dawn’s Light faithfully documents Gordon’s historic decision to heed his conscience and pursue his faith in the protections of the Constitution all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Presented by Silk Road Theatre Project in association with Millennium Park and The Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago
Cast & Production Staff
Ryun Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi
Director - Jessica Kubzansky
Stage Manager - David A. Loranca
Producer / Production Manager - Jerry O’Boyle
Costume Designer - Soojin Kim
Sound Designer - John Zalewski
Production Assistant - Matthew Karsten
