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Cedar Grove Productions
Founded1996
FounderTim Toyama, Co-founder
Chris Tashima, Co-founder
Chris Donahue, Co-founder
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
DivisionsMotion pictures, television, theatre
Websitewww.cedargroveproductions.com

Cedar Grove Productions is an independent production company based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in media and theatre arts representing the

non-profit fiscal sponsor.[1]

Motion picture background

The company was founded in 1996 by playwright

sugi (Japanese: 杉) meaning cedar, and hara (Japanese: 原) meaning field or grove.[3] Company describes itself as, "... dedicated to developing and producing projects which boldly defy mainstream Hollywood by giving Asian Americans the close-up on screen, or the spotlight on stage."[4]

Television

Cedar Grove Productions produced

Japanese American internment
in World War II.

Theatre

Main article: Cedar Grove OnStage

In 2006, Cedar Grove OnStage was formed, as a sister company focusing on live theatre. It joined a

Artistic Director. Productions will be presented at the LATC venues in downtown Los Angeles. Other performance groups belonging to the Cultural Roundtable include the Latino Theater Company, Playwrights' Arena, Robey Theatre Company, Culture Clash, and American Indian Dance Theatre/Project HOOP.[6]

Cedar Grove OnStage developed

performance artist Dan Kwong, which was produced by East West Players, in association with Cedar Grove OnStage, in September 2008.[7]

Educational Efforts

In 2000, Cedar Grove Productions organized and presented "The AJA Circle: Artists of Japanese Ancestry", a day-long seminar where Japanese and

Japanese American theatre artists came together to share cultural experiences of the Japanese American community's history in the U.S. and the artistic community of Asian Americans working in Hollywood.[8] Moderated by playwright/producer Soji Kashiwagi and Tashima, panelists included Nisei playwrights Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Wakako Yamauchi, as well as noted actors George Takei, Tamlyn Tomita, Clyde Kusatsu, Amy Hill, Marcus Toji and Greg Watanabe
.

Recognition

Community organizations have recognized Cedar Grove Productions for cultural and artistic contributions. Honors include the Biennium Award from the

Holocaust Survivors’ organization.[11]

References

  1. ^ productions Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at Visual Communications site
  2. ^ 70th Oscars winners on IndieWire
  3. ^ "The Vision of Virtue". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  4. ^ http://www.cedargroveproductions.com/daycreative_main.html company website
  5. ^ list of 35th NorCal Emmy noms; p. 9 Archived 2007-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
  6. ^ "THE NEW LATC cancels series" by Lynne Heffley - 2/26/08 on Los Angeles Times online
  7. ^ Be Like Water Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine on EWP site
  8. ^ "Why Video Marketing Needs Good Storytelling and How to Do It". www.cine.salon. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  9. ^ Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL newsletter, 7/06; Nat'l Convention report; p. 3 Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ NewsWire Finding Common Ground | Entertainment & Arts > Music Industry from AllBusiness.com
  11. ^ The "1939" Club history

External links

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