Wives

At a moment when marginalized voices are changing the national conversation, WIVES feels both sharply relevant and deeply funny. Centering on a primarily South Asian and South Asian American cast, this comedy sweeps audiences from 16th-century France to 1920s India and 1960s Idaho; offering witty, moving glimpses at history’s so-called great men, as seen through the women at their sides. WIVES doesn’t just retell history, it upends it; revealing history as a tapestry woven by many hands, not just the few who usually claim the spotlight.

We voice the stories of the Asian American community, and in order to serve those communities, EWP is removing financial barriers to attendance. Pay-What-You-Will pricing asks those who routinely pay fair market value for theater tickets to consider choosing that amount, which helps sustain our work and subsidize cheaper tickets for those who need them. If you need to pay less, you can.

The true cost of producing a show like WIVES is $63.80 per ticket if every seat were filled. To fully cover both production costs and the administrative work that keeps East West Players running, each ticket would need to be over $400.