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Ernest Abuba (August 25, 1947 - June 2022) was a Filipino-American actor, playwright, director and co-founder of the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre.[1] He appeared on stage and on film, with more than one hundred stage appearances.[2]
Abuba received an Obie Award in 1983 for his portrayal of Kenji Kadota in Yellow Fever.[3] His Broadway credits include: Pacific Overtures, Loose Ends , Zoya's Apartment, and Lincoln Center Theatre's The Oldest Boy, which was his final Broadway role. Among the highlights of his long Off-Broadway career is that he was the first Asian-American in the role of Sakini in Teahouse of the August Moon, and the first Asian-American as MacBeth in Shogun Macbeth. On screen he was known for 12 Monkeys, Call Me, Forever Lulu and many more roles.[2] As a playwright, he was known for 2013's Dojoji.[4]
Abuba was born in Honolulu and was on the theatre faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ang, Walter (2018-11-08). "Pan Asian Rep honors Fil-Am actor-director-playwright". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ a b Rabinowitz, Chloe (2022-06-21). "Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Announces Passing of Founding Member Ernest Abuba". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Ernest Abuba to be King of La MaMa's Lier Rex, Sept. 24-Oct. 11". Playbill. 1998-09-24.
- ^ Rocco, Claudia La (2013-05-27). "Now Resurfacing, the Myth of the Serpent Scorned". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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