Actor Lauren Tom
part of UH Summer Session

By Star-Bulletin staff

She played Ross' girlfriend in "Friends" and Lena, the dutiful daughter in the film "The Joy Luck Club."

Lauren Tom, Obie Award-winning actress, presents her autobiographical comedy "25 Psychics," as part of the calendar of public programs at the University of Hawaii-Manoa's Summer Session.

In "25 Psychics," Tom is in search of herself. Raised in the only Asian-American family in a largely Jewish suburb of Chicago, Tom's first identity crisis was realizing she was not a white Jewish girl. Tom tries everything from tai chi to dream analysis in her quest to self-realization.

In this one-woman show, Tom portrays gurus, therapists, tarot readers and Zen masters, as well as her grandmother, the powerful family matriarch.

The show will begin at 8 p.m. June 6 at Mamiya Theatre. Tickets are $18 general, $15 students/senior citizens/UH faculty and staff. For reservations, call 956-3836.

An additional performance will be held on June 7 at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Centre.

Tom will also be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on June 5 at UH-Manoa in the Krauss Hall Yukiyoshi Room. In this lecture, titled "A Conversation With Lauren Tom," Tom discusses her experience as a professional actress and answers questions from the audience. Other Summer Session programs may be found on Web site http://www.summer.hawaii.edu. All programs will be held on the UH-Manoa campus unless otherwise indicated. (For more information and registration, call 956-7221, unless otherwise noted.) They include:

"What Klezmer Was and Is -- and What It Is Not" with members of The Klezmatics, 4 p.m. June 1, Borders, Ward Centre. Free. Information: 956-7866.

"Haitian Dance" with Halifu Osumare, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from June 2-13 in the Temporary Dance Building. Cost: $55.

"Teenagers in Japan," lecture with Merry White, 7:30 p.m. June 4, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Free. Information: 956-7866.

"Basics: Web Design" with Ron Knowlton, 9 a.m. to noon June 7, Manoa Innovation Center. Cost: $45.

"Hawaii Talents" with B.B. Shawn, Jake Shimabukuro and Tracey Terada, 8 p.m. June 7, Orvis Auditorium. Hawaii Guitar Festival Concert. Cost: $10-$12. Information: 956-7866.

"Screenwriting" with Stephen Rivele, 9 a.m. to noon June 9, Kuykendall 207. Cost: $175. Registration.

"Animation for Young People" with David Ehrlich, 9 to 11:30 a.m., June 9-13 and/or June 16-20, Krauss Hall 11 and Yukiyoshi Room. Cost: $140 for one week; $235 for two weeks.

"Kickboxing Workshop" with Kathy Long, 9 a.m. to noon June 10, Physical Education/Athletics Complex 244. Cost: $65. Registration.

"Mood Indigo" with Ricardo Cobo and John Pisano, 6:30 p.m. June 11, Indigo Restaurant. Cost: $65. Reservations.

"Self-Defense Workshop" with Kathy Long, 9 to 11 a.m. June 12-13, Physical Education/Athletics Complex 244. Cost: $85. Registration.

"How To Do Oral History" with Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto, 1 to 4:30 p.m. June 12, 19 and 26, Porteus 242. Cost: $50 plus $3 materials fee.

"Animation for Teachers and Artists" with David Ehrlich, 7 to 10 p.m. June 13, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 14, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Cost: $100.

"Guitar Workshops" with John Pisano, 1 to 4 p.m. June 13, Music Building 36. Cost: $30 per workshop, $50 both workshops.

Ricardo Cobo performs as part of the Hawaii Guitar Festival '97 concert, 8 p.m. June 13, Orvis Auditorium. Cost: $10-$12. Information: 956-7866.

Guitar Workshops" with Ricardo Cobo, 1 to 4 p.m. June 14, Music Building 36. Cost: $30 per workshop, $50 both workshops.

John Pisano with Byron Yasui performs as part of the Hawaii Guitar Festival '97 concert, 8 p.m. June 14, Orvis Auditorium. Cost: $10-$12. Information: 956-7866.

Neighbor Island All-Star Concerts with B.B. Shawn, Ricardo Cobo, John Pisano and Byron Yasui, 7:30 p.m. June 15, Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center; 7:30 p.m. June 18, Maui Arts and Cultural Center; and 7:30 p.m. June 20, UH-Hilo Theatre. Cost: $10-$12. Tickets at 1-808-245-8270 (Kauai); 1-808-242-7469 (Maui); and 1-808-974-7310 (Hilo).

"Animation for Young People" with David Ehrlich, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Krauss Room 11 and Yukiyoshi Room. Cost: $140 for one week; $235 for two weeks.

"Focus on Fiction" with Marie Hara, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 16 through July 18 (in-class dates Mondays through Fridays, June 30 through July 11), Krauss 016. Call 956-8957 for cost.

"Casting Workshop" with Anna Fishburn, 7 p.m. June 18, 1121 Nuuanu Ave., Suite 200. Cost: $5-$15. Register at 591-5405.

"The Joy of Theater: Four Easy Steps" with Raymond Scheele, 7:30 p.m. June 19, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Free. Information: 956-7866.

"Hu-du-men (Stage Door)" film directed by Shu Kei, 7:30 p.m. June 20-21, Art Auditorium. Cost: $3-$4. Information: 956-7866.

"Vocal Training Workshop I," 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 21; "Vocal Training Workshop IA: For Beginning Singers and Non-Singers," 10 a.m .to 2 p.m. June 22; and "Vocal Training Workshop IB: For Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional Singers," 3 to 7 p.m. June 22. All workshops are led by Stephen Chun-Tao Cheng and held in Music Building 118. Cost: $80 for Workshop I; $110 for Workshops I and IA or IB; and $130 for all three workshops. Registration.

"Historical Documentary Production" with Paul Stekler, 9 a.m. to noon June 23-27, Kuykendall 207. Cost: $175. Registration.

"The Hollywood Novel" with David Fine, 7:30 p.m. June 25, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Free. Information: 956-7866.

"The San Francisco Beats" with David Fine, 7:30 p.m. June 26, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room. Free. Information: 956-7866.

"Les Voleurs (Thieves)," a contemporary French film, 7:30 p.m. June 27-28, Art Auditorium. Cost: $3-$4. Information: 956-7866.

"An Evening of Improvisation With Jeff Linsky," part of the Sunday Guitar Series, 7:30 p.m. June 29, Orvis Auditorium. Cost: $10-

$12. Information: 956-7866.

"Poetry Writing," two-day workshop with Sue Cowing, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 30, and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 2, Krauss 016. Cost: $50.

"Making the Documentary: An Advanced Workshop" with Andrew Kolker, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 through July 3, Kuykendall 207. Cost: $175. Registration.