100% Human Hair

Cast of 100% Human Hair

Ken Takemoto / Mr. Kim

Mr. Kim is behind on the rent. His daughter wants him to retire. Can he keep the shop alive?

Ken Takemoto is a native of Hawaii. After 34 years of teaching art, he retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District to become an actor, costume designer and prop master. He has appeared on stage at East West Players. His other acting credits include television, film and commercials. BEING A CAST MEMBER OF 100% HUMAN HAIR WAS A UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE with a great cast and crew!

Erin O'Brien / Teresa

Constantly at odds with her mother, Teresa wants to live her own life.
Eureka! She has a plan to help out her grandpa.

Erin O¹Brien is a Queer Vietnamese-Irish American girl on a mission. Erin is a sometimes writer, a budding filmmaker, an always activist and a perpetual performance artist who hails from nowhere in particular. To find out more about future shows and film screenings email geobomb@hotmail.com or check out www.geobomb.com which will be up and running sometime soon.

Suzanne Lee-Bustamante / Kyung Ja

Kyung Ja is a yuppy lawyer. Embarrassed by the shop, she wants her father to shut the shop down and retire. sbusta@msn.com

Marcus Kuiland-Nazario / Luis

Flambuoyant and optimistic, Luis has been working at the shop for many years.
He has a secret fondness for rock and roll. eleggua2000@hotmail.com

Alem Brhan / Kamal

Loyal to Mr. Kim, has also worked at the shop for many years as the security guard, attending night school in web design. He loves Frank Sinatra. alembrhan@yahoo.com

Elizabeth Leibel / landlady

Outspoken and tough, she is determined to get Mr. Kim out of the shop so she can raise the rent.

Cecily Miles Slater / Singing customer

A regular customer, she can only buy one wig. cnote_11@hotmail.com

Claudette "Sexy DJ" Colbert / chemo patient

Wigs make chemo patients feel good too! Claudettesexydj@aol.com

100% HUMAN HAIR is an American Film Insitute (AFI) Directing Workshop for Women project.

The American Film Institute (AFI), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the art of the moving image, established the Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) in 1974. DWW provides talented women with the opportunity to transition into directing narrative projects. Former DWW participants include Maya Angelou, Randa Haines and Lesli Linka Glatter.

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