A double handful of folks including Book It’s A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING Qui Nguyen’s VIETGONE ReAct Theatre’s THE ALIENS Christopher Chen’s CAUGHT (with shoutouts to Keiko Green and Kevin Lin) Sara Porkalob in PUMP BOYS Diana Huey in THE LITTLE MERMAID http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/footlight-awards-2016-honoring-the-best-in-local-theater/
Willa Kim, the petite and unfailingly elegant theatrical costume designer whose exuberant, sometimes over-the-top designs brought her two Tony Awards and a solid reputation for innovation in the dance world, died Friday on Vashon Island. She was 99. http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/willa-kim-tony-winning-costume-designer-dies-on-vashon-island/
Something I did for the folks at YOMYOMF…. “Was 2016 a turning point for Asian American theatre this past year? “It’s a cliché to start out year-end retrospectives with this, and it’s easy click bait for web sites. But look… Continue Reading
Seattle Public Theater Interim Artistic Director Kelly Kitchens announced a new biennial $10,000 Emerald Prize to be awarded by the organization. “Seattle Public Theater is dedicated to producing new plays for Seattle audiences, but rarely has the opportunity to produce world premiere… Continue Reading
(Princeton, NJ) Award-winning playwrights Naomi Iizuka and Sarah Ruhl have been selected by the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University and McCarter Theatre Center as the next Roger S. Berlind ’52 Playwrights-in-Residence. Both writers will engage with Princeton… Continue Reading
KQED writes, “The first five minutes of Dipika Guha’s The Rules have the feel of a poorly written soap opera. But the show quickly becomes compelling, then gripping, then hypnotic….” The Startling Brilliance of a Somewhat Troubled Year: Bay Area Theater in… Continue Reading
WHAT: Buffalo’ed by Jeannie Barroga WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street WHEN: January 26 – February 26, 2017 COST: $5-$25; Ticket information below INFO: 536-4441, kumukahua.org HONOLULU, HI—Kumu Kahua Theatre begins 2017 with a story of Anglo colonization reaching into… Continue Reading
From Broadway World… Village Theatre‘s Village Originals program, under the leadership of Associate Artistic Director Brandon Ivie, has announced the new Village Originals Writers Residency aimed at developing new musicals from their earliest stages. They include Justin Huertas, Sara Porkalob and… Continue Reading
The LCT Directors Lab is a developmental program for nurturing stage directors from around the country and around the world. It is a series of workshops, readings, rehearsals, investigations, roundtable discussions, and studio productions to provide young directors with an… Continue Reading
Well. I have to use more than, not one, but TWO hands to count all the Asian American theatre artists mentioned in this Best of 2016 for Seattle…. Best Local Writing Seayoung Yim Do It For Umma Maggie Lee A Hand of Talons Keiko… Continue Reading