Our Perspective Fall 2018 (Chicago, IL)

The Asian Pacific American (APA) population is seriously under-represented on stage. “Our Perspective: Asian American Play Readings” is a staged play reading series intended to provide inspiration, space, and audiences for Midwest APA playwrights, directors, and actors. Curated by Mia Park and produced by Asian Improv Arts Midwest’s AA Arts Incubator, “Our Perspective” is the first play reading series of its kind in Chicago and takes place at Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, and Steppenwolf Theatre, where it is presented as part of the LookOut Series.

Reading Four: A Full Length Play

First Data Gold
by Tanuja Jagernauth, directed by Puja Mohindra
Monday, October 22 at 6pm

Sunny is the broke outcast of his conservative, South Asian family and the biggest Mets fan that ever lived. His girlfriend, Masiko, is a Dominican statistician with a knack for making winning bets on baseball and harnessing quantum space. Sunny is shocked when his estranged, toxic father, a die-hard Yankees fan, invites him to this weekend’s Mets vs. Yankees game at Citi Field in Queens. At the game, Sunny’s dad invites him to join his brand new, multi-level marketed cannabusiness, confirming Masiko’s suspicions that the whole thing is a trap. Will Sunny put his conflicted family past behind him and go into business with his father for a shot at financial security and family reunification or will he remain true to the values he shares with Masiko?