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East West Players Tabs Assassins as the Spring 2020 production of its 54th Season

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(Los Angeles, CA) East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest running theatre of color and largest producer of …

2019 Steinberg Playwright Award Tabs Lauren Yee

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2019 Steinberg Playwright Award from Steinberg Charitable Trust NEW YORK CITY: The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust …

Hollow Wave DEFYING THE SILENCE: A DARING DANCE AT THIS YEAR’S UNITED SOLO

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Hallow Wave With Indian Dance, Poetry & Humor … One-Woman Show is a Poignant Story of Healing …

Preston Choi NNPN Finalist

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Preston Choi NNPN pick with Five Others National New Play Network, the country’s alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in …

Jessica Huang 4 Seasons Residency Playwright

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Playwright Jessica Huang has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the 4 Seasons Residency. In collaboration with …

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14sep(sep 14)7:30 pm08dec(dec 8)4:00 pmScotland, PA, Book Michael Mitnick, Music & Lyrics Adam Gwon (New York, NY) Event Organized By: Roundabout Theatre Company

24sep(sep 24)7:30 pm10nov(nov 10)5:00 pmSoft Power, by David Henry Hwang (New York, NY) Event Organized By: The Public Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

01oct7:30 pm10nov(nov 10)6:00 pmTwice, Thrice, Frice, by Fouad Teymour Event Organized By: Silk Road Rising Event Type :Fully staged,World PremiereEvent Type 2:Full run

04oct(oct 4)7:30 pm03nov(nov 3)4:30 pmVietgone, by Qui Nguyen (Houston, TX) Event Organized By: Alley Theatre (Houston) Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

09oct(oct 9)7:30 pm03nov(nov 3)4:00 pmThe Chinese Lady, by Lloyd Suh (San Francisco, CA) Event Organized By: Magic Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

16oct(oct 16)7:30 pm10nov(nov 10)4:30 pmCambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee (Lowell, MA) Event Organized By: Merrimack Repertory Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

17oct(oct 17)7:30 pm23nov(nov 23)6:30 pmKentucky, by Leah Nanako Winkler (Chicago, IL) Event Organized By: The Gift Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

17oct(oct 17)7:30 pm02nov(nov 2)10:00 pmTagalog 2019 (Bay Area, 2019) Event Organized By: Bindlestiff Studio Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Short run

18oct(oct 18)8:00 pm10nov(nov 10)5:00 pmBrothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas (Indianapolis, IN) Event Organized By: Fonseca Theater Company Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

19oct(oct 19)8:00 pm16nov(nov 16)10:00 pmAubergine, by Julia Cho (Southern California) Event Organized By: South Coast Repertory Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

20oct(oct 20)4:00 pm16nov(nov 16)9:30 pmThe Two Kids Who Blow Shit Up, by Carla Ching (Ithaca, NY) Event Organized By: Kitchen Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

22oct(oct 22)7:30 pm17nov(nov 17)4:00 pmTheory, by Norman Yeung (Washington, DC) Event Organized By: Mosaic Theater Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

25oct(oct 25)7:30 pm16nov(nov 16)9:30 pmThe Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas (Portland, OR) Event Organized By: Theatre Diaspora Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

26oct(oct 26)8:00 pm16nov(nov 16)10:00 pmThe Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas (Seattle, WA) Event Organized By: Pork Filled Productions Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

01nov7:30 pm24(nov 24)4:00 pmThe Song of Summer, by Lauren Yee (Minneapolis, MN) Event Organized By: Mixed Blood Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

The Song of Summer, by Lauren Yee
Mixed Blood Theatre

Content Warning: Adult situations and language. Sexual intimacy.

With catchy tunes and outrageous comedy, Lauren Yee’s THE SONG OF SUMMER – an unrequited romance between a reluctant rock star and his high school BFF – tops the charts. Named for that inescapable earworm that dominates the summer, THE SONG OF SUMMER is an electrifying romcom about who is behind the song that’s on everyone’s playlist and what happens when the song’s singer runs away from his headlining world tour to return to his hometown. A play with music, THE SONG OF SUMMER is multi-layered, rich and absorbing, with fascinating, complex, lovable characters who’ll keep you laughing, entertained, and intrigued from the moment the play begins.

World Premiere Produced by Trinity Repertory Company Curt Columbus, Artistic Director; Tom Parrish, Executive Director; Laura Smith, Director of Production, March 18, 2019.

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1 (Friday) 7:30 pm - 24 (Sunday) 4:00 pm CST

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Mixed Blood Theatre

1501 S 4th St.

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Mixed BloodUSING THEATER TO ILLUSTRATE AND ANIMATE, MIXED BLOOD CHANGES ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOR, AND POLICY BY PAYING POSITIVE ATTENTION TO DIFFERENCE. The company’s predictably unpredictable work addresses injustices, inequities, and cultural collisions, providing a voice for the unheard—on stage, in the workplace, in the company’s own Cedar Riverside neighborhood and beyond. Mixed Blood continues to lead the field in programming and engagement at the crossroads of art and social justice, and in eliminating barriers to participation through its signature Radical Hospitality. The company annually presents a mainstage season of plays in its historic firehouse; works extensively with the Cedar Riverside, disability, Latino and transgender communities, using art as a tool to promote health and civic engagement; and produces customized productions addressing workplace inclusion through On the Job.info@mixedblood.com 1501 South 4th Street Minneapolis | MN | 55454

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04nov(nov 4)7:30 pm24(nov 24)4:00 pmQueen, by Madhuri Shekhar (Rochester, NY) Event Organized By: Geva Theatre Center Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

06nov(nov 6)7:30 pm17(nov 17)4:00 pmKuroko, by Tetsuro Shigematsu (Vancouver, BC) Event Organized By: Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre Event Type :Fully staged,World PremiereEvent Type 2:Short run

06nov(nov 6)7:30 pm11dec(dec 11)4:00 pmCambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee (San Diego, CA) Event Organized By: La Jolla Playhouse Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

06nov01decThe Great Leap, by Lauren Yee (Pasadena, CA) Event Organized By: East West Players Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

06nov(nov 6)8:00 pm08dec(dec 8)9:00 pmWhite Pearl, by Anchuli Felicia King (Washington, DC) Event Organized By: Studio Theatre - Washington, DC Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

07nov(nov 7)7:30 pm08dec(dec 8)4:00 pmFaʻalavelave "The Interruption" by Kiki Rivera (Honolulu, HI) Event Organized By: Kumu Kahua Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

Faʻalavelave “The Interruption”

by Kiki Rivera

November 7 – December 8, 2019

Kiki Rivera’s contemporary comedy tackles a darkly taboo topic with humor in a queer Samoan context. Mele and Sefina are engaged to be married until Mele’s biological father passes. Traditional indigenous practices, as well as family bonds, are challenged by a dead man’s secrets.

Kiki Rivera (she, he, they, we) is an internationally produced, award-winning theatre artist, educator, and arts activist. Kiki has her BA in Theatre as well as her MFA in Playwrighting from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), and member of the 2018 ArtEquity cohort. Kiki also attends and responds to college theatre productions in Hawaiʻi to nominate students for participation in ACTF Region 8 festivals and holds workshops to encourage the growth of future indigenous storytellers. As an educated gender-queer person of color (Samoan-Filipinx born and raised in Hawaii) that is cis-femme presenting, Kiki recognizes her privilege and responsibility to those marginalized communities. Her work focuses on cultural and sexual identity and the effects of colonization. Kiki is one of many voices for Pacific Islanders in the diaspora and is published in Samoan Queer Lives edited by Yuki Kihara and Dan Talaupapa McMullin. Kiki believes in self-reflective storytelling from a contemporary indigenous perspective and creating space for marginalized theatre artists of color.

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November 7 (Thursday) 7:30 pm - December 8 (Sunday) 4:00 pm HST

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Kumu Kahua Theatre

46 Merchant St

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Kumu Kahua TheatreTo provide theatrical opportunities for the expression of local community lifestyles, whether contemporary or historical To stage locally written plays set in Hawai‘i or dealing with some aspect of the Hawaiian experience of residents To provide training and theatrical experiences for local playwrights, directors, performers and other theatrical artists To develop an increasingly large audience sensitive to plays and theatre pieces dealing specifically and truthfully with local subject matterhttp://www.kumukahua.org/contact-us/ 46 Merchant St, Honolulu HI 96813

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09nov(nov 9)7:30 pm24(nov 24)4:00 pmFast Company, by Carla Ching (Minneapolis, MN) Event Organized By: Theater Mu/Mu Performing Arts Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

14nov(nov 14)7:30 pm08dec(dec 8)4:00 pmHold These Truths, by Jeanne Sakata (San Diego, CA) Event Organized By: San Diego Repertory Theatre Event Type :Fully stagedEvent Type 2:Full run

18nov7:30 pm18dec9:30 pmOn That Day in Amsterdam, by Clarence Coo (New York, NY) Event Organized By: Primary Stages Event Type :Fully staged,World PremiereEvent Type 2:Full run

20nov7:30 pm10:00 pmThe Four Immigrants, an American Musical Manga, by Min Kahng (Los Angeles, CA) Event Organized By: Artists At Play Event Type :ReadingEvent Type 2:Short run

24nov4:00 pm7:00 pmCabaret Evening (Aurora, CO) Event Organized By: Theatre Esprit Asia (TEA) Event Type :Special EventEvent Type 2:Short run

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Scotland, PA, Book Michael Mitnick, Music & Lyrics Adam Gwon Roundabout Theatre

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Soft Power, by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori The Public extended to November 10

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Twice, Thrice, Frice, by Fouad Teymour Silk Road Rising

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The Chinese Lady, by Lloyd Suh Magic Theatre

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Kentucky, by Leah Nanako Winkler The Gift Theatre

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Tagalog 2019 Bindlestiff Studio

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The Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas Fonseca Theatre

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The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up, by Carla Ching Kitchen Theatre

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The Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas Pork Filled Productions

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Scotland, PA, Book Michael Mitnick, Music & Lyrics Adam Gwon
Roundabout Theatre

Soft Power, by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori
The Public
extended to November 10

Twice, Thrice, Frice, by Fouad Teymour
Silk Road Rising

The Chinese Lady, by Lloyd Suh
Magic Theatre

Kentucky, by Leah Nanako Winkler
The Gift Theatre

Tagalog 2019
Bindlestiff Studio

The Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas
Fonseca Theatre

The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up, by Carla Ching
Kitchen Theatre

The Brothers Paranormal, by Prince Gomolvilas
Pork Filled Productions

The Song of Summer, by Lauren Yee
Mixed Blood Theatre

Kuroko, by Tetsuro Shigematsu
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

White Pearl, by Anchuli Felicia King
Studio Theatre Group

On That Day in Amsterdam, by Clarence Coo
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