East West Players (Los Angeles, CA)
Cave Quest
by Les Thomas
February 11 to March 14, 2010

The search for inner peace is a life long journey. However, Justin Yi plans to condense that journey into minutes by packaging it into a $49.99 video game. To help his cause, he tracks down Padma, a legendary Buddhist nun in a Tibetan cave high in the Himalayas. Padma hasn't spoken in three years but Justin hopes she will divulge her secrets of enlightenment. When his wit and charm fail, Justin resorts to tactics deemed less heroic.

See News for more details.

Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company (San Diego)
self (the remix)
Robert Karimi
DJ D Double
February 24 to March 21, 2010

The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Tickets & Information: www.moolelo.net or 619-342-7395

Beginning on February 24, 2010 and running through March 21, the award-winning, rubber-face, uber-talented Robert Farid Karimi will descend on The 10th Avenue Theatre in Mo`olelo’s production of his semi-autobiographical, spoken word, hip hop play self (the remix). Accompanied by DJ D Double and directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang, Mr. Karimi weaves a tale of words, music and movement about an American child of Iranian and Guatemalan immigrants growing up in 1970s and 1980s California in the shadow of the Iranian crisis and Reganomics. It’s a story about a boy learning about manhood, nationhood and neighborhood.

An Evening of
Poetry & Fiction
by Kim Lyons &
Denise Uyehara
Saturday, February 27, 2010at 7 PM

The Drawing Studio
33 S. Sixth Avenue, Tucson
Admission is $5 general, $3 students
Presented by POG
Denise Uyehara will be reading from her short story "Slave Day," about a fourth grade Civil War eduction gone completely off course. Denise is an award-winning performance artist, writer and playwright whose work has been across the U.S. and abroad. Her book Maps of City and Body: Shedding Light on the Performances of Denise Uyehara (Kaya Press) documents her recent works.

Kimberly Lyons has lived and worked in NYC, now Brooklyn, since 1981 after graduating from Bard College where she studied poetry with Robert Kelly. She was program coordinator at the Poetry Project for five years in the late 80s and continues to be associated with the Project. She is the author of two books brought out by Granary Books: Mettle and Abracadabra, a collection of poems published in 2000, Saline (Instance Press Sensual Productions: Pictures, Poems, and Performances

Tuesday, March 30 at 6pm-7pm
The Poetry Center
1508 East Helen Street, Tucson

Part of an ongoing series Unsettling Certainties, sponsored by the University of Arizona School of Humanities. Multimedia presentations by professors Irene d'Almeida, Sandra Soto, Adelea Licona and live interactive performance in the courtyard by Denise Uyehara.

Silk Road Theatre Project (Chicago, IL)
The DNA Project
March 2 to April 4, 2010

Theatre meets science when a diverse group of playwrights each agree to take a genealogical DNA test and revisit their assumptions about identity politics and the perennial “who am I” question. Self, family, community, and ethnicity are all up for grabs in this perception-defying collection of short plays.

Featuring Plays by Philip Kan Gotanda, Velina Hasu Houston, David Henry Hwang, Jamil Khoury, Shishir Kurup, Lina Patel, and Elizabeth Wong

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (New York, NY)
NEWWORKS 2010
March 4 to April 11, 2010

at the West End Theater
263 W. 86th Street
(between Broadway & West End Avenue)
in the church of St Paul & St Andrew

Six weeks of new works by diverse artists, including the full production of "CHING CHONG CHINAMAN." Much more to be announced, so check back at www.panasianrep.org or become our fan on Facebook for updates! For advance tickets, call Pan Asian Rep: 212-868-4030

• The Women of Tu-Na House
  by Nancy Eng
  about the women (victim's by no means!) who occupy a massage parlour on the Upper East Side, and who are searching for their own 'happy endings'!
• Iris
  by Jen Yip
  A compelling short about Iris Chang, the human rights activist, historian, wife and mother.
• A True Asian Hottie
  by Jo Shui,
  performed by Eileen Rivera, directed by Allen Sermoniais one hot lady...and a whole lot more. Ya don't know someone till ya really know someone.
• American Mixed Tape
  written and performed by Allen Sermonia. If the eyes are the window to the soul, surely the ears are its backdoor. It posit’s the question: What’s on your Ipod and Why?
• Air and Angels
  written and directed by Anne Noelani Miyamoto
  What happens when the ghost of ne'er do well Jack Cassidy visits his neglected wife and daughters seeking redemption before crossing into the netherworld?
• Whaler
  written and directed by Snehal Desai
  performed by Una Osato

Based on the acclaimed novel, this searing drama follows the story of an 18-year-old in Kansas searching for the answers behind the traumatic events of his childhood. The possibility that he may have been abducted by aliens arises, leading him deep into an investigation of the paranormal and his own troubled past. All trails eventually lead to another 18-year-old, a New York hustler who holds the key to the terrifying truth. Together, they move towards an unforgettable and heartbreaking conclusion.

"Deeply moving and riveting. Raw. Graphic. Written in fire. Bracing, poignant, and unsettlingly honest."
—San Francisco Chronicle

"Gomolvilas does an impressive job of turning Heim's provocative story into an intriguing piece of theater."
—San Francisco Bay Guardian

"Prince Gomolvilas's worthy theatrical adaptation retains the novel's sorrowful intensity. Disturbing, forthright, and believable. The drama [is] razor-sharp and lacerating."
—The Advocate

"Pretty damn good! Gomolvilas's keen script will challenge and surprise viewers. Neither self-indulgently experimental nor yawningly trite, neither humorlessly ironic nor embarrassingly melodramatic, Mysterious Skin is a success."
—Out.com

Monday, March 15, 2010
6:30 p.m.
The Drill Hall
16 Chenies Street
London WC1E 7EX
United Kingdom

Tickets: £6

For tickets and more information:
http://drillhall.co.uk/pl355.html

Tuesday 8pm

Hosted by CARLOS ALAZRAQUI (Reno 911)

at
The world famous Imrov!
8162 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 651-2583 (The Improv number)

(Note: the Improv is $14 admission plus the purchase of 2 items -food or drink- minimum)

Reserve tickets NOW! Or whenever it's convenient for you, darling.

Featuring 4 of the nation's BEST sketch comedy troupes!

• Hey You Millionaires (from Chicago!)
• Projektnewspeak (2009 Champions!)
• 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors (2006 Champions! With special guest performer Diana Toshiko!).
• Kinda Sketchy (AKA Hot Tamales. As seen on Showtime!)
  

Watch as these 4 sketch comedy groups battle it out in bloodthirsty competition for the Sketch Comedy Crown! Come CHEER 18MMW on, and help us influence the judges and WIN THE CROWN!

remember: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

(Back Row - L. to R.) Lisa Ann Katagiri, Hale Mawae, Puamana Crabbe
(Front Row - L. to R.) Kimberleigh Villasenor, Danielle Zalopany
Photo by Firebird Photography

Kumu Kahua Theatre (Honolulu, HI)
Maui the Demigod
adapted by Gary L. Balfantz with oli & hula created by Kahoa Malalis
March 18 to April 18, 2010

A narrative theatre adaptation of Steven Goldsberry's M?ui the Demigod: An Epic Novel of Mythical Hawai`i, Balfantz's play was first produced by Kumu Kahua in 1991 and toured the islands in 1992. The play incorporates hula, chant and storytelling in bringing the many myths of M?ui to the stage – including his miraculous birth, prank-filled childhood, and heroic deeds of manhood such as slowing down the pace of the sun and pulling an island from the depths of the sea. Characters in the play include M?ui's older brothers Loke, Waena and Ki`i, his mother Hina, god of the ocean Kanaloa and the sun La. Many versions exist of the same stories because, as the Kupuna says, "M?ui was a great man. There were many who said he did things that he did not do. Many liars whom we cannot blame for their wonderful lies."

See News story

CATS (Navada City, CA)
Snow Falling on Cedar
written by David Guterson
adapted for the stage by Kevin McKeon
directed by Kevin McKeon
March 18 to April 10, 2010

WHO: Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS), 228 Commercial Street, #88, Nevada City, CA 95959

WHAT: The California premiere of Snow Falling on Cedars, adapted and directed by Kevin McKeon, based on the best-selling novel by David Guterson. A story on enduring love, cultural conflicts, and the search for truth. Appropriate for age 13 and up.

WHEN: March 18 - April 10, 2010
Saturday and Sunday matinees, 2pm
Thursday evening, 7pm
Friday and Saturday evening, 8pm

WHERE: Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad St., Nevada City, CA

TICKETS: online: www.brownpapertickets.com
Grass Valley, CA: Book Seller; Briar Patch Market
Nevada City, CA: Gold Mountain; Nevada City Postal Company
3/26/10: Benefit for Friends of Nevada County Libraries: purchase tickets at any western Nevada County branch library or at the door on 3/26, or call 530-265-1407

PRICES: Advance and Door prices vary: $12 Previews (3/18 and 3/19) to $20 advance and $25 door on other performances. Groups of 10 or more and gift certificates, please contact Jeannie Wood at 530-265-2990 or at info@catsweb.org

WEBSITE: www.catsweb.org <http://www.catsweb.org/>

CONTACT: Jeannie Wood, Marketing Director, 530-265-2990
e-mail: info@catsweb.org

Vampire Cowboy Theatre (New York, NY)
Alice in Slasherland
by Qui Nguyen
March 18 to April 10, 2010

Veronica Mars meets Evil Dead in Vampire Cowboys newest creation for the stage, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND! When young Lewis Diaz accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now with every sort of demon, monster, and killer ravaging his small town, Lewis along with his new demented girlfriend must find a way to close the rift before the big bad evil devil himself shows up and totally ruins their senior prom. Guaranteed to be Vampire Cowboys goriest show yet; this is one bloody good time that you're not going to want to miss!

Starring Carlo Alban, Sheldon Best, Tom Myers, Bonnie Sherman, Andrea Marie Smith, Amy Kim Waschke

MARCH 18 - APRIL 10, 2010
(Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun @ 8:30pm;
Special Saturday Matinee on April 10th @ 4pm)

at HERE Arts Center
145 Sixth Avenue
(between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)

Tickets: $18
For tix: go to HERE.ORG
Or call 212.352.3101

A Night of Sketch Comedy and Improv
March 18, 19, & 20 @ 8 PM
Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco

Special Guests
* Hobofish
* Magic Jester Theater

TICKETS FOR SALE!
http://www.eventbee.com/view/kamikazetheory
$10/Advance; $11/Door

KAMIKAZE THEORY is
Allen Chang
Julius Cheng
Elaine Chu
Will Dao
Alexis Green
Maikiko James
Janelle Jovellanos
Brian Manaois
Annie Wang
Therese Wong

Stalk us at http://kamikazetheory.blogspot.com/

Assaulted Fish (Vancouver, BC)
March 18, 2010

The Fish are returning to the Wired Monk Bistro in Kitsilano to debut a selection of their newest sketches. This time, they're joined by singer/songwriter, Metta, who performed with them at the Xtra West Cultural Series last December.

Once again the host, the Wired Monk, will offer a great menu of drinks, eats and desserts. Bring a friend or posse. It's a free show.

Date: Thursday, March 18
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Place: 2610 West 4th Avenue (at Trafalgar) in Vancouver
Cost: FREE
Parking: Lots of free street parking
Menu/Directions/Info: www.kitsmonk.com

Special thanks to Metta, Ash Bahadori and Linda Ong-Chan for their generosity and support.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (New York, NY)
Ching Chong Chinaman
by Lauren Yee
March 19 to April 11, 2009

Directed by May Adrales

West End Theatre
263 W 86th Street (b/w Bway and West End)
New York City

The Wongs are American as apple pie. Desdemona dreams of Princeton but could use some help with her calculus. Her brother Upton wants to be a World of Warcraft champion but needs more free time to train. Upton solves both their problems by bringing an indentured servant home one day, but they soon discover that “Ching Chong” has American dreams of his own!

With James Chen, Fay Ann Lee, Jennifer Lim, Angela Lin, Ron Nakahara, and Jon Norman Schneider.

Performances Tue - Sat 7:30pm; Sat - Sun 3:00pm 
(No matinee, Sat March 27 and Sun Apr 4)

Tickets $45, Seniors/Industry $35, Students $20. Go here for more info.

Bindlestiff Studio (San Francisco, CA)
to the 3rd Annual
BINDLEBALL MASQUERADE
March 20, 2010

Join us for this special FUN-raising event as Bindlestiff Studio unmask a legacy...

Saturday, March 20th
Doors open 7pm

BAYANIHAN
1010 Mission St. @ Sixth St. in SF SOMA
Tickets: $25

LIMITED SEATING! Get your tickets today!
To purchase tickets, click HERE or reserve by contacting: susie@bindlestiffstudio.org

In 1989, Sixth Street in San Francisco’s South-of-Market-Area was notorious as a roaming ground for drug dealers, crack addicts, and hookers. It is here where a group of local performing artists had the delusional idea of opening a black box theater inside the street-level storefront of a dilapidated SRO hotel. In 2004, after hundreds of shows, hundreds of artists, the hotel with the theater was torn down.

Twenty-one years later, in the same exact location, Bindlestiff Studio will open the doors to its brand new theater this coming Fall. Join us as we celebrate the artistry of live performance from those who have graced the stage of this little black box theater over the past two decades.

Experience an evening of special live performances, delectable cuisine, and good spirits as Bindlestiff unveils plans for the opening of its new theater. Be a part of building a new legacy through participation in Bindlestiff’s “Adopt-A-Theater” program. This fund raising event will also feature an auction of new works by local artist Dino Ignacio & Lorna Chui Velasco as well as music by the popular award winning DJ Sake One. We will also be presenting special community awards to OASIS FOR GIRLS and Skyline College’s KABABAYAN Program as well as honoring Bindlestiff Studio volunteers TJ Basa & Yato Yoshida.

A Bindlestiff Studio Production

Special thanks to our community partners SOMCAN, the Bayanihan Community Center,
& Manilatown Heritage Foundation for all their support.

TeAda Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
The 8th Annual TEADAWORKS New Performance Festival
Featuring new works-in-progress by:
Karen Anzoategui, Ching-In Chen, Shameka Cunningham, Serena Lin, Felicia Montes, Marie-Francoise Theodore, and Carla Vega
March 20 and 27, 2010

Directed by:
Alison M. De La Cruz & Dom Magwili At the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4708 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016 Tickets: Sliding scale $5-$20
Reservations: 310.998.8765 or teada@teada.org

Program #1
Saturday March 20, 2010 at 2 & 7pm In SER, follow Karen Anzoategui's soccer journey from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires along with her zany family as she tries to see Diego Maradona, her soccer God, while at the same time encountering many unexpected situations. LANGUAGE, by Shameka Cunningham, tells a story of a monolingual African American woman’s friendship with a Deaf eight-year-old boy from Sweden. UNIVERSAL BREATH, Carla Vega's solo performance, is a multi-disciplinary exploration of love, addiction, and the healing journey to one's sense of center, purpose, and inner peace.

Program #2
Saturday March 27, 2010 at 2 & 7pm Ching-In Chen and Serena Lin's TWO RUMORS IN A BUCKET choreopoem examines the history of “coolies” in the tradition of Sharon Bridgforth's "jazz theater" aesthetic, incorporating movement, poetry and found text. Felicia Montes (piece currently untitled) uses Indigenous & Mexican music and dance along with remixed versions of "MexSheCan" Lotería cards to weave together the varied identities and experiences of a modern-day Xicana. NOT A PROPER HATIAN GIRL is Marie-Francoise Theodore’s piece that charts the journey of a young woman whose true identity is hidden throughout her childhood and the discovery of her true self. TEADAWORKS is supported in part by grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the California Arts Council, and the James Irvine Foundation Visit our website for more info: www.teada.org

Cold Tofu (Los Angeles, CA)
March 20, 2010

Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Maryknoll JCC
Street: 222 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA

Join COLD TOFU for another night of improv madness. We need your suggestions to make it happen, so bring your family and friends and don't miss out on a fun-filled evening. And...the Level I Workshop Students will be making their debut, so come out and support them!

The show begins at 7:30pm and admission is only $5. FREE parking available on the property and on Hewitt Street.

Reservations are not necessary, but you can call (213) 739-4142 or email coldtofu@hotmail.com for more information.

Ma-Yi Theater Company (New York, NY)
Rescue Me
(A Postmodern Classic with Snacks)
by Michi Barall
directed by Loy Arcenas
choreographed by Julian Burnett
March 23 to April 18, 2010

The Ohio Theatre
66 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10012

A contemporary dance-theatre adaptation of Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris. Iph is 34 and stuck in a dead-end job. Haunted by the past, her present situation is grim -- she's at the mercy of a temperamental goddess and a barbarian king with a fondness for human sacrifice. And she's beginning to lose all hope of rescue.

A post-modern tragi-comedy about what to do when your Dad tries to kill you, your Mom freaks out, your brother goes crazy and you're surrounded by Barbarians.

Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia, PA)
Home: Far & Near
A festival of Asian American performance
Thursday - Saturday, March 25 to 27, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.

(Doors open 30 minutes in advance – come stroll through our gallery!)

Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street, Chinatown, Philadelphia

Tickets: $15 general admission
(Special Offer: $40 for all 4 shows!)
Discounts available for students & groups

For more information: (215)557-0455 orhttp://www.asianartsinitiative.org/

Exploring broad themes of immigration, displacement, and the concept of home, Asian Arts Initiative's 2010 Artists Exchange convenes a cadre of Asian America's most talented and provocative performers – some classic, some cutting edge, all unforgettable.

It starts with three nights of not-to-miss showcases of solo work. Then, following a week of intensive collaboration, our star-studded collective of artists from around the country debut a new ensemble work-in-progress that invokes their creativity to speak to common community concerns.

BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

• Night #1 (Thursday, March 25) will feature Makoto Hirano and Kristina Wong.
• Night #2 (Friday, March 26) will feature Regie Cabico, Robert Karimi, and Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai.
• Night #3 (Saturday, March 27) will feature Dan Kwong, Anula Shetty, and Catzie Vilayphonh.
• Night #4 (Saturday, April 3) will feature the entire Artists Exchange ensemble!

For descriptions of the performances, visit our website: http://www.asianartsinitiative.org/

BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

SIS Productions (Seattle, WA)
Ching Chong Chinaman
by Lauren Yee
March 26 to April 24, 2009

Meet the Wong family: as all-American as apple pie. Ed likes to play golf, Grace wants another child, Desdemona is desperate to get into Princeton, and Upton is working towards gaming superstardom. When Upton gets an indentured Chinese servant to help him with his homework, life in the Wong household takes an interesting turn . . . Flipping every cliché about Asian American identity upside down, this award-winning play by Lauren Yee is an "exhilarating send-up" of the American dream.

Produced by: Lorna Chin, Kathy Hsieh and Miko Premo with support from Steve Hayatsu, Chris Monsos, Jane Moon, Serin Ngai and Roger Tang.

Featuring: Jose Abaoag, Stan Asis, Elizabeth Daruthayan, Kathy Hsieh, Kay Nahm and Christian Ver!

See News story.

South Coast Repertory Theatre (Southern CA)
The Language Archive
by Julia Cho
March 26 to April 25, 2009

Julia Cho’s The Language Archive, the story of a brilliant linguist who finds himself at a loss for words when he learns his wife is leaving him, will fill the final slot in South Coast Repertory’s 2009-10 season.

The world premiere, which runs March 26 through April 25, 2010, on the Segerstrom Stage, was commissioned by New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company and is being produced by special arrangement with the company. Mark Brokaw, a Roundabout Associate Artist, will direct.

“I think Mark is one of the leading directors in American theatre today,” said SCR Producing Artistic Director David Emmes. “And we have a long relationship with Julia Cho. It’s been really exciting to see her deepening her talent.”

Emmes said he knew he wanted to produce The Language Archive at SCR immediately after its reading at the Pacific Playwrights Festival last spring: “The play possesses a wonderful charm and displays a tremendous theatrical imagination.”

The Language Archive tells the story of George, a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife, Mary, to keep her from leaving him, and he is oblivious to the deep feelings his lab assistant, Emma, has for him.

This is Cho’s second SCR production; her first was the 2007 world premiere of The Piano Teacher, about the lasting effects of childhood trauma and human beings’ great capacity for denial. Brokaw just directed After Miss Julie, currently playing on Broadway with Sienna Miller. He has extensive on- and Off-Broadway credits, but this will mark his SCR directorial debut.

Find out more here: http://www.scr.org/calendar/view.aspx?id=2748

Timescape (Southern CA)
No No Boy
an adaption of the John Okada novel
by Ken Narasaki
March 27 to April 18, 2010

See News story.

Asian American Theatre Company (San Francisco, CA)
Macho Bravado
by Alex Park
April 1 to 25, 2010

A World Premiere.

MACHO BRAVADO explores the mythology of masculinity with a Korean-American soldier placed front and center. He is a wounded veteran from an unnamed war, challenged to find meaning and place at home. The play is a war-and-love story that finds the protagonist and his wife fighting to make their way back to each other in the wake of difficult changes and choices that have recast them as strangers.

See News story.

Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
Icarus at the Edge of Time
Sunday, April 25 @ 7:30 pm

Celebrated composer Philip Glass, renowned physicist Brian Greene, art duo Al and Al, award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, and Artistic Director of London’s Southbank Centre Jude Kelly explore the creative process behind a brand-new performance inspired by Greene’s moving futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable. In this version, Icarus travels not to the sun but to a black hole, and in so doing poignantly dramatizes one of Einstein’s greatest insights leading to deeper appreciation of the cosmos. A coproduction of the World Science Festival and the Southbank Centre, musical excerpts with accompanying visuals and narration will be performed prior to the world premiere on June 2, 2010, at Lincoln Center.

$30, $25 members, $10 students
For tickets, please call the Box Office at 212 423 3587

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
Etch Your SketchOff2
April 28 and 29, 2010

Wild, ZANY, gut-aching, peeing in pants FUNNY! Come cheer on the Etch-Your-Sketchers as they compete for the coveted Vancouver Rice Bowl and help decide this year’s crowd-pleasing People’s CHOYS winners. Not to be missed!

Vancouver Rice Bowl Competition – Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ The Roundhouse
People's CHOYS Award – Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ The Roundhouse

For more information, go to www.vact.ca.

GENseng
Mask Dance
by Rick Shiomi
April 29 to May 1, 2010

Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia, PA)
2010 Benefit Banquet and Silent Auction
April 30, 2010

5:30-9:00 p.m.
Ocean City Restaurant
234-236 N. 9th Street
Chinatown, Philadelphia

Honoring Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, our City and State partners and the vision for our new facility

5:30 pm Silent Auction and Cash Bar
6:30 pm Eight-Course Chinese Banquet

Performances featuring
Pallabi Chakravorty
Kyo Daiko
Philadelphia Suns Lion Dancers

$65/seat
$100/seat sponsorship (includes name listing in program)

Sponsorship and advertising opportunities available. Contact Laura Cohen, Development Director, at 215-557-0455 ext 221 or laura@asianartsinitiative.org

Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia, PA
Annual Benefit Dinner
Friday, April 30

Annual Benefit Banquet and Silent Auction
Ocean City Restaurant, 234-236 N 9th St, Chinatown

Save the date for a night of food and fun celebrating Asian Arts Initiative and raising support for our diverse programs!

For sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, please contact Laura -AT- asianartsinitiative.org

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Yangtze Repertory Theatre (New York, NY)
Laughing in the Wind
April 30 to May 23, 2010

Yangtze Repertory Theatre presents: Laughing in the Wind– a cautionary tale that exposes the tragic consequences of ruthless power struggles, is based on one of the best known martial arts novels throughout the Chinese-speaking world, by Jin Yong, The most popular writer of the genre. The production consists of 26 characters.

Performances: 16 performances starting on Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 23, 2010, mainly on Thursday through Sunday, with an additional show on Wednesday, May 19.

Performance Location: Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave.

Pork Filled Players (Seattle, WA)
Pork Fiction
April 30 to May 15, 2010

Heroes! Villains! Gods! Demons! And the fans that love them! Amazing Tales to Astonish, in a new show from the Pacific Northwest's longest running Asian American theatre group!

With Special Guest stars:

• Charles (April 30 and May 1)
• Killer Donut (May 7 and 8)
• Assaulted Fish (May 14 and 15)

Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com

Fluid Motion (New York, NY)
The Herakles Project
by Christopher Chen
May 2010

A workshop of "The Herakles Project," a new play by Christopher Chen that reformulates the Greek classic to post-boxer rebellion China.

East West Players (Los Angeles, CA)
Road to Saigon
May 13 to June 13, 2009

The coveted role of Kim in the musical MISS SAIGON has been performed by an elite group of talented women on Broadway and around the world. However this evening does not tell Kim's story, but the stories of the actresses who have played this powerhouse role. Hear Joan Almedilla, Jennifer Paz, and Jenni Selma in a heart-warming, passionate and musical journey as they share memories about family, relationships, careers and personal milestones on their individual roads to Saigon. Developed and Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera, Musical Direction & Arrangement by Nathan Wang.

Kumu Kahua Theatre (Honolulu, HI)
The Hilo Massacre
by Tremayne Tamayose
May 20 to June 20, 2010

On August 1, 1938, to express their solidarity with striking workers in Honolulu, more than 200 Big Island men and women belonging to different labor unions (including longshoremen, warehousemen, teamsters, garbage collectors, quarry workers and the ladies auxiliary) attempted peacefully to demonstrate against the arrival of a ship from Oahu. They were met by a force of over 70 police officers who tear-gassed, hosed and fired riot guns into the crowd. Fifty of the demonstrators were hospitalized. Based in part on research from labor historian William J. Puette's book The Hilo Massacre: Hawaii's Bloody Monday, Tremaine Tamayose's teleplay, originally produced for the PBS labor history series Rice and Roses, infuses historical events with personal stories of the workers, police and politicians. It is brought to the theatrical stage for the first time by Kumu Kahua Theatre.

Roundhouse Arts
Recreation Society and the Gateway Theatre
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (Vancover, BC):
Red Letters
by Alan Bau and Kathy Leung
May 20, 2010

Partially Funded by the Canadian Historical Recognition Program of Canada

Get a preview of this original play by Alan Bau and Kathy Leung about a Chinese immigrant who comes to Canada in the 1920s to seek his fortune and the heartache that follows when immigration laws prevent his wife from joining him.

Stage Reading – Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ PAL Theatre

Future performances scheduled for November 26 – December 4, 2010 @ The Roundhouse and December 30, 2010 – January 8, 2011 at The Gateway Theatre. Tickets go on sale November 1, 2010.

Go to www.vact.ca for more information.

Pangea World Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
celebrates its 15th Season
Pangea World Theater 2010 Benefit
May 23, 2010

Sunday May 23, 2010
at The Depot
225 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Early bird table purchases receive premiere seating
To reserve your table call: 612-822-0015

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (Vancouver, BC)
18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
11th Annual Asian Comedy Night
June 5 and 6, 2010

Back by popular demand, it’s the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors from Los Angeles! Asian Comedy Night features this award winning sketch comedy group in their very own show! Expect everything from the slapstick to the political in mighty funny comedy that takes no prisoners. Tom Chin hosts.

Saturday, June 5, 2010 and Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ The Roundhouse

Buy your tickets early – sells out yearly! Go to www.vact.ca for more information.

Mu Performing Arts (Minneapolis, MN)
Becoming
by Iris Shiraishi
June 2010

This world premiere is personal journey of discovery from Shiraishi’s own childhood in Hawaii to her work as a taiko artist with Mu Performing Arts. An intimate piece filled with ritual and song, Becoming is an uplifting work close to the heart of Mu.

Fluid Motion (New York, NY)
The Chingghis Khan Project
by Michi Barall
June 2010

A workshop of "The Chingghis Khan Project," a new multi-art play by Start the Story Wickshaw Productions Fellow Michi Barall.

Asian American Theatre Company (San Francisco, CA)
Beijing, California
by Paul Heller
Summer 2010

The Theatre @ Boston Court (Los Angeles, CA)
Portland Center Stage
National Asian American Theatre Company
Futura
by Jordan Harrison
directed by Jessica Kubzansky

Can a font change the future? On her first day back at the University, a rogue professor sets out to avenge her missing husband - and the lost art of ink on paper - by conducting a dangerous lesson on typography. When the Professor’s lecture jumps the rails, we peer into a near future where desperate people search for the tangible in an ever more virtual age. Futura is a shared world premiere with Portland Center Stage and The National Asian American Theatre Company.