I just got word about this theatre group, which did a production of Pinoy Tok (Women Talk) by Chris Millado, at New WORLD Theater in Amherst.

Artistic Director: Ralph B. Pena
Executive Director: Jorge Z. Ortoll

Mission: To produce new plays and performance works that essay stories from the Filipino-American diaspora.

History: Founded in 1989, Ma-Yi is the premiere Filipino-American theatre company in the United States, and the only one of its kind in the Northeast. Ma-Yi Theatre has produced original works by Filipino-American writers such as Chris Millado, Louella Dizon, Linda Faigao-Hall, Jessica Hagedorn, Nicky Paraiso, Han Ong (Swoony Planet) and Ralph Pena. It's recent production of Ralph Pena's Flipzoids received the prestigious Obie Award.

Ma-Yi celebrates its Ninth Season with a staging of Portrait of An Artist As Filipino at the Vineyard Theatre this summer. Plans are being developed to stage a musical adaptation of Carlos Bulosan's America is In the Heart. Support comes from the National Endowment For The Arts, The New York State Council On The Arts, The Nancy Quinn Fund, The Northstar Fund, IBM Corporation and from individuals.

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