"VENUS" by Suzan-Lori Parks. Photo by Jim Carmody
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interstate
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A new musical by Melissa Li and Kit Yan
Directed by Jesca Prudencio A world premiere at Mixed Blood Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota March 6-29, 2019 Interstate is a Queer Asian-American pop-rock musical about two trans people at different stages of their journeys, navigating love, family, masculinity, and finding community in the era of social media. It charts Dash, a transgender spoken word performer as he goes on a cross-country tour with Adrian, a lesbian singer-songwriter, as the activist band, Queer Malady, fueled by the allure of fame and a desire to connect with the Queer Asian community. The band’s fiercely political and deeply personal music touches Henry, a transgender teenage blogger living in middle America, who finds solace in their art as he struggles with his own identity and family. |
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american quartet
A Short Film Coming 2020
Jesca makes her film directing debut in Filmelodic's new sci-fi short. At a time when the United States is increasingly divided along ideological lines, we have become more entrenched in our own narratives and echo chambers. American Quartet explores how we could use technology to understand and therefore empathize with “the others” in society. The universal language of Dvořák’s beautiful music drives the film and allows the characters to tell their stories wordlessly. |
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the great leapMay 27 - June 13
Barrington Stage Company Pittsfield, MA Basketball. The quintessentially American sport becomes the focal point of Chinese-American relations when the foul-mouthed Saul Slezac is invited to China to teach the sport to Wen Chang, fresh out of the reeducation camps and determined to prove his loyalty to the Party. Before he returns to San Francisco, Saul declares that “no Chinese team will ever beat an American team…” thus laying down the gauntlet for his Chinese counterpart. Eighteen years later, Manford — a hot-headed kid from Chinatown — demands Saul’s attention, and admiration, on the court and wins his way onto the American team that’s been asked back to China to prove Saul’s challenge. Lauren Yee (Cambodian Rock Band) mines her own family story in this tale of sports, international politics and unlikely friendships. 
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