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EXPORT QUALITY
An Original Play
by Carolyn Antonio, Erica Miguel & Dorotea Mendoza
Presented by The Brick in Association with Loose Change Productions
Reading at The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11211
Friday, December 17 and Saturday, December 18 at 7:30pm
Free! More info HERE
EXPORT QUALITY is an original play by three Filipina-American playwrights: Carolyn Antonio, Erica Miguel, and Dorotea Mendoza. Directed by Jesca Prudencio, EXPORT QUALITY examines violence against women, gender inequality, and the impact of colonialism on women in the global south. The play explores these themes through the stories of women from the Philippines who’ve been trafficked into the U.S. through the mail-order bride industry.
Comprised of four monologues and choreography inspired by Tinikling, a folk dance from the Leyte region, EXPORT QUALITY is based on true stories and sex trafficking cases that the playwrights encountered as part of their advocacy work within the Filipino community in the U.S. The play explores the disparities experienced by these women through their specific journeys, their sacrifices, decisions, and the steps they take to reconcile with their truths.
EXPORT QUALITY is an experience filled with humor, expressive physicality, and auditory/visual displays to connect the audience to an often-sensationalized issue, creating a space that enables them to breathe and witness the narrative in its entirety.
This production is supported by MAP Fund Asian Women’s Giving Circle, LMCC
by Carolyn Antonio, Erica Miguel & Dorotea Mendoza
Presented by The Brick in Association with Loose Change Productions
Reading at The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11211
Friday, December 17 and Saturday, December 18 at 7:30pm
Free! More info HERE
EXPORT QUALITY is an original play by three Filipina-American playwrights: Carolyn Antonio, Erica Miguel, and Dorotea Mendoza. Directed by Jesca Prudencio, EXPORT QUALITY examines violence against women, gender inequality, and the impact of colonialism on women in the global south. The play explores these themes through the stories of women from the Philippines who’ve been trafficked into the U.S. through the mail-order bride industry.
Comprised of four monologues and choreography inspired by Tinikling, a folk dance from the Leyte region, EXPORT QUALITY is based on true stories and sex trafficking cases that the playwrights encountered as part of their advocacy work within the Filipino community in the U.S. The play explores the disparities experienced by these women through their specific journeys, their sacrifices, decisions, and the steps they take to reconcile with their truths.
EXPORT QUALITY is an experience filled with humor, expressive physicality, and auditory/visual displays to connect the audience to an often-sensationalized issue, creating a space that enables them to breathe and witness the narrative in its entirety.
This production is supported by MAP Fund Asian Women’s Giving Circle, LMCC
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INTERSTATE
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by Melissa Li and Kit Yan
Production at East West Players, performances beginning June 2
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.
by Melissa Li and Kit Yan
Production at East West Players, performances beginning June 2
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.