Macho Bravado by Alex Park
Asian American Theater Company presents
MACHO BRAVADO
A New Play by Alex Park
Directed by Alan S. Quismorio
There comes a time when all you can ask for is someone to love you.
Macho Bravado is the story of Evan Cho, a Korean American soldier who has just returned from fighting in the Middle East to find a greater battle at home over his love, his identity, and his masculinity. Although Evan couldn’t bring himself to tell his wife Lindsey that he had become sterile during the war, she greets him with wonderful news: she’s pregnant. Confronted with questions of infidelity and self-doubt, both Evan and Lindsey struggle to maintain the macho bravado that defined their relationship before the war. This is a story that goes beyond the post-traumatic stress that a soldier and his wife experience, and ventures deep into their journey to forgive themselves and to forgive each other.
Directed by Alan S. Quismorio. Starring Rob Dario, Mayra Gaeta, Michael Uy Kelly, Brian O’Connor, and Janice Wright. Produced by Sang S. Kim.
Written by Alex Park, a proud member of AATC’s NewWorks Incubator program. AATC world-premiered Alex’s first Incubator play, Rental Car, in 2004. Alex received his MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.
Macho Bravado is generously funded by CA$H, a grants program of Theatre Bay Area, in partnership with Dancers’ Group; the Dramatists Guild Fund; Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; and members of the AATC community.
Thick House
1695 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Previews: April 1-2, 2010 @ 8PM
Opening Night: April 3, 2010 @ 8 PM
Performances: April 8-24, 2010 (Thu-Sat, 8PM; Sun, 5PM)
***No EASTER SUNDAY performance***
Tickets: $15 – $25 sliding scale
Discounts available for veterans, students and TBA members
To purchase tickets, visit http://machobravado.eventbee.com
