News Articles

Click on a link below to view various articles chronicling AATC and its productions.

• General News About AATC
• Reviews of AATC Productions

General News about AATC

• Race to the Theater – by KQED’s Forum, 03/20/2009
• New season for AATC – by Robert Hurwitt, 11/05/2008, San Francisco Chronicle
• AATC lineup announced – by Robert Hurwitt, 10/18/2006, San Francisco Chronicle
• ‘A Christmas Carol’ lucrative for ACT – by Robert Hurwitt, 1/3/2006, San Francisco Chronicle
• Yerba Buena blossoms as host for a day to theater of every stripe – by Sam Hurwitt, 7/26/2005, San Francisco Chronicle
• Interview with Philip Kan Gotanda – by Brian Wang, 2/28/2005, Hastings Independent
• Bay Area groups get $1.7 million in NEA grants – by Jesse Hamlin, 12/2/2004, San Francisco Chronicle
• The Philip Kan Gotanda Chronicles – by Terry Hong, 11/26/2004, AsianWeek
• Asian American theater enters a hopeful stage – by Robert Hurwitt, 11/16/2004, San Francisco Chronicle
• No Lucy Liu Here – author unknown, 3/18/2004, AsianWeek
• AATC Fundraiser Brings Out Major Talent – by Neela Banerjee, 12/19/2002, AsianWeek
• AATC’s Reading Series Brings Out Chin, Linmark – by Ji Hyun Lim, 6/7/2002, AsianWeek
• Raising the Cultural Curtain – by Ji Hyun Lim, 5/10/2002, AsianWeek
• Drop in Tourism has a Ripple Effect in SF – by Ji Hyun Lim, 12/14/2001, AsianWeek
• NEA Hands Out Grants To 67 Local Arts Groups – by Jesse Hamlin, 1/11/2001, San Francisco Chronicle
• Community Baby – by Joseph Hong, 12/22/2000, AsianWeek
• Yaki, Ammiano Offer Solutions to Nonprofit Space Crisis in S.F. – by Neela Banerjee, 10/19/2000, AsianWeek
• $10.7 million for the arts – Examiner Staff Report, 8/19/1999, Examiner
• NEA Gives $1.4 Million Locally – by Jesse Hamlin, 12/16/1998, San Francisco Chronicle
• Grants for the Arts Funds Increase to $10.9 Million – by Jesse Hamlin, 8/12/1998, San Francisco Chronicle
• Grants for the Arts allocations for 1998/99 – author unknown, 8/12/1998, Examiner
• Asian American Theater Company’s Silver Anniversary – by Jae Kim, 5/7/1998, Synapse
• Bay Area Organizations Awarded 1998 NEA Grants – author unknown, 4/29/1998, San Francisco Chronicle
• U.S. art grant list revealed – Examiner Staff Report, 4/29/1998, Examiner
• Backstage identity crisis – by Julie Chao, 10/7/1997, Examiner
• S.F. Arts Awarded Nice Raise; 192 groups to divvy up $10.4 million in grants – by Jesse Hamlin, 8/20/1997, San Francisco Chronicle
• Grants for Arts announces awards – Examiner Staff Report, 8/20/1997, Examiner
• S.F. Cultural Centers Make New Bid for Taxpayers’ Support: $49 million bond would build, redo several facilities – by Yumi Wilson, 5/22/1997, San Francisco Chronicle
• How to find the major Bay Area theater companies – author unknown, 2/23/1997, Examiner
• Theater companies in The City aren’t bothered by their suburban rivals – by Judy Richter, 2/23/1997, Examiner
• ACT’s gain; Berkeley’s loss – by Robert Hurwitt, 12/27/1996, Examiner
• Asian Company Hitting the Road – by Steven Winn, 8/7/1996, San Francisco Chronicle
• AATC Begins Fall ‘94 Training Session – author unknown, 10/18/1994, Nichi Bei Times
• AA Theater Company Winter Training Session Begins – author unknown, 9/1993, Nichi Bei Times
• Final act for Asian theater? – by Paul Kozakiewicz, 3/1993, Richmond Review
• AA Theater Center’s Days May Be Numbered – by J.K. Yamamoto, 5/28/1992, Hokubei Mainichi
• Asian American Theater Company thriving – by Barbara Bladen, 10/30/1984, The Times
• Asian American Theater Homeless, Low on Cash – by Bernard Weiner, 4/28/1984, San Francisco Chronicle
• SF comes to the rescue of displaced theaters – by Barbara Bladen, 1/18/1984, The Times
• Asian American Theatre: Genre Beyond Stereotype – by Alice Thibeau, 5/1982, City Arts Monthly
• Happy New Year, in 12 Minutes or Less – by Ben Fong-Torres, date unknown, AsianConnections
• New Home for Asian-American Theater Company – by Vincent R. McEnerney, date unknown, Fort Mason Newsletter

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Reviews of AATC Productions

• The love below – by Robert Avila, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 07/18/07
• Cowboy vs. Samurai – by Albert Goodwyn, San Francisco Bay Times, 07/12/07
• Fast, furious humor in `TeleMongol’ – by Karen D’Souza, Mercury News, 02/15/07
• TV Takeoff: CATS and Asian American Theater Company up-end broadcast cliches in ‘TeleMongol’ – by Marianne Messina, Metroactive, 02/14/07
• Walls – by Nathaniel Eaton, SF Weekly, 11/08/06
• The Sarimanok Travels — Review – by Merle Yost, EastBay Voice
• TAGs, Twinkies, and Cultural Baggage – by Clifton Lemon, SF Station, 04/01/2005
• Double trouble: Philip Kan Gotanda expands his breadth with Under the Rainbow – by Robert Avila, 3/9/2005, San Francisco Bay Guardian
• Geisha Fixation: Two seemingly unrelated plays take different approaches to racial concerns – by Chloe Veltman, 3/9/05, San Francisco Weekly
• Play attempts to expose Asian stereotypes: While ‘Under the Rainbow’ contains some provocative material, it’s artless overall – by Erika Milvy, 3/6/2005, The Press Democrat
• Asian troupe gets a boost from Gotanda: Somewhere ‘Under the Rainbow’ are cultural insights, laughs – by Robert Hurwitt, 3/1/2005, San Francisco Chronicle
• Entertainment Review: Under the Rainbow – by Annie Lo, 2/28/2005, Hastings Independent
• For A New Asian American Outlook, Head Under The Rainbow – by Roseanne Pereira, SF Station
• Asian Girls Are Easy – by Harry Mok, 2/27/2005, Hyphen Magazine
• Asian American theater enters a hopeful stage – by Robert Hurwitt, 11/16/2004, San Francisco Chronicle
• The Importance of Being Earnest (scroll down to ‘Ongoing’ under ‘theater’) – by Robert Avila, 5/19/2004, San Francisco Bay Guardian
• ‘Barriers:’ Dealing with disaster and death — and then profiling – by Shivani Mahendroo, 9/12/2003, Desi Talk
• “Barriers” Reminds Us of the Many Tragedies of 9/11 – by Ras H. Siddiqui, 9/12/2003, Pakistan Link
• Giving voice to 9/11 victims – by Robert Hurwitt, 9/9/2003, San Francisco Chronicle
• A Telephone Call from Ground Zero – by Jisha Menon, 9/8/2003, Sulekha
• In Search of Bruce Lee – by Ji Hyun Lim, 10/11/2002, AsianWeek
• Lost history revived – by Karen D’Souza, 5/20/2002, Mercury News
• Personal, political stories mix in hula; Solo show doesn’t tell either story entirely – by Robert Hurwitt, 8/11/2001, San Francisco Chronicle
• “Butcher’s” is promising, but remains inexplicable – by Robert Hurwitt, 5/10/1999, Examiner
• “Chinaman” hasn’t much of a chance – by Robert Hurwitt, 5/1/1998, Examiner
• Actor’s Stages Remembered With Flair: Mapa’s crisp solo show about life after ‘Butterfly’ – by Steven Winn, 3/28/1998, San Francisco Chronicle
• Life flutters on after “M. Butterfly” – by Robert Hurwitt, 3/27/1998, Examiner
• ‘Gravity’ Charming But Weightless: Sleek production never builds force – by Steven Winn, 6/12/1997, San Francisco Chronicle
• Mystical encounter with “Gravity” – by Robert Hurwitt, 6/6/1997, Examiner
• AATC opens a bit “R.A.W.” – by Robert Hurwitt, 1/13/1997, Examiner
• Asian Theater’s Dating Comedy Seeks Wit, Substance – by Steven Winn, 3/23/1996, San Francisco Chronicle
• “S.A.M. I Am” good I’m not – by Judith Green, 3/19/1996, Examiner
• “Language” offers a hopeful payoff – by Robert Hurwitt, 1/8/1996, Examiner
• ‘Cleveland Raining’ Flooded With Talent – by Steven Winn, 6/16/1995, San Francisco Chronicle
• Apocalyptic fun in the “Cleveland” rain – by Robert Hurwitt, 6/14/1995, Examiner
• An unhappy “Birthday” – by Robert Hurwitt, 2/22/1995, Examiner
• A ‘Birthday’ Party With a Lot of Talk, Too Little Action – by Steven Winn, 2/21/1995, San Francisco Chronicle

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