Shows & Events

SHIP OF DREAMS: KANRIN MARU
world premiere by Mary Sano Dance Collaborations
co-presented by Asian American Theater Company
directed by Mary Sano and Tony Sano
written by Paul Heller and Tony Sano
Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco
December 5, 2010

SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP 3
AATC Office, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
November 16, 2010

NEWWORKS INCUBATOR PRIVATE READING
AATC Office, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
November 10, 2010

BEIJING, CALIFORNIA
world premiere by Paul Heller
directed by Duy Nguyen
performed by Stephen Hu, Lisa Kang, Tom Lazur, Wayne Lee, JanLee Marshall, Garth Petal, Erika Salazar, and Jennifer Vo Le
The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
July 1-July 17, 2010

Beijing, California is an unflinching study of one nation’s invasion by another–but this time, the victim is not Iraq or Afghanistan; rather, it is America, and the invader is China.  As playwright Paul Heller noted in his January 29, 2009 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle’s 96 Hours, “I hope the audience members will look at their own values and their perceptions of other countries–and how those might change if we were the ones being invaded.  What I think we’ll see is that Americans would act like everybody else in the world if they became citizens of a Third World country.”

MACHO BRAVADO
world premiere by Alex Park
directed by Alan S. Quismorio
performed by Rob Dario, Mayra Gaeta, Michael Uy Kelly, Brian O’Connor, and Janice Wright
The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
April 3-April 24, 2010

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.

#5 ANGRY RED DRUM
world premiere by Philip Kan Gotanda
directed by Matthew Graham Smith
performed by Rich Bianco, Daniel Bruno, Will Dao, Michael Uy Kelly, Thomas Pang, and Anthony Julius Williams
The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
September 28-October 17, 2009

The fifth work in the celebrated playwright’s Garage Band Series, Philip Kan Gotanda’s #5 Angry Red Drum is the story of two world-refugees determined to survive with style amidst a post-apocalyptic universe gone mad.  When a mysterious drum appears, it awakens their lost memories and inspires them to create a new society.

#5 Angry Red Drum is a tragic-comic parable reminiscent of an early David Lynch film.  This world premiere features a live original sound score using traditional and found instruments, misremembered fragments of Bob Dylan lyrics, and post-post-post modern dance.  This is where Beckett meets Burning Man.

#5 ANGRY RED DRUM FUNDRAISER
Etiquette Lounge, 1108 Market Street, San Francisco
September 9, 2009

This private event is AATC’s fundraiser and silent auction for our October world premiere production of Philip Kan Gotanda’s “#5 Angry Red Drum”.

Come hear Mr. Gotanda speak about his newest play, and mingle with AATC actors, artists, and community members over cocktails at one of San Francisco’s newest lounges.

FAYETTE-NAM
world premiere by Aurorae Khoo
directed by Duy Nguyen
performed by Jon Gentry, Lisa Kang, Kathleen Mendoza, Kenneth Tan Ronquillo and Erika Pallasigue
The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
June 25-July 11, 2009

One fateful night in Fayetteville, North Carolina–on the fringes of the US Army Base known as “Fayette-Nam”–a young African American soldier goes AWOL before being shipped to Iraq…and hides out with the Asian American mother and daughter with whom he is in a love triangle. Will they discover what they are each looking for before it’s too late? Find out in the world premiere of this new play by Aurorae Khoo.