Shows & Events

#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.