2000 to Present

• 2000-2001
• 2001-2002
• 2002-2003
• 2003-2004
• 2004-2005
• 2005-2006
• 2006-2007
• 2007-2008
• 2008-2009
• 2009-2010

2000-2001

PRODUCTIONS

(A)EROMESTIZA
Curated by Gigi Oltavaro-Hormillosa
Program 1: Lorraine Bautista, Eliza Barrios, Iraya Robles and Gigi Otalvaro-Hormillosa
Program 2: Julie Tolentino with Julie Fowells, Madeleine Lim with Jill Togawa, Michelle Bolong, Barbara Malaran
performed by Cecily Chow, Charlie Chin
SomArts Cultural Center
In Association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and Queer Cultural Center
May 25-27, 2001

THE CLOUDS, THE OCEAN AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
written by Michael P. Premsrirat
World Premiere Production
directed by Pamela A. Wu
performed by Lisa Hori-Garcia, Samantha Chanse, Biraj Lala, Matt Dingess
New Langton Arts
an AATC presentation
May 11-June 10, 2001

LE’O: PACIFIC ISLANDER VOICES ON THE RISE – A Pacific Islander Cabaret
directed by Rena Owen, John Tunui, Sauliloa Niumeitolu, Penina Ava Taesali and Lisa Hall
performed by Ellanora Wolfgramm, Darlene Fonua and Mahina Movement
SomArts Cultural Center
in Association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
May 4, 2001

HAWAIIAN SWEETHEARTS
written by Charlie Chin
performed by Cecily Chow, Charlie Chin
SomArts Cultural Center
In Association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
April 26-28, 2001

HAWAIIAN SWEETHEARTS
written by Charlie Chin
performed by Cecily Chow, Charlie Chin
SomArts Cultural Center
In Association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
Moves to: APCC Oakland
July 13-14, 2001

READINGS

THE LIVING OM: A tragicomedy about the AIDS Care Industry
written by Ginu Kamani and Joel Barraquiel Tan
New Langton Arts
June 22 & August 5, 2001

JUNGLEE JUICE: South Asian Performance and film
Southern Exposure: a night of spirited south asian erotica
performed by Ginu Kamani, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Abha Dawesar, Sandip Roy Chowdhury and Allan de Souza
New Langton Arts
June 21, 2001

PAPER BULLETS
written by Kip Fulbeck
Readings from Complete Work – Kip Fulbeck
JCCNC
April 6, 2001

THE CLOUDS THE OCEAN AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
written by Michael Premsrirat
directed by Pamela A. Wu
performed by Lisa Hori-Garcia, Samantha Chanse, Ryan Morales, Michael Cheng
March 31 & April 1, 2001

QUEEN OF REMOTE CONTROL
written by Sujata G. Bhatt
directed by Pamela A. Wu
performed by Rajiv Nema, Meghna Krishna, Lina Patel, Biraj Lala, Renu Chopra, Vidh Singh
March 17, 2001

LUNAR NEW YEARS PLAYS
Remembering the Zodiac by Lauren D. Yee
Dim Sum and Then Some by Henry Ong
Snake Charmer by Carl Thelin
Dinner with the Browns by Darren Lee Brown
directed by Joel Tan & Pamela A. Wu
performed by Lisa Kang, Kim Compoc, Michael Dorado, Michelle Ito, George Nyugen, Sayoko Nishima, Ruth Virata
February 24, 2001

THE CLOUDS, THE OCEAN AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
written by Michael Premsrirat
directed by Marc Hayashi
performed by Michael Hornbuckle, Lisa Kang, Pearl Wong, Demetrius Martin, Noel Benoza
December 1, 2000

REDS, WHITES AND BLUES
written by Leslie Gray
directed by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
performed by Catol de Mesa, Lisa Kang
November 10, 2000

PINK HEAVEN
written by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
directed by Rena Owen
performed by Lezlie Vehikite, John Tunui, Amelia Niumitolu, Harold S. Byun
October 16, 2000

WAVE
written by Sung Rno
directed by Kelvin Han Yee
performed by Harold S. Buyn, Lisa Kang, Michael Hornbuckle, Rhoda Gravador
Dramaturg: Duy Nguyen
October 7, 2000

BIKINI BOY
written by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
performed by Kelly Gabriel Lee, Vince Cristomo, Alan Quismorio, Naomi Quinones, Mary Dacumos, Michael Lopez
September 1, 2000

PINK HEAVEN
written by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
performed by Joel Tan, John Tunui, Alan Quismorio
August 5, 2000

2001-2002

PRODUCTIONS

BARE
written by Toa Fraser
performed by Lisa Hori-Garcia, Todd Nakagawa
an AATC presentation
October 21-November 18, 2001

E NANA I KE KUMU: Look to the Source
written by Leilani Chan
performed by Leilani Chan
an AATC presentation
August 9-26, 2001

BAD GUYS, GOOD GIRLS AND KICK BUTT FILMS NIGHT
a night celebrating short films by Bay Area (h)APAs
hosted by AATC, curated by Matthew J. Abaya
Theater of Yugen
April 11 & 12, 2002

TOKYO BOUND
presented by AATC
in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
written and performed by Amy Hill
Noh Space
April 18-28, 2002

STRANDS
presented by AATC
in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
written and performed by D.H. Naomi Quiñones
SomARTS Cultural Center
May 16-26, 2002

ON A MUGGY NIGHT IN MUMBA
presented by Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts
in association with The Harvey Milk Institute,the Queer Cultural Center,
Asian American Theater Company, and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
written by Mahesh Dattani
directed by Vidhu Singh
Jon Sims Center for Performing Arts
June 14 & 15, 2002

COSMIC BLOOD
presented by Queer Cultural Center
in association with Asian American Theater Company and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
written and performed by Gigi Otalvaro-Hormillosa
SF LGBT Community Center (Rainbow Room
June 15, 2002

READINGS

ON A MUGGY NIGHT IN MUMBA
written by Mahesh Dattani
performed by Rakesh Mody, Manish Chawla, Chandra Sivakumar, Nidhi Singh, Rajiv Nema, Rajesh Bhatia, Biraj Lala, Mona Shah
an AATC presentation
December 16, 2001

HYPERBOLA
written by Nic Cha Kim
performed by Lisa Hori-Garcia, Matt Dingess, Samantha Chanse, Mona Shah, Charmaine Manansala
November 12, 2001

THE CURE
written by Joel Barraquiel-Tan & Ginu Kamani
performed by Matt Dingess, Johnson Vitug, Renuka Chopra, Adrienne Krug, Michael Pitchlyn, David McCullough
August 5, 2001

ESL: A Reading with R. Zamora Linmark, Justin Chin, and Lisa Asagi
Jon Sims Center for Performing Arts
May 28, 2002

2002-2003

SPIKE RHEE’S ‘GET ON THE BUS’
an AATC and 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors co-production
written and performed by the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
directed by Ron Muriera
October 3-October 27, 2002

TALES OF TWO POETS
excerpts from Bay Area playwright Melinda Corazon Foley’s “Coconut Masquerade” and Pakistani playwright Shahid Nadeem’s “Baba Bulleh Shah”
co-presented by Locus and Asian American Theater Company
Locus 1640 Post
January 22, 2003

AATC LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
readings by winners of the annual lunar new year script competition and special performance by Vienna Teng
Romeo 5
February 7, 2003

THE CURE: a tragicomedy about AIDS Inc.
a staged reading and workshop
presented by Asian American Theater Company, Jon Sims Center for the Arts, Youth Speaks and Locus Arts
written by Joel Barraquiel Tan & Ginu Kamani
directed by Joel Barraquiel Tan
performed by Kieleil De-Leon Frazier, Leon Goertzen, Rosemary Maciel, Sareeka Malhotra, Rajiv Shah and Cleavon Smith Jr.
Jon Sims Center for the Arts
April 26 & 27, 2003
Locus Arts
May 9, 2003

QUESTION 27, QUESTION 28
a workshop production
written and directed by Chay Yew
artistic director/producer: Pamela Wu
dramaturg: Judy Nihei
performed by Shannon Holt, Dian Kobayashi, Emily Kuroda and Tamlyn Tomita
Noh Space
June 27 & 28, 2003

2003-2004

BARRIERS
an AATC and Desipina & Co. co-production
written by Rehana Mirza
directed by Ravi Kapoor
performed by Tyler Pierce, Wajid, Rodney Jao, Meera Simhan, Diana Tanaka, and Sunkrish Bala
Noh Space
September 4-14, 2003

ART + WINE INSTITUTE
inaugural launch of the AATC NewWorks Incubator
presented by AATC, BevMo!, and Blue Room Gallery
Blue Room Gallery
November 21, 2003

AATC 30TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK TEE
(BLACK TIE PROHIBITED!)
special guests: David Henry Hwang, Philip Kan Gotanda, Amy Hill and Danny Glover
Herbst Theatre and Green Room
February 27, 2004

I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY’RE NOT ORIENTAL!
an OPM presentation, in association with AATC
written by Ewan Chung, Charles Kim, Heeli Kim-Jeng, Pang-Ni Landrum, Maurissa Tancharoen, Kristina Sheryl Wong, and Sharon Wong
directed by Eddie Mui
performed by Ewan Chung, Teddy Chen Culver, Charles Kim, Heeli Kim-Jeng, Mai Lee, and Diana Toshiko
SomArts Theater
March 5 & 6, 2004

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
written by Oscar Wilde
directed by Sean Lim
performed by Leon Goertzen, Greg Ayers, Yoonie Cho, Pearl Wong, Martha Luehrmann, Zachary Drake, and Jennifer Fong
Off-Market Theater
April 30–May 29, 2004

AATC NEWWORKS INCUBATOR READINGS

REMEMBER WHEN… by Sid Kimochi
RENTAL CAR by Alex Park
ACT Market Street Studio
February 26, 2004

SLEEPER by Samantha Chanse
MAYA by Christopher Chen
ACT Market Street Studio
March 25, 2004

CLASSROOM DRAMA by Jarrett Chin
GHOSTS OF HIMEYURI by Alice Shikina
ZEUM
April 22, 2004

ORIENTAL TOUCH MASSAGE by Wesley Du
ACT Market Street Studio
May 27, 2004
WAKING DREAMS by Siwaraya Rochanahusdin
ACT Market Street Studio
June 24, 2004

2004-2005

RENTAL CAR
written by Alex Park
directed by Duy Nguyen
performed by Wilton Yeung, Leon Goertzen, Michelle Ching, Fred Chen, Casey Jones Bastiaans, Biraj Lala, and Kaelynn Wang
Thick House
November 4-21, 2004

UNDER THE RAINBOW
world premiere
written and directed by Philip Kan Gotanda
performed by Diane Emiko Takei, Pearl Wong, Danny Wolohan, and Suz Takeda
Off-Market Theater
February 24-March 12, 2005

F.O.B. (FRESH OFF THE BOAT)
written by David Henry Hwang
a revival directed by Mitzie Abe
performed by Randall Nakano, Dennis Yen, and Vicki Zabarte
Magic Theatre
March 24-April 10, 2005

F.O.P. (FRESH OFF THE PLANE)
world premiere
written and directed by Sean Lim
performed by Karla Acosta, Leon Goertzen, and Daniel Lee
Magic Theatre
March 24-April 10, 2005

2005-2006

SLEEPER (A CHRONICLE OF THE RETURN OF THE REMARKABLE)
world premiere
produced by Bindlestiff Studio and the Asian American Theater Company
written by Samantha Chanse
directed by Oliver Saria
performed by Alexandra Wong, Susan Chung, Ryan Oden, James Lontayao, and Todd Nakagawa
Bindlestiff Studio, 505 Natoma Street, San Francisco
July 7-16, 2005

BANYAN
world premiere
written by Jeannie Barroga
directed by Francis Tanglao-Aguas
performed by James Lontayao, Shelene Atanacio, Roberto Divina, Michael Dorado, Victoria Mejia, Ryan Morales, Jose Saenz, and Vicki Zabarte
New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco
November 3-20, 2005

SWEET: An Evening of Wine & Chocolate
suite one8one, 181 Eddy Street, San Francisco
November 5, 2005

MALADAPTIVE
AATC’s first feature film
presented by Mu Shu Films in association with the Asian American Theater Company
produced by Adam Chin and Guy Stilson
written and directed by Adam Chin
Dolby Screening Room, 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco
January 19, 2006

THE SARIMANOK TRAVELS
written and performed by Francis Tanglao-Aguas
Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa Street, San Francisco
February 10-25, 2006

ASIAN BIRD FLU OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
written and performed by the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
Theater Artaud, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco
June 23-24, 2006

2006-2007

WALLS
a 15th anniversary theatrical production
written by Jeannie Barroga
directed by Wilma Bonet
performed by Samantha Chanse, Pearl Wong, Leon Goertzen, Roberto Divina, Jose Saenz, James Lontayao, Norman Gee, Danielle Perata, Tony Williams, Fabian Herd, Rob Dario, Aquanetta Summers, and Michael Blend
The Buriel Clay Theater, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco
November 2-19, 2006

TELEMONGOL
presented by the Asian American Theater Company and Contemporary Asian Theater Scene
written and performed by the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, Cold Tofu, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, and OPM
Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 North San Pedro Street, San Jose
February 9-18, 2007

KOREAN BADASS
presented by the Asian American Theater Company at the National Asian American Theater Festival
written and performed by Stevie Lee Saxon
directed by Jeannie Barroga
LaMaMa E.T.C., 74A East 4th Street, New York
June 14, 16, 22 & 24, 2007

COWBOY VS. SAMURAI
written by Michael Golamco
performed by Wylie Herman, Chuck Lacson, Ryan Mueller, Melissa Navarro, and Jose Saenz
Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
July 5-22, 2007

2007-2008

LYDIA’S FUNERAL VIDEO
co-presented by MANJA, Prime Image Media Group, Many Threads, and the Asian American Theater Company, and supported by a Cultural Equity Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission
written and performed by Samantha Chanse
directed by Wilma Bonet
The Dark Room Theatre, 2263 Mission Street, San Francisco
January 31-February 16, 2008

#5 THE ANGRY RED DRUM (Workshop Reading)
presented by the Asian American Theater Company, Intersection for the Arts, and resident theatre company Campo Santo
written and directed by Philip Kan Gotanda
performed by Stephanie Sampang, Daveed Diggs, Donald E. Lacy, Jr., Randy Nakano, and Danny Wolohan
Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco
April 18 & 19, 2008

CLICK CLICK BANG BANG
a show benefiting the Asian American Theater Company
performed by UC Berkeley’s Theatre Rice
May 2 & 3, 2008

2008-2009

NEWWORKS INCUBATOR PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP
staged readings of 3 new plays directed by Duy Nguyen
A Line by David Wonpu
Macho Bravado by Alex Park
War Harvest by Pireeni Sundaralingan
Diego Rivera Theatre, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco
August 22 & 23, 2008

BEIJING, CALIFORNIA (Workshop Reading)
presented by the Asian American Theater Company and One4All Theater
a work-in-progress by Paul Heller
directed by Duy Nguyen
Diego Rivera Theatre, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco
January 31, 2009

OVER THE ASIAN AIRWAVES
presented by the Asian American Theater Company at the 8th Annual Bay One Acts Festival
written by Lauren D. Yee
directed by Alan S. Quismorio
assisted by Marlan Warren and Tatiana Chaterji
performed by Will Chen, Connie C. Kim, Todd Nakagawa, Shirley Nilsen Hall, Alex Trono, and Pearl Wong
Eureka Theater, 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco
February 26, 27 & 28 and March 1, 5, 6 & 8, 2009

WHITE ON RICE
world premiere
co-presented by the Asian American Theater Company, South First Billiards, Yu-Ai Kai Community Congress of San Jose, and Japantown Community Congress of San Jose at the 27th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
directed by David Boyle
Sundance Kabuki, San Francisco
Camera Cinemas, San Jose
March 17 & 20, 2009

BUFFALO’ED
staged readings
presented by Bindlestiff Studio and the Presidio Trust
in collaboration with the Asian American Theater Company, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, The Noodle Factory, and CATS
written by Jeannie Barroga
directed by Norman Gee
performed by Alder Dixon II, Michael Dorado, Colin Hussey, Pierre M. Johnson Jr., Melissa Navarro Locsin, Ogie Zulueta, Darold Ross, Acquanetta Summers-Wong, Tony Williams, and G. Randall Wright
Art Object Gallery, 592 North Fifth Street, San Jose
March 26, 2009
The Presidio Officer’s Club, 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco
March 28, 2009
The Noodle Factory Performing Arts Center, 1255 26th Street, Oakland
March 29, 2009

COMEDY FOR THE (UN)EMPLOYED
presented by the Asian American Theater Company and One4All Theater
performed by hoboFish improv and Kamikaze Theory sketch comedy
The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco
June 5 & 6, 2009

2009-2010

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