2019-2020 Season: ACTION
In the 2019-20 AATP season, we were interested in a radical theater that explores what it means to act and to take action in our communities. In our mainstage, we went beyond (East) Asian American identity plays to explore the diversity & intersectionalities of the Asian American experience. A. Rey Pamatmat’s EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM was an explicitly queer narrative that features a Filipinx-American family, while Jiehae Park’s HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO took us outside of the United States and comments on mental health. In our second annual Hotpot Staged Reading Series, we continued our efforts to provide more accessible opportunities for the Stanford community to participate in theater. And finally, in AATP’s inaugural New Works Festival, we hoped to allow API/POC students the chance to directly share original work that radically re-imagined the futures of our communities.
2019-2020 Board Members: Alli Cruz, AnQi Yu (Artistic Director), Caroline Zha, Diana Khong, Gwen Le, Hank Tian, Julie (Ju Yeon) Lee, Justine Sombilon, Kavita Selva, Kelsey Rich, Niza Contreras, Sarah Lee, Sharon Du, Sharon Tran, Starr Jiang (Executive Producer)
2019-2020 Board Members: Alli Cruz, AnQi Yu (Artistic Director), Caroline Zha, Diana Khong, Gwen Le, Hank Tian, Julie (Ju Yeon) Lee, Justine Sombilon, Kavita Selva, Kelsey Rich, Niza Contreras, Sarah Lee, Sharon Du, Sharon Tran, Starr Jiang (Executive Producer)
FALL: EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS & HIT THEM
By A. Rey Pamatmat | Mainstage
Three kids - Kenny, his sister Edith, and their friend Benji - are all but abandoned on a farm in remotest Middle America. With little adult supervision, they feed and care for each other, making up the rules as they go. But when Kenny's and Benji's relationship becomes more than friendship, and Edith shoots something she really shouldn't shoot, the formerly indifferent outside world comes barging in whether they want it to or not.
CAST
Edith: Georgia Limcaoco Kenny: Taiyo Myrthil Benji: Griffin Somaratne CREW
Producer: Becky Liang Assistant Producer: Katie Yoon Director: Diana Khong Assistant Director: Gwen Le Stage Manager: Kane Zha Assistant Stage Manager: Evan Kim Dramaturg: Evelyn Kuo Set Designer: AnQi Yu Technical Director: Niza Contreras Assistant Technical Directors: Kevin Duan & Sarah Lee Scenic Artist/Puppetmaster: Michelle Cai Lighting Designer: Starr Jiang Sound Designer: Dan Holland Assistant Sound Designer: Michelle Zheng Costume Designers: Natasha Kacharia, Dana Chiueh, and Jianna So Graphic Designer: Cairo Mo Social Chairs: Ashutosh Synghal & Arianna Togelang |
WINTER: INAUGURAL AATP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
Staged Reading Series of Student-Written Plays
PLAYS
"Bangs in the Bathroom" by Marie Bland "Factory Man" by Zach Lo "The Guest of Honor" by Mo Asebiomo CAST "Bangs in the Bathroom": Michelle Cai, Hayn Kim, Evelyn Kuo "Factory Man": Clara Luu, Regina Ta, Kyle Wang, Christian Tae, Kevin Duan "The Guest of Honor": Ashutosh Synghal, Audrey Xu, Becky Liang, Lily Li CREW Producers: Katie Yoon, Starr Jiang, AnQi Yu Directors: Angelina Hue, Mel Guo Graphic Designer: Cathy Yang |
SPRING: HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO
By Jiehae Park | Mainstage