Pan Asian Rep Announces Special Pride Week Virtual Event NuWORKS 2020

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has announced a special Pride Week Virtual Event: NuWorks 2020, an annual experimental series presenting self-created work from innovative artists exploring an eclectic range of genres and techniques using poetry, text, dance and music. Featuring new works by diverse artists Kandie Carle, Miko Badiola Borje, and Shigeko Sara Suga. NuWORKS 2020 is curated by playwrights Damon Chua (The Emperors Nightingale), Richard Chang (Citizen Wong), and Project Directors Ernest Abuba and Chongren Fan.

Performances are scheduled to stream online June 27 - July 1, 2020. To make a reservation to view the videotaped presentations, please RSVP via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nuworks-2020-tickets-109688513296
A link will be sent when the presentations are posted online. Each video will remain online for three days after the first viewing. Additional information is available on the Pan Asians Repertory Theatre website at www.panasianrep.org

NuWORKS 2020
Schedule of Events

PROGRAM A

First Viewing Live on YouTube
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020 AT 5:00PM
Available online through June 29, 2020

Osaki-San, William Gillett's Gentleman Valet
by Kandie Carle

A poignant one-man drama based on the life of Yukitaka Osaki featuring Taku Hirai as Osaki-san, William Gillette's Gentleman Valet.

PROGRAM B

First Viewing Live on YouTube
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020 AT 5:00PM
Available online through June 30, 2020

Inside Joke: A Solo Show From Hong Kong With Love

by Miko Badiola Borje

This show is a collation of queer ruminations on longing and belonging during a 14-day self-isolation featuring Miko Badiola Borje.

PROGRAM C

First Viewing Live on YouTube
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 AT 5:00PM
Available online through July 1, 2020

Une Saison En Enfer - Selected Poetry by Arthur Rimbaud
Directed, Adapted and Performed by Shigeko Sara Suga

A love affair gone wrong - Arthur Rimbaud's agony after being shot by his lover Verlaine and to be ostracized by the whole literary society in France.

The three-member cast features Shigeko Sara Suga, Dinh Doan and Zach Lusk.

NuWORKS 2020 is curated by playwrights Damon Chua (The Emperors Nightingale), Richard Chang (Citizen Wong), and Project Directors Ernest Abuba and Chongren Fan.

For additional information, please visit the website at www.panasianrep.org