WINTERFEST: Double-Bill of FULL CONTACT and X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM at Theaterlab

A double-bill run of two new solo performances featuring Asian American theatre artists, including the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of FULL CONTACT, written and performed by Ariel Estrada (Off-B’way: DOUBLE FALSEHOOD, Letter of Marque; Fellow, The Orchard Project and BRIC Media Lab) and directed by Gaven D. Trinidad (Finalist, 2025 Bay Area Playwrights Festival; Finalist, 2025 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference); and a developmental workshop of X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM by avid Lee Hunh (Off-B’way: BUS STOP; NAATCO/Transport Group/Classic Stage Company; Project YZ Fellow, Yangtze Repertory Theatre), directed by Nana Dakin (B’way: Associate Director, MARY JANE, Manhattan Theatre Club).

Presented by Leviathan Lab, Second Generation Productions, TLAB SHARES, and Mixed Asian Media.

WinterFest will also feature a FREE, 90-minute staged reading of the new horror/satire BLOOD/SUCKER by Anamaria Guerzon (Scratchpad Series Playwright, The Playwrights Realm), directed by Nicholas Polonio (Assistant Director, B’way: SLAVE PLAY) on Monday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m.

ABOUT FULL CONTACT: After a week alone in his apartment, Filipino American Ariel Estrada* unravels under the weight of his memories: a violent cult, a lost faith, and the echo of his late father’s demands. Caught between guilt and survival, he fights to take the first step toward healing before his mind pulls him under.

FULL CONTACT is produced at Leviathan Lab as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters are Perseverance Theatre (Juneau, Alaska) and Diversionary Theatre (San Diego, CA). For moreinformation,please visitnnpn.org. 

ABOUT X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM: Stand-up comedy meets TED Talk meets dark family secrets. With whimsy, sardonic humor, and heart, avid Lee Hunh* shares how the effects of French colonialism shaped Vietnam, rippled out, and made it so X#*!ing hard for his mom to say “I love you.” Presented by Second Generation Productions in association with Leviathan Lab. 

The runtime is approximately two hours plus one 15-minute intermission.