Playwrights' Arena with Artistic Director Jon Lawrence Rivera, the only theatre dedicated to discovering, nurturing and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with their annual fund-raiser presenting HOT NIGHT IN THE CITY: an evening of songs by local composers and lyricists on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center -- our home in historic downtown Los Angeles. The special performance, which benefits the programs of Playwrights' Arena, celebrates the works of Los Angeles' most adventurous resident composers and lyricists writing for the theater today and honors Theresa Chavez & Rose Portillo (Artistic Director and Associate Director of About Productions) and Velina Hasu Houston (Playwright) with the *Lee Melville Award for their outstanding contribution to the Los Angeles theater community.
Playwrights' Arena, described as 'the only theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights,' and the Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) in association with PAE Live! is presenting the World Premiere of MICHAEL PREMSRIRAT'S The Girl Most Likely To, opening Friday, April 20 through Sunday, May 13, 2012.
FLASH THEATER L.A. is a hybrid of flash mob and site-specific theater work that combines text, songs, rituals, dance, and music performed in public places produced by Playwrights' Arena.
FLASH THEATER L.A. is a hybrid of flash mob and site-specific theater work that combines text, songs, rituals, dance, and music performed in public places produced by Playwrights' Arena.
From July 20 through August 2, 'In Rehearsal', a display of photographs drawn from the Lia Chang Theater Portfolio in the Library of Congress' Asian American Pacific Islander Collection, is on view in the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room, located in Room 150 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The hours of the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
From July 20 through August 2, 'In Rehearsal', photographs drawn from the Lia Chang Theater Portfolio in the Library of Congress' Asian American Pacific Islander Collection titled, will be on view in the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room, located in Room 150 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The hours of the Library of Congress' Asian Division Reading Room are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Silk Road Theatre Project's Al Kasida Staged Reading Series Presents CALLIGRAPHY, a play by Velina Hasu Houston, directed by Lisa Portes. Featuring: Cheryl Hamada, Christine Lin, Anthony Peeples, Jennifer Shin, and Lisa Tejero. Thursday, August 25 at 7:30pm, Saturday, August 27 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, August 28 at 2:00pm.
The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists' 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival will feature ten works from around the world-and four partner productions from local companies-that feature Asian Americans performers and stories.
'Botanicum Seedlings,' The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's development series for playwrights, announces the recipient of the 2nd annual 'Izzy' award.
The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists' 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival will feature ten works from around the world-and four partner productions from local companies-that feature Asian Americans performers and stories.
'Botanicum Seedlings,' The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's development series for playwrights, announces the recipient of the 2nd annual 'Izzy' award.
For the first time, the National Asian American Theater Conference and the National Asian American Theater Festival will be held jointly from June 16-25, 2011. The event will be presented in Los Angeles by the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) and hosted by Asian American Theaters East West Players and Teada Productions, both residing in Los Angeles.
The Davidson College Theatre Department is holding auditions for its spring Second Stage production of Velina Hasu Houston's Kokoro (True Heart) for the lead female role, and is seeking an Asian or Asian-American actress (can be age 18-35).
The Davidson College Theatre Department is holding auditions for its spring Second Stage production of Velina Hasu Houston's Kokoro (True Heart) for the lead female role, and is seeking an Asian or Asian-American actress (can be age 18-35).
