卵 / TAMAGO:
Yellow wants white. It's straightforward at first: a nip here, a tuck there, an expensive copay. But in this reality, Kevin's escape from his Japanese Identity becomes much more than a few surgeries. When Kevin's plaster casts break and he hatches, will everything be sunny side up? Tamago, meaning egg in Japanese, thrusts us into a labyrinth filled with minotaurs, dead ends, and pallid ghouls of shame. A fateful moment on Fire Island, a geisha doll encased in glass, and a desire for freedom hold this provocateur together like a stitched up chimera. TAMAGO beckons you into the maze of liberation one bloody step at a time.
American Spies:
News travels across the Pacific on Dec. 7 resulting in claims of Japanese sympathizers on the American Mainland. As calls for war perpetrate a nation, The Ishii Family undertakes radical assimilation to calm the local police and fearful neighbors. Mixing family testimony and anime aesthetic, the Japanese Americans’ response to national disaster develops into a sparkling fable on what it means when family and country are at odds.
Role for Initiative:
A Dungeons and Dragons Party waits for the start of the Pokémon and Animal Rights Panel in their first trip to Comic Con when a Biblically Accurate Angel grants them their tabletop-game powers IRL and sends these Certified Nerds on a Crude and Quirky Quest! Demons, Biblically Accurate Angels, and Sheet Monsters Oh My! (George Takei voice) This raucous garage-theater piece leans into the absurd and invites you to adventure into the 7 Rings of Hell and back!
Shoyu Tell:
This bite sized TYA piece follows a young student's decision to bring "Family Food" to "School Lunch". Mixing the Japanese word for Soy-sauce and the Elementary School "Show and Tell", this takes an audience for a magical ride on the importance of food in Japanese American culture and the courage it takes to be different.
Banana:
Solo Show. A banana peels back his family history and invites the audience to learn about the Japanese American Internment, forced Assimilation, family, and what it's like to be an Asian American in the White American Theater.
I Like It Rough:
Ivan and Lucas have an intimate misunderstanding at a leather bar in New York. An unexpected situation leads to infatuation. As the two swap "war-stories" about cruising and kink play, risk and reward intertwine.