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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.
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