Big Plans for PFP in 2021
We’re still in transition with new producers, but we still aim for the stars for 2021!
First is that PFP is teaming up with Intiman Theatre for a celebration of Asian American theatre artists. Join us in mid-May for a quartet of short plays from top Asian American artists in the Puget Sound (including PFP!), followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Head Hawg Roger Tang.
Next is our most ambitious undertaking yet: CJ An ASplanglish Play by Mercedes Floresislas, a tri-lingual play in English, Spanish and ASL. We’re co-developing with Ophelia’s Jump, a Southern California theatre we’ve been working with for the past year.
We’re targeting a date in July for a reading, complete with ASL interpreters. Immediately, we’ll hand the play off, actors and all, to Ophelia’s Jump, who’ll present a full, world premiere production in Claremont, CA.
Carolina Juarez, CJ, is a fifteen year old forced to live with her estranged aunt and Deaf grandmother when her mom overdoses again. She has been disconnected from her Latino heritage and is not interested in getting to know her family including her grandmother who is Deaf and has dementia. During a teenage tantrum, she destroys her grandmother’s childhood toy and the family’s comadre conjures up a recipe to intervene as her personal Nahual. Two Aztec deities appear to her to give her a chance to change her life before it is too late.
After CJ, we plan a community wide get-together of the Seattle Asian American theatre community, to take stock (and maybe get a little more organized) and to take advantage of the changes to come in the wider, primarily white theatre community in the Puget Sound. Keep your eyes peeled for details (whether it’s online or in person!)
Finally, we’re planning a virtual, West Coast 24 hour play festival, teaming up Asian American talent in the Pacific time zone for a fun, concentrated theatrical experience in November!
Whew! This is just a warm up…wait till you see what we have planned in 2022!