Peak Behind the Scenes!

Meet the Cast for Bloodletting

Unleashing, in association with Theatre Off Jackson, a staged reading of Good Enemy by Yilong Liu!

A father learns that closing the door to his past may mean shutting his daughter out in his future. When Howard makes a surprise cross-country trip to visit his college-aged, TikTok-loving daughter, he’s forced to confront the realities of their relationship and the rift between them—a rift caused by Howard’s refusal to face memories of his life as a young man in China.

“A mélange of a play about getting a second chance,  and being wise enough to grab it.”
The New York Times

Directed by Christie Zhao (Yun Theatre) and featuring Owen Yen, Lola Rei Fukushima, Yuelan, Mike Wu,Van Liu, Maile Wong, Gabriel Fitzpatrick and Karis Ho

(Staged readings are presentations where actors have scripts in hand and minimal staging)

Buy tickets at pork-filled.ticketleap.com/good-enemy/

Thank you!

Auditions Now Open for BLOODLETTING

Pork Filled Productions announces auditions for our 2023 mainstage show, Bloodletting, by Boni Alvarez and directed by Zenaida R. Smith (a white haunting).

Siblings Farrah and Bosley Legazpi are forced to make a journey back to the Motherland. Their father’s last wish was for his ashes to be sprinkled in the newly minted ‘natural wonder’ – the Underground River of Palawan in the Philippines. During the tension-filled journey, the two must sort out their father’s affairs as well as their own relationship. When they discover that one of them is an aswang (a Filipino witch), 30+ years of feelings come to a boil. Is it easier to accept a sibling’s cruel nature if it is steeped in the supernatural?

Bloodletting will be performed at Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle’s International District – 409 7th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104 – October 19 to November 4. Performances will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings with one (1) Sunday matinee and one (1) Monday industry night performance. There will be one week of streaming approximately two weeks later.

Audition Information

Audition/Interview Dates: Saturday, May 20, Theatre Puget Sound, Studio E, starting at 10 am to 6 pm.
Audition sides are available below.
Actors will be paid a stipend of $500.
If you are unable to make it on the 20th,  please give some idea on availability for a Zoom appointment.

Character Breakdown / Project Needs

SETTING: Princess Cafe in Puerto Princesa, Island of Palawan, Philippines.

CHARACTERS:

• FARRAH LEGAZPI – Filipino-American woman. Hard-edged, mercurial. She is an unhappy actor with a penchant for smoking and barbed comments. She holds her identity close to her chest, avoids looking inward. Older 30s.
• BOSLEY LEGAZPI – Filipino-American, Farrah’s younger brother. Sensitive, big-hearted, and intelligent. Typically good-natured but Farrah brings out the worst in him. Openly queer. Happily chubby. 30s.
• JENRY FLORES – Owner of the Princess Cafe in Puerto Princesa, though originally from Barbaza. Cautious exterior, but wise and loving underneath. Protective to the point that he seems suspicious to visitors like Farrah and Bosley. Guardian of secrets and family. 60’s.
• LEELEE FLORES – Jenry’s granddaughter, raised in Puerto Princesa. Young and instinctual and surprisingly sharp, incisive. Exudes a sense of knowing that rattles people. Quietly and openly powerful. A real aswang. 19.
  

Note that the characters are either Filipino or Filipino Americans.
Ability to speak any of the Palawanic languages a plus
Knowledge of the Palawan region also a plus.

Sides

• Farrah
• Jenry
• Leelee_Farrah
• Leelee
• Bosley
• Bosley_Farrah

Where are auditions?

Theatre Puget Sound
4th Floor of the Armory, (Seattle Centerhouse)
Studio E 

Please email BloodlettingAudition@porkfilled.com with headshot and resume, and to make an appointment for an audition, by giving general availability during the day. If you are unable to make it on the 20th,  please give some idea on availability for a Zoom appointment.

Rehearsal Period:

Aiming to begin the latter part of August (depending on cast availability)

More about the author

Boni B. Alvarez is a Los Angeles-based playwright-actor and faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. His plays include America Adjacent, Bloodletting, Fixed, Nicky, Dallas Non-Stop, Dusty de los Santos, Ruby, Tragically Rotund, The Special Education of Miss Lorna Cambonga, Marabella, Driven, The Debut of Georgia, Emmylu, and Refuge for a Purple Heart.

His plays have been produced at Center Theatre Group – Kirk Douglas Theatre, Echo Theater Company, Coeurage Theatre Company, Skylight Theatre Company, and Playwrights’ Arena. His plays have been developed/given readings at Chalk Rep, Moving Arts, Artists At Play, The Vagrancy, Los Angeles Theatre Center, EST/LA, The Blank, Pork Filled Players (Seattle), Theatre Rhinoceros (San Francisco), Second Generation (2g, NYC), InterAct Theatre (Philadelphia), and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has been a semifinalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and a Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Aurora Theatre’s Global Age Project, and Clubbed Thumb’s Biennial Commission.

Alum of the CBS Writers Mentoring Program, CTG Writers’ Workshop, Moving Arts’ MADlab, Echo Writer’s Lab, Skylight Theatre’s Play Lab, and the Humanitas Play LA Workshop.  He is currently in the Geffen Playhouse’s Writer’s Room and a Resident Playwright with New Dramatists.

He holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MFA (Acting) from A.R.T./MXAT Institute at Harvard University, and an MFA (Dramatic Writing) from USC.

GiveBIG to PFP! Early Giving Now Live!

Early giving for GiveBIG  is now live! Presented by 501Commons, GiveBIG carries the banner for Seattle’s non-profits, large and small, to magnify and gather funding for groups like PFP.

Our goal for 2023 is $6500 to produce and develop geek theatre (like last year’s She Devil of the China Seas). The first $500 in gifts gets matched, so scheduling your donation today can double your impact on May 2 and 3!

And we have a great lineup for 2023!

• Joy Market, co-produced with Jet City Improv…Asian American improv and sketch!
• An Unleashed reading in June, directed by Christie Zhao
• And in October, Bloodletting by Boni Alvarez, delving into Filipino aswangs….

MAKE IT HAPPEN!                                        

Mark your calendars for GiveBIG on May 2 AND 3. Or avoid the rush and schedule your donation now! Keep an eye on our Facebook or Instagram accounts to stay current.

 Get ready for GiveBig! Support PFP today!

Jet City Improv is proud to present Joy Market, premiering April at West of Lenin. Joy Market is a collaboration with Pork Filled Productions. The oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, Pork Filled Productions centers Asian American and POC artists to imagine fantastical, inclusive and FUN universes. The show will run from April and into May (Asian American Heritage Month).

At Joy Market, dating, fate, and traditions are the key cultural commodities. The show’s all-AAPI cast will dive into the lives of vendors and use a combination of sketch and improv to create portals centered around AAPI voices and stories.

“Jet City Improv is dedicated to strengthening and deepening our community relations in the PNW,” says Joy Market director Mario Orallo-Molinaro. “That is why we are grateful to partner with Pork Filled Production, a powerhouse theater company, to empower and lift AAPI voices and stories. This will be the first cast of all improvisers of color production in JCI’s thirty-year history, it is a major milestone in our efforts to evolve the comedy scene in Seattle. We are blessed to work with amazing artists and can’t wait to share this piece with you. Comedy heals. And our hope is Joy Market can not only heal but bring laughter and joy along the way.”

Longtime Pork Filled producer Roger Tang says, “It’s good to return to comedy—it’s been eleven years since we did Porktacular! And its great to see so many new faces diving into comedy.”

Co-director Kendall Uyeji adds, “There has been so much joy happening in the rehearsal room. It’s beautiful. This show is going to be so fun! So many AAPI bodies on stage sharing their truths and their JOY! It’s going to be a wonderful show to see.”

DIRECTORS:
Mario Orallo-Molinaro 
Kendall Uyeji

CAST:

Daphne Liu 
Richard Lee
Xiaohan Zhang 
Alice Wong
Minki Bai 
Erika Lowe 
Freddie Wu 
Pearl Lam 
Corinne Marie 
Winnie Yeung 
Andrea Zaborac 
Michael Kwan

Performances @ West of Lenin
203 N 36th St #204, Seattle, WA 98103

Thursday, April 27th @ 7:30pm
Friday, April 28th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, April 29th @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May 4th @ 7:30pm
Friday, May 5th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, May 6th @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May 11th @ 7:30pm
Friday, May 12th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, May 13th @ 7:30pm

Tickets available here.

Audition for Joy Market!

Directed by Mario Orallo-Molinaro
Assistant Director/Stage Manager – Kendall Uyeji
AUDITION DATES:
SATURDAY, 2/18 – 12pm, 3pm, 6pm (Two Hour Blocks)
CALLBACKS:
SUNDAY, 2/19 –  6pm

AUDITION LOCATION:
University Heights Community Center
5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Performance Dates at West of Lenin
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm (6:00pm call time)

Exact performance dates:
April 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5,6, 11, 12, 13

Performances are at West of Lenin
203 N 36th St #204, Seattle, WA 98103
(Call Time 6:30)

Rehearsals are most likely to be Tuesday (6:30-9:30pm), Wednesday(6:30pm-9:30pm) and Sunday (11:00pm-3:00pm)

Rehearsals will be in The Drama Room at University Heights Community Center unless otherwise noted.
5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Tech rehearsals are April 21 – April- 26.
About the Show

Welcome to Joy Market! Where dating, fate and traditions are the key commodities and products. Joy Market is an Asian Comedy that dives into the lives of normal vendors.  With the home setting a Market, players will use sketch and improv to create portals centered around AAPI voices and stories.

Sign-Up Information
Please COMPLETE the audition form HERE.
https://forms.gle/XWNH22HeeC1EXsA59

For any questions or more information please email: joy.market.show@gmail.com

Please read this whole page.

•You MUST sign up by February 16, 2023.

Audition Requirements
Jet City Improv is seeking long-form improvisers and actors with improvisational experience for this new long-form improvised play.

It is strongly preferred that you have acting or improv experience.

Must be 18 or older to audition.

Our ensemble welcomes POC, womxn, NB folx, LGBTQ+/MOGAI, and any member of underrepresented groups. Jet City Improv is committed to equitable representation on our stage in regards to gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and race. Performers living with a disability are encouraged to audition; for inquiries regarding accessibility, email  joy.market.show@gmail.com

Audition Details
Please complete the following Google Form to register for an audition HERE
https://forms.gle/XWNH22HeeC1EXsA59

We will follow up with your audition timeslot by 5 p.m. on February 16, 2023.

SAFETY
Proof of Vaccine is required to attend this audition. Please be prepared to provide proof of vaccine upon arrival. Auditions will be in a large room (At University Heights Community Center), where spacing will be possible.

Rehearsal & Performance Details
Rehearsals are most likely to be Tuesday (6:30-9:30pm), Wednesday(6:30pm-9:30pm) and Sunday (11:00pm-3:00pm)

Rehearsals will be in The Drama Room at University Heights Community Center unless otherwise noted.
5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Tech rehearsals are April 21 – April- 26.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm (6:00pm call time)

Exact performance dates:
April 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5,6, 11, 12, 13

Performances are at West of Lenin
203 N 36th St #204, Seattle, WA 98103

Stipend
This show pays $40 per show.

For any questions please email joy.market.show@gmail.com

About Pork Filled Productions
The oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, Pork Filled Productions centers Asian American and POC artists to imagine fantastical, inclusive and FUN universes. Through the genres of science fiction, noir, fantasy, steampunk and more, we envision a bright universe informed by diverse experiences and perspectives, populated by larger than life characters, where everyone’s story can be told.
PFP’s season is supported by 4Culture, ArtsWA, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
Pork Filled Productions is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington with the services, resources and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.

Following our 2023 Season announcement, Pork Filled Productions is excited to announce a new program/fundraising campaign, Cultivating New Stars!

Cultivating New Stars is a new initiative to give beginning and emerging designers of color the chance to learn their craft where your donations fund stipends for BIPOC designer as assistant designers so that they can learn under established designers on our next show!

LINK HERE (and in the photo): https://shunpike.cheerfulgiving.com/c/cultivating-new-stars