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Resources for Living Under the Corona Virus

FOR AND IN SUPPORT OF SEATTLE’S ARTISTS

Seattle Arts Relief Fund Amid COVID-19
Noted author Ijeoma Oluo and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser, putting money directly in the hands of artists (with the help of Langston). Musicians, DJ’s, independent chefs, caterers, actors, directors, writers, spoken word artists, teaching artists and more are getting funds to survive.

Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-artists

Apply for assistance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHJNLQV

Arts Ki Help Karo Na!

Our friends at Pratidhwani are helping raise money for companies affected by cancellations and closures, including PFP friends Macha Theatre Works and Theatre Off Jackson.

https://www.facebook.com/donate/254204278922224/10159688194238902/

SCOHM Covid-19 Community Resource Guide

An extensive and living document with resources on short-term work, governmental unemployment and relief benefits, and fundraisers for small businesses, individual artists, and service workers in need.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/tld588a

COVID-19 & Freelance Artists
National resources for freelance artists.
https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/

FOR AUDIENCES:
WATCH LIVESTREAM THEATRE

ONE HORSE TOWN, by Minna Lee, presented by Annex Theatre
Livestreams Friday, April 3 and Saturday, May 2
https://www.facebook.com/events/642137913237988/
Annex is using Patreon for people to pay for livestream access 

Copious Love on Twitch
Check their Facebook page for upcoming events!
https://www.facebook.com/copiouslove/
https://www.twitch.tv/copiousart 

On the Boards
Offering free streaming of their archive of recorded performances through April 2020 with the code ARTATHOME20
https://www.ontheboards.tv/

Seattle Arts Livestreaming Coalition
The Seattle Arts Livestreaming Coalition is a group seeking to empower multidisciplinary Northwest artists to digitally livestream their work and gain support!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/515306052740907/ 

Coming soon from the Coalition!
NASH – the Northwest Arts Streaming Hub
Compiling all the streaming events together in one easy to peruse page so people can indulge and pay artists for their work!

Unleashed 2020: call for directors!

For the first time, Pork Filled Productions is putting out an open call for directors of color! PFP is bringing back Unleashed! New Pulp Stories for the 21st Century as a week-long festival of staged readings of brand-new genre plays. 

We are looking for directors of color who are interested in:

    • working with a playwright on a brand new script 
    • inclusive casting that reflect our communities
    • bringing genre stories to the stage

For Unleashed 2020, selected directors will be invited to:

    • participate in script development discussions with the playwright
    • participate in informal script workshop readings for the benefit of the playwright
    • make casting selections for the staged reading of your assigned play
    • work with PFP’s Unleashed production team on the staged reading of your assigned play

Important dates to consider:

    • Application deadline: April 30, 2020
    • Director interviews: May 2020
    • Director selection and play assignments: late May 2020
    • Informal script workshops: July through August 2020
    • Rehearsal: October 2020
    • Unleashed 2020 festival: early November 2020

Unleashed festival location (pending updated news on coronavirus): 

The Auditorium at University Heights Center

5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

PFP is dedicated to creating opportunities and providing platforms for theatre artists of color, from playwrights and performers to directors, designers, and producers. We want BI&POC to be the creative forces and the decision-makers that push theatre forward. 

“[Unleashed is] looking for one acts, shorts, and full lengths,” says Roger Tang, executive director of PFP. “We embrace the gamut of genres, from detective stories to horror to science fiction and fantasy to super heroes. What we’re looking for are larger than life characters, with strong adventure-flavored storylines and plots.

“We have more stories in us than… identity plays. We want to give writers of color free rein to let loose their full storytelling potential on stage. And we want the audience to have fun and we get to tell our stories.”

Key info:

– Deadline for application – ​ April 30, 2020

– Send resumes to – artists@porkfilled.com

– All submitting directors must complete the accompanying application form

– Questions? – info@porkfilled.com

– Pork Filled Productions is dedicated to casting all of our shows with at least 51% actors of color

Unleashed 2020: call for plays!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Unleashed 2020 returns for a week-long festival of brand new genre plays by playwrights of color! Pork Filled Productions is sounding the call, once again, for one acts, short plays, and full length plays that indulge in genre, upend expectations, and expand imaginations.  Deadline for submission is February 28, 2020.

From Roger Tang, executive director of PFP: “We embrace the gamut of genres, from detective stories to horror to science fiction and fantasy to super heroes. What we’re looking for are larger than life characters, with strong adventure-flavored storylines and plots.

“We have more stories in us than oppression porn or identity plays. We want to give writers of color free rein to let loose their full storytelling potential on stage. And we want the audience to have fun and we get to tell our stories.”

We are so proud and thrilled that many of the plays that have come through Unleashed have gone on to win awards and enjoy their world premieres:

Key info:

Questions? – info@porkfilled.com

Plays are not required to have specifically diverse casts or racial themes; however, Pork Filled Productions is dedicated to casting all of our shows with at least 51% actors of color, so please keep that in mind when considering your submissions.

Submission guidelines:

​1 – ​We are looking for short plays (10-20 minutes), one acts (30-45 minutes), and full length plays (90+ minutes) by playwrights of color.

2 – ​We are specifically seeking bold,​ imaginative new work in genres such as noir, science fiction, fantasy, horror, exploration, action adventure, or any mashup in-between. We are especially looking for strong, plot-oriented stories, larger than life characters and/or adventured-oriented plays.​

3 – ​Selected plays will receive a public staged reading in the Seattle, WA area.

4 – ​All submitted plays will be considered for a full production by Pork Filled Productions.

5 – ​Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2020

6 – ​Only emailed submissions with a completed application form will be considered. Please submit all materials as attachments in MS Word or PDF format to submissions@porkfilled.com.

7 – Playwrights may make multiple submissions, but plays must not have had a stage production at the time of submission. Readings and workshops are not considered productions.​

8 – While PFP is primarily an Asian American theatre company, this festival is open to all playwrights of color. 

9 – ​Local writers from the Pacific Northwest are strongly encouraged to submit their genre plays.

PFP Hosts an Asian Pacific Islander American Theatre Artists Social Mixer February 4

FEB MIXER - Bright Mix Tape

Update:

Photos from the mixer, thanks to Wei Lo:

Pork Filled Productions is hosting

an Asian/Pacific Islander American Theatre Community Mixer

Tuesday, February 4
6:30 – 9:30 pm
University Heights Center
5031 University Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Mingle! Socialize! Network! Get to know other Asian/Pacific Islander American theatre artists in the area!

This is a great chance for us to come together and generate ideas for new projects or think up projects we can share in. We can coordinate our calendars to support upcoming shows featuring APIA stories and artists. And bring your resumes! (And kids1 This is family friendly!)

Asian/Pacific Islander American performers and designers, you’re invited to participate in the new Puget Sound APIA Theatre Database.  You will have access to this database and see who you should contact for a project. This database will also be shared with established theatres in the area. No more excuses for not “knowing who’s out there”.

Folks who participate in the Puget Sound APIA Theatre Database will get a free drink from the UHeights Center bar, courtesy of Conference of Asian American Theatre Artists (CATAA).

Are you an  Asian/Pacific Islander American ally? You are welcome to attend this special event whose purpose is to focus on and uplift the Asian American theatre community. (And check those resumes!)

Performers! Join the database here…
https://forms.gle/YmweFtbD5WzXcK8m6

Designers/Technicians/Admins! Join here!
https://forms.gle/WXzL81RCvyfFf53K9

OLD AND NEW Will Be UNLEASHED Tuesday, December 10!

UNLEASHED: New Pulp Stories for the 21st Century is back for one more staged reading for 2019.

Join us for the first public reading of the brand new play: OLD AND NEW by Kendall Uyeji at the Auditorium at University Heights on Tuesday, Dec 10 at 7:30pm.

ABOUT: Two different times cross over as a detective tries to catch a time traveling murderer to save her daughter and a tribal leader tries to save his village, while protecting the one he loves.

Directed by Kiefer Harrington and featuring performances by Marie Bolla, Michael Cercado, Elisa Chavez, Kelly O’Brien, Zenaida Smith, Amber Tanaka, Fune Tutala, and Nina Williams-Termachi.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4452700

See you at the show!

People Are Buzzing About THE BROTHERS PARANORMAL

Critics and audience alike are on their feet for The Brothers Paranormal!

By Prince Gomolvilas. Directed by Mimi Katano. Featuring Kathy Hsieh, Sean Nguyen, Ronnie Hill, Selena Whitaker-Paquiet, Van Lang Pham and Margaret Luxamon Hotchkiss.

Check out a sampling!

“Ooh this is a fun play presented by Pork Filled Players at Theatre Off Jackson. Do you like ghosts lurching around and throwing things? Imaginatively combining a Black couple’s post-Katrina fears and a Thai family’s immigrant travails.

“There are some terrific low-tech special effects and even some magic tricks that definitely caused the audience to gasp in surprise…
The family dynamics in the play are cute to watch with Hsieh reveling in the dominating mother, enforcing the Thai culture. Whitaker-Paquiet and Hill have lovely chemistry as husband and wife and it’s nice to see a black couple simply being a loving and supportive couple without major plot drama. ”
Seattle Gay News 

“Go see this show! it totally freaked me out and was so moving on so many other levels beyond the scare factor; really, go support it.”

THE BROTHER’S PARANORMAL–THE PERFECT HALLOWEEN SHOW
Drama In the Hood

“The playwright has created two sets of interesting characters (the Thai family of ghost busters and Delia/Felix the African American hurricane refugees) and the dialogue is amusing and there are some fun scary scenes in the play with clever DIY stagecraft utilizing Robin Macartney’s innovative set design. The overall feeling of an Asian ghost/horror movie is nicely done on this production’s small budget.”
Seattle GayScene

“Saw ‘The Brothers Parnormal’ the other night; it was awesome. Effects were incredible and the ending surprised me. Great show!”

Runs through November 16. Tickets here.

Trailer #2 for The Brothers Paranormal

“Do you hear that?”

Pork Filled Productions (PFP), in association with the Theatre Off Jackson, presents the rolling world premiere of The Brothers Paranormalby Prince Gomolvilas, directed by Mimi Katano (Artistic Director at Youth Theatre Northwest) at the Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S., Seattle), October 26 to November 16, 2019.

A dark, comic thriller, The Brothers Paranormal follows two entrepreneurial Thai American brothers investigating paranormal activities in the Midwest. When the two enter the home of an African American couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina, though, all of them encounter a challenge that clashes against their notions of reality, fantasy, and sanity.

Featuring: Ronnie Hill, Margaret Luxamon Hotchkiss, Kathy Hsieh, Sean Nguyen, Van Lang Pham and Selena Whitaker-Paquiet.

Filmed and edited by Michael Yakovich
Directed by Mimi Katano

Indiegogo |  Website  |  Tickets

First teaser trailer for The Brothers Paranormal

“The dead make their own rules.”

Pork Filled Productions (PFP), in association with the Theatre Off Jackson, presents the rolling world premiere of The Brothers Paranormalby Prince Gomolvilas, directed by Mimi Katano (Artistic Director at Youth Theatre Northwest) at the Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S., Seattle), October 26 to November 16, 2019.

A dark, comic thriller, The Brothers Paranormal follows two entrepreneurial Thai American brothers investigating paranormal activities in the Midwest. When the two enter the home of an African American couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina, though, all of them encounter a challenge that clashes against their notions of reality, fantasy, and sanity.

Featuring: Ronnie Hill, Margaret Luxamon Hotchkiss, Kathy Hsieh, Sean Nguyen, Van Lang Pham and Selena Whitaker-Paquiet.

Filmed and edited by Michael Yakovich
Directed by Mimi Katano

Indiegogo |  Website  |  Tickets

The minds behind The Brothers Paranormal

The Brothers Paranormal continues its rolling world premiere in the Pacific Northwest this October in Seattle, WA.

Learn more about the creative minds behind the play and the production.

Playwright: Prince Gomolvilas

Prince Gomolvilas (Playwright) is a Thai-American writer whose work includes Big Hunk o’ Burnin’ Love, The Theory of Everything (PEN Center USA Literary Award for Drama), and Mysterious Skin (based on the novel by Scott Heim). His plays have been produced at The Drill Hall (London), East West Players (Los Angeles), Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (San Francisco), Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (New York), Penumbra Theatre Company (Saint Paul), and Singapore Repertory Theatre. His work has also been developed at the Alley Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Geva Theatre Center, La Jolla Playhouse, The Lark, Ma-Yi Theater Company, South Coast Repertory, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. You can view his TEDx talk, “Mind the Gap,” at www.princegomolvilas.com.

Director: Mimi Katano

Mimi Katano is a director, choreographer, producer, and an occasional actor in Seattle and is thrilled to be working with PFP on this exciting project. Executive Artistic Director of Youth Theatre Northwest, Mimi’s passion is to cultivate future theatre artists and creative thinkers but also enjoys playing with grown up professionals, especially when the project calls for artists of color. Aside from her work for YTN, Mimi was a member of Living Voices, and a teaching artist for Seattle Children’s Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre amd has directed for Live Girls, and 14/48, and Boston’s Wheelock Family Theatre. A Japanese National, Mimi has done a variety of cultural work for organizations such as Seattle Children’s Museum and Book-It Repertory Theatre and co-wrote a play on Japanese-American internment, Justice at War, which was published in the book And Justice for Some in 2004 and is still being performed by Boston’s Theatre Espresso.

Stage manager: Josh Valdez

Josh Valdez is a sound designer, musician, stage manager, and mentor in the Greater Seattle area. “The Brothers Paranormal” will be his first production with Pork Filled Productions! Recent works include stage managing for “Anansi and the Halfling”, and “The Devil and SarahBlackwater” (Annex Theatre), sound designing for “Sweeney Todd” (Reboot Theatre), and “The Neverborn” (Annex Theatre). Josh will also be operating sound/projections for Sound Theatre Company’s “peeling”!

Assistant stage manager: Brian Dang

Brian Dang is a Senior at the University of Washington studying English and Drama. He is passionate about the power of stories and the intersection between creative and critical writing. He is an avid theater artist with focuses in playwriting and theatrical design.

Costume Design: Janelle Kimbrough

Scenic and Props Design: Robin Macartney

Robin Macartney is a freelance set and props designer who has been fortunate to work with a large number of the theatre companies in Seattle. She is the resident set designer/ front of house manager at Theatre Off Jackson as well as the scene shop supervisor for the University of Puget Sound’s Theatre Department.

Sound Design: Troy Lund

Troy has been voice acting, on-camera acting and producing music in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. You can hear his voice in video games: the X-box Mech Warrior series, SAW I and II, Halo Wars 2 and Kid Icarus: Uprising; as well as in radio, TV and web spots for Amazon, Expedia, T-Mobile, Washington’s Lottery, AAA and Car Toys.

Lighting Design: Carolina Johnson

 

The Brothers Paranormal opens at Theatre Off Jackson on October 26 and runs through November 16. You can support our Indiegogo campaign and get your tickets!

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