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Friday, July 20
5:30pm – Opening Night Party
Saturday, July 21
10:30pm – Women Warriors Cocktail Party
Sunday, July 22
8:30pm – What the Pho? Vietnamese History, Culture & Cuisine
GUESTS: Natalia Duong (Assistant Dramaturg), Erica J. Peters (Food Historian)
Natalia Duong and Erica J. Peters lead a discussion of the historical and cultural background behind Dustin Chinn‘s play, Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious.
Wednesday, July 25
7:00pm – KINDA HOME
An early reading of Act I of a new musical
Book by Brad Erickson
Music and Lyrics by Playwrights Foundation Resident Playwright Min Kahng
Directed by Leslie Martinson
Milt and Alice like to think of themselves as a spry, independent couple living the good life in Charleston, SC, but their adult children Brent and Julie are starting to see their parents’ increasing need for assistance. With a country-music-infused score, Kinda Home explores how the pressures of elder care simultaneously draw the disparate family together and threaten to upturn their lives and tear them apart.
Thursday, July 26
7:00pm – Young Professionals Night: HAPPENING
The Bay Area Playwrights Festival Young Professional Cohort presented HAPPENING. Half participatory theater, half staged readings; HAPPENING was a creative outlet for your fears and rage surrounding imminent, pressing issues from the 2018 American zeitgeist.
Friday, July 27
4:00pm – Film Screening – “The Rest I Make Up” (Maria Irene Fornes documentary)
In presence of Director Michelle Memran
Sponsored by the Dramatists Guild. Distributed by Women Make Movies.
6:00pm – Theater Professionals Welcome Event
10:00pm – StoryWorks: The Intersection of Theater and Journalism
Playwright Jon Bernson and journalist Jennifer Gollan discussed the origins of When Lighting The Voids and the process of adapting a true story for the stage.
Saturday, July 28
2:00pm – Decolonizing U.S. Theatre: A Community Practice
Moderated by: Claudia Alick, Daniel Banks
With comments/provocations by: Eugenie Chan, Dustin Chinn, Kristiana Rae Colón, Jon Rossini, Madhuri Shekar
In May 2018, the online theatre commons HowlRound.com ran a series of articles about “decolonizing theatre practices.” At this community conversation, “Decolonizing U.S. Theatre: A Community Practice,” BAPF artists, invited guests, and audiences discussed how together we can work to decolonize the creative process, organizational leadership, and community relationships. The process of decolonization differs from current notions of “diversity” and “inclusion.”
10:00pm – Talkback with special guest BAMUTHI
Arts activist and spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph lead a talk with the playwright, discussing the themes of the play and intersections between activism, education and the arts, as well as responding to audience questions.
Sunday, July 29
11:00am – CANCELED – The Dramaturg: An Essential Ingredient for your New Play Lab
4:00pm – Uses (& Abuses) of Virtual Reality
Panel conversation following the staged reading of T.D. Mitchell’s play VRTU-L
Moderator: Nathan Brown
Guests: Dr. Elizabeth McMahon, PhD , T.D. Mitchell, Alex Mallory
What is Virtual Reality? How does it work? How is it being used in the arts, in entertainment, and in the wider culture? Local tech exec Nathan Brown and a panel of experts discussed various topics relating to VR and the themes of the play.
Nathan Brown is a media executive, production veteran and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience dedicated to the development, convergence and disruption of emerging platforms, content, technology, advertising and media.
Panelists include Dr. Elizabeth McMahon, who specializes in the use of VR in psychotherapy.
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