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November 5th at 2:00pm – November 19 at 4:30pm
The Arclight Theater
Presented in conjunction with Leviathan Lab‘s TWELFTH NIGHT, The Dark Nights is a series of staged readings written by established and emerging women playwrights, including members of the Leviathan Lab Asian American Womens Writers Workshop. The last show on the 19th will showcase a series of 10 minute plays by various playwrights, including Kitty Chen, Christine Toy Johnson, Dorim Lee, Marisa Marquez, May Nazareno, Nandita Shenoy, and Susan Soon He Stanton.
Admission to Leviathan Lab’s DARK NIGHTS is free with suggested $10 subsidy on most nights.
November 14th and 15th in the Dark Night series are performances of ‘ROUND MIDLIFE, a musical cabaret fundraiser for Leviathan Lab and are $20. For tickets to the ‘ROUND MIDLIFE please click here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/206180>
For tickets to Leviathan Lab’s 12N: TWELFTH NIGHT, please click here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/200910
DARK NIGHTS PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
Yellow Brick Wall: Angry White Men Played by Two Happy Asian Girls
by Siho Ellsmore and Marisa Marquez
Saturday, November 5, 2:00 PM
Sunday, November 6, 7:00 PM
The Yellow Brick Wall (YBW) series comes from the Asian sensation comedy duo Siho Ellsmore (Japanese up-top with an Australian bottom) and Marisa Marquez (thanks to conquistadors don’t let the last name fool you, according to the US census Filipinos are considered Asian). In the first YBW trilogy series, Angry White Men Played by Two Happy Asian Girls, these chameleons of comedy explore the climb that Asian-American women endure in the entertainment industry through over 30 characters of angry white men.
Intentions of a Father
by Dorim Lee
Monday, November 7, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00 PM
Greta, fresh out of college, is ready to start her life anew when she learns that her estranged father, Min-Yoh has been hospitalized. Upon reuniting, she is informed her father will be discharged within a matter of days. Will she be able to help a man who once filled her life with fear while also trying to build a life for herself?
Missus Mustard
by Kitty Chen
Saturday, November 12, 2:00 PM
Missus M lives alone in a ramshackle cottage, hiking the woods and carrying on long conversations with her estranged beloved son, Billy. She gets by with a little help from her friends, but it becomes increasingly difficult for her to manage. With the help of social worker Betty Sung, Missus M tries to clean up her act so she can remain in her own home. But when Billy arrives unexpectedly, a difficult situation becomes more complicated and emotionally charged, as mother and son confront their ancient grief. This is a comedy.
The Underneath
by Susan Soon He Stanton
Sunday, November 13, 7:00 PM
Col returns home to Hawaii after receiving a mysterious SOS note from his estranged brother, Jem. When Col returns home, nothing is as he remembers and his brother has gone missing. Col begins his search as his memory clashes violently with a strange shadowy landscape of downtown Honolulu.
‘Round Midlife: A Musical Cabaret Fundraiser for Leviathan Lab
by Lydia Gaston, David Brown and Dave Hall
Monday, November 14, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 PM
For tickets, please click here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/206180
In this new, original musical cabaret, three New York performing artists examine their fulfilled and unfulfilled dreams, with reflections on the universal ups and downs of hitting middle age. One, a New Age, recovering folk-singer with a long list of unfinished projects has a bad case of Why bother?; the second, a type-A composer-lyricist, teacher, and wanna-be farmer, is tripping over Is that all there is?; and the other, a multi-tasking Broadway actress with a 13-year old daughter to contend with, is screaming I’m dancing as fast I can. Older, bolder, wiser, stronger than ever, they’re remembering where they’ve been and pondering … What now?
10-Minute Play Festival
Featuring the Leviathan Lab Asian American Women Writers Workshop and Friends
Saturday, November 19, 2:00 PM
A terrific afternoon of new 10-minute plays by the Ladies of the LLAAWWW and their amazing friends. Come help send off the series with a bang: come to the Play Festival, stay in the Upper West Side for dinner, and then come catch the final performance of TWELFTH NIGHT!
More information on the the 10-Minute Play Festival can be found here http://www.leviathanlab.com
More info and tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com
