Staged Reading of "Family Affair" at East-West Players

	Sunday, August 14 · 8:00pm
	EAST WEST PLAYERS: THE DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER. 120 North Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

"FAMILY AFFAIR"
Written by Aurelio Locsin. Directed by Don Magwili.

Filipino-American LD and Anglo Kenny decide to break up their long-term gay relationship. LD’s family, who like Ken better than LD, are thrown into turmoil. Do they try to get them together or push for the separation?

Starring:

Noel Alumit
Melody Biutiu
James M. Dyer
Christian Estrada
Ronalee Par Miyasaki
Alden Rey

ADMISSION IS FREE but parking costs, unless you can find free street parking. (This is a staged reading, so no costumes, props or lights. Just some great acting and directing.)

The play was developed at the David Henry Hwang Writer's Institute, in the Advanced Playwriting Class taught by Prince Gomolvilas.
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Nissei Week will be in full swing, if you want to make a full day of it in Little Tokyo. There's also a very funny play reading before mine at 6PM, in the same theater:

SLICE by Paul Kikuchi

Set in 14th century Japan, struggling swordsmith KAI MATSUDA wants to forge the perfect samurai sword. Unfortunately, he’s on a tight deadline, lost his creative punch and trying not to think about FUMI TANAKA. A comedy about art, love and some serious banging.

Staged Reading of "Head Aches" at East West Players

June 26th 3 p.m. Reading

HEAD ACHES by Aurelio Locsin

Directed by Giovanni Ortega

Starring:

Robert Almodovar as Ricardo
Weslei Gabrillo as Carr
Alberto Isaac as Senior
Julian Clark as Denny
Christina Avila as Nina

Middle-aged Ricardo, a Filipino-American canine cop, wants to make peace with his son, wife, father and dog. Unfortunately, his coma makes communication impossible. Can the objects of his affection help him handle family, child-rearing, sexuality and love before it's too late?
All readings held at

THE DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-7000

FREE but $5 Suggested Donation.

Staged reading of "Marriage Monkey" at East West Players

MARRIAGE MONKEY by Aurelio Locsin
SUNDAY, June 28 @ 4:00 pm
Directed by Justin Fisher

In 1930s Los Angeles, Jun, a newly-arrived Filipino student meets Marjorie, a white co-ed at USC. Will their infatuation blossom into love and marriage or will racial prejudice and anti-miscegenation laws threaten their union?

Narrator/Assistant Director: Jeff Newman
Jun Roldan: Henry Chu
Marjorie Hirst/Nellie/Wife: Kerry Hennessy
Bert/Danny/Louis: Dante Basco
Nora/Gladys/Mum: Kate Di Rienzo
Bruno/Loverboy/Policeman/Johnny/Clerk/Owner/Judge: Eric Pierce

THE DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-7000

FREE though donations are welcome

Announcing the cast and crew of Helltown Buffet

Helltown Buffet
by Aurelio Locsin

Can a Hometown Buffet manager and his hunky demon seducer fall in love through real and imagined histories? This dark comedy propels them from Orange County to several afterlives, prompting encounters with a host of fantastic characters and unreal situations. ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS.

Show runs September 19 - October 18:

• Fri-Sat evenings at 8pm
• Sun matinees at 2:30pm on Sept 28, Oct 5, and Oct 12
• One Thursday evening show at 8pm on Oct 16

Rude Guerrilla Theater Company. 202 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA. 92701. (714) 547-4688. http://www.rudeguerrilla.org/.

CAST

David Tran as Benjie
Brian Chayane Salero as Paco
Maggie Zamora as Madame
Rick Kopps as Grom
Alexander Price as Etienne/Tree
Trina Estanislao as Spirit
Frank Aranda as Garbanzo/Carlos
Adam J. Ferry/R.J. Romero as Frog/Ensemble
Ashley Jo Navarro as Cloud/Ensemble

CREW

Aurelio Locsin - Director/Sound Designer
Brenda Kenworthy - Stage Manager/Props
Lee Samuel Tanng - Choreographer/Assistant Director
Ryan Joyner - Lighting Designer
Sarah Boros - Costumer
Gerson Cortes - Production Assistant/Board Op
Danny-Doan H. Nguyen - Production Assistant/Board Op
Stu Eriksen - Set Builder
Jami McCoy - Stunts
Anthony Foo - Fabrications
Danny Crisp - Auditioner

Blurb for Helltown Buffet, formerly Consent

This advertising blurb for Helltown Buffet (formerly Consent) appears on the window monitor at Rude Guerrilla Theater.

This is a previous version of the blurb:

And here's an interpretation of the play by my niece, Sabrina Topacio.

Staged Reading of Consent

Can two Filipinos, a Hometown Buffet manager and his hunky demon seducer, fall in love through their real and imagined histories? This dark comedy propels them from Orange County to several afterlives, prompting encounters with a sexy demoness, a fabulous stylist, bewildered tribesmen, and talking trees. (Full production next year at the Rude Guerrilla Theater Company in Santa Ana.) WARNING: Adult language and situations.

My latest play, Consent, is having a staged reading in Los Angeles. It's directed by Alberto Isaac and starring Kennedy Kabasares, Michael C. Palma, Janellen Steininger, Tom Atha, Emily Kuroda, J. Stephen Brady, Elpidio Ebuen, and Michael Villanueva.

9:00 pm (second reading of the night)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
East West Players
120 North Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

For a map and further directions, click here.
Parking in the lot next to the theater is usually free for readings. But if they're charging the usual $4, you can always park on the street. Most of the meters are off by 8pm.

The reading is part of the Reincarnation series of readings (download a PDF flyer) at the David Henry Hwang Writer's Institute.