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Measure for Measure (Play On Podcast)

Produced by Next Chapter Podcasts, 2022

New York City’s award-winning Fiasco Theater ensemble brings their deft text work and irreverent playfulness to the podcast medium in Measure For Measure, translated by Aditi Brennan Kapil and directed by Jessie Austrian.

To listen, please visit Play On Podcasts

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The Seventeenth Chapel

Commissioned by The Workshop Theater, 2021

After a cataclysmic event, Lon and Tin encounter each other in an abandoned apartment. They must choose how long to hide, when to run… and whether a sacrifice must be made.

Run time: 20 minutes

Cast size: 2 actors, any gender, race, or ethnicity

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Supermanifesto

Commissioned by Company One Theatre, 2021

A take on Superman from the AAPI perspective. This monologue was written for Ju Yon Kim and Company One in Boston, MA.

Role: Asian-American female.

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Theater in 2060

Written for The Playwrights’ Center, 2017

How do you envision the future of theater? How would you like to imagine it forward?

This manifesto was composed for the 45th anniversary of the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Moo

Commissioned by Arena Stage, 2014

A monologue from Our War, a theatrical reflection on the U.S. Civil War. The event showcased a rich tapestry of monologues about the war, its aftermath, and its reverberations today.

Role: South Asian female.

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The Ballad of Accountant Jo

Commissioned by Mixed Blood Theatre, 2007

In his search for racial identity, Accountant Jo discovers that he is unidentifiable and thus invisible to society at large, an epiphany which leads to an ill-fated crime spree.

Run time: 20 minutes

Cast size: 7 actors/actresses

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Buck the Rider

Commissioned by Thirst Theater, 2006

Two women may or may not have kidnapped an elderly senile man. This play is intended to be performed in a public space, for instance a bar or restaurant.

Run time: 10 minutes

Cast size: 2 women, 1 man

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The Courbet Cure

Commissioned by Thirst Theater, 2006

A couple out on their first date after having a baby fight, doze, and laugh their way back to each other.

Run time: 10 minutes

Cast size: 1 man, 1 woman

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