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BREAKING THE BOW: The 1st Annual Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers Festival
Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (PAAWWW) and Mavericks of Asian Pacific Islander Descent (MAPID) and Ken Choy present
the BREAKING THE BOW: The 1st Annual Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers Festival October 22-25, 2009 at
the Miles Memorial Playhouse at 1130 Lincoln Blvd; Santa Monica, CA 90403.
Shattering the disparity between up-and-coming artists and writers and their established professional counterparts, smashing the chasm
between Hollywood movers and non-traditional and independent-minded talent, demolishing the divergence between the young, hip,
Youtube artists and those who paved earlier inroads, the festival is an artistic explosion of positive images not normally seen in mainstream
media. Never before has such a coalescence of diverse groups occurred with an ultimate goal of education, outreach building and
strengthening the community through the arts.
The ground-breaking festival begins with Battle of the Pitches and the Ten-Minute Asian Pacific Islander Play Contest presentation. In Battle
of the Pitches, screenwriters compete live with their pitches in an audience- and juror-judged contest. They will be judged on performance
and persuasive ability, quality of screenplay log line and ideas, and overall writing ability. Winners are awarded a pitch session with Fox
2000.
The second half of the night belongs to the playwrights whose winning ten-minute plays will be performed by both up-and-coming and
professional Asian American actors. Any writer can submit their ten minute play to the contest or enter Battle of the Pitches. Both contests
focus on promoting and discovering Asian Pacific Islander writers and on scripts that have prominent, non-stereotypical, and strong Asian
Pacific Islander characters and themes. Complete entrant information can be found at www.Mapid.us.
Friday and Saturday night, October 23-24, the festival presents AARGH!!, the Asian American cabaret/showcase. Hosted by performance
artist/writer Ken Choy and actor/honorary mayor of Little Tokyo Rodney Kageyama, the evening will present new and seasoned artists,
musicians, and comics. Lined up to perform are respected theater artist Jude Narita, D’Lo, C. Kenneth Lee, and several YouTube All-Star
musicians.
Sunday brings readings of two exciting new plays by Ken Narasaki and Ken Choy.
At 2PM, the first public reading/performance of award-winning playwright Ken Narasaki's (INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM) adaptation of
John Okada's groundbreaking novel NO NO BOY. John Okada's powerful work about the fallout of World War II and its devastating effects
on a generation of young Japanese Americans is brought to life by an experienced and talented cast (including Sharon Omi, Gilmore Girls
star Keiko Agena, and legendary actor Sab Shimono) led by award-winning director Alberto Isaac.
Closing the festival will be the 7PM reading of Ken Choy’s theatrical extravaganza Lazy Susan. Implementing various forms of artistic
expressions such as Hawai’ian Ha’a war chants, hula, Tinikling, Chinese Opera, Bunraku, Bollywood musical numbers, and a finale food
fight, the play deals with a young girl sucked into the cult of Chinese fast food.
Sponsored by Fox Diversity and East West Magazine.
Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (PAAWWW) and Mavericks of Asian Pacific Islander Descent (MAPID) and Ken Choy present
the BREAKING THE BOW: The 1st Annual Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers Festival October 22-25, 2009 at
the Miles Memorial Playhouse at 1130 Lincoln Blvd; Santa Monica, CA 90403.
Shattering the disparity between up-and-coming artists and writers and their established professional counterparts, smashing the chasm
between Hollywood movers and non-traditional and independent-minded talent, demolishing the divergence between the young, hip,
Youtube artists and those who paved earlier inroads, the festival is an artistic explosion of positive images not normally seen in mainstream
media. Never before has such a coalescence of diverse groups occurred with an ultimate goal of education, outreach building and
strengthening the community through the arts.
The ground-breaking festival begins with Battle of the Pitches and the Ten-Minute Asian Pacific Islander Play Contest presentation. In Battle
of the Pitches, screenwriters compete live with their pitches in an audience- and juror-judged contest. They will be judged on performance
and persuasive ability, quality of screenplay log line and ideas, and overall writing ability. Winners are awarded a pitch session with Fox
2000.
The second half of the night belongs to the playwrights whose winning ten-minute plays will be performed by both up-and-coming and
professional Asian American actors. Any writer can submit their ten minute play to the contest or enter Battle of the Pitches. Both contests
focus on promoting and discovering Asian Pacific Islander writers and on scripts that have prominent, non-stereotypical, and strong Asian
Pacific Islander characters and themes. Complete entrant information can be found at www.Mapid.us.
Friday and Saturday night, October 23-24, the festival presents AARGH!!, the Asian American cabaret/showcase. Hosted by performance
artist/writer Ken Choy and actor/honorary mayor of Little Tokyo Rodney Kageyama, the evening will present new and seasoned artists,
musicians, and comics. Lined up to perform are respected theater artist Jude Narita, D’Lo, C. Kenneth Lee, and several YouTube All-Star
musicians.
Sunday brings readings of two exciting new plays by Ken Narasaki and Ken Choy.
At 2PM, the first public reading/performance of award-winning playwright Ken Narasaki's (INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM) adaptation of
John Okada's groundbreaking novel NO NO BOY. John Okada's powerful work about the fallout of World War II and its devastating effects
on a generation of young Japanese Americans is brought to life by an experienced and talented cast (including Sharon Omi, Gilmore Girls
star Keiko Agena, and legendary actor Sab Shimono) led by award-winning director Alberto Isaac.
Closing the festival will be the 7PM reading of Ken Choy’s theatrical extravaganza Lazy Susan. Implementing various forms of artistic
expressions such as Hawai’ian Ha’a war chants, hula, Tinikling, Chinese Opera, Bunraku, Bollywood musical numbers, and a finale food
fight, the play deals with a young girl sucked into the cult of Chinese fast food.
Sponsored by Fox Diversity and East West Magazine.
| Friends of the Fest |
Thai Community
Arts and Cultural
Center
Arts and Cultural
Center
| Asian Pacific Health Care Venture |
| TeAda Productions' El Verde |
| Asian Arts Initiative |
Thursday October 22 8PM Ten
Minute API Play Contest
Performances with special guest star
Kristina Wong performance
Minute API Play Contest
Performances with special guest star
Kristina Wong performance
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