This week, over 70 APA artists will participate in Breaking the Bow: The 1st Annual Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers Festival -- six performances over four days, October 22-25 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica.
Programs include play readings, an API cabaret, and Battle of the Pitches, an innovative screenwriting pitch competition. Sponsors include FOX Diversity, East West Magazine, and Visual Communications. Check it:
BREAKING THE BOW: The 1st Annual Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers FestivalThat a whole lot of APA performing arts going on, from a really diverse variety of artists. I'm particularly interested in Ken Narasaki's reading of No-No Boy, a classic novel I've been meaning to revisit for a while. For more information and reservations, contact Ken Choy at ken@mapid.us.
Thursday October 22
5PM Kick Off Party with Cold Tofu and Dawen($5)
6:30PM VIP Reception ($10 with invitation)
8PM: Battle of the Pitches/Ten Minute Asian Pacific Islander Play Contest Performances with Kristina Wong special performance ($10 admission with $5 Battle of the Pitches contest entrance fee) Pitch sessions with FOX 2000 and FOX Searchlight for best screenplay pitch. Celebrity judges.
Friday+Saturday October 23-24 8PM
AARGH!!, the API cabaret ($15) (Ken Choy, Jude Narita, Rodney Kageyama, D'Lo, Youtube all star musicians Seriously, Mikey de Lara, C. Kenneth Lee, Dawen, and Sue Jin)
Sunday October 25
2PM: Ken Narasaki's No-No Boy reading ($5) Premiere
7PM: Staged reading of Ken Choy's theatrical extravaganza Lazy Susan ($5) Premiere
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403
