Directed by Anna Brenner Music from Vicki Quintero & Nakul Agrawal  Actors: Andrea Negrete, Kelley Rae O'Donnell. Alex Hernandez, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Annie Henk, David Anzuelo Juanie is a painter. His canvas: a giant egg, big enough to hold a full-grown adult man. Inside that egg is Juanie’s father’s dream: a prizewinning rooster that he hopes will become a star on the cockfighting circuit. When the egg hatches, the bird’s nature collides with Big Juan's vision for him. He embarks on...

directed by Gaven Trinidad musical guest Téhilah ARE YOU THERE TRUMAN? IT’S ME, JUST ANOTHER GUY WHO GREW UP SECRETLY WORSHIPING YOUR CHISELED PORN STAR BODY ONLINE, AND NOW I THINK I LOVE YOU Cast includes Jonathan Low, Ryan Jacobucci, Kathleen Choe, Shaun Anthony, Wesley Han, and Chris White ARE YOU THERE TRUMAN?... was recorded live in February 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

directed by Gregory Keng Strasser musical guest Lauryn Alexandria News travels across the Pacific on Dec. 7 resulting in foolhardy claims of Japanese sympathizers. As calls for war perpetrate a nation, The Ishii Family undertakes radical assimilation to calm the local police and fearful neighbors. Mixing family testimony and cartoon studio-ghibli charm, AMERICAN SPIES is a Queer Japanese American grandson's interpretation of the Japanese Americans’ response to national disaster and their...

Director: Cara Hinh Musical Guest: Will Bug A young Korean American girl struggles to grow up without her mother, who has been deported. A sea lion pup is forced to take on the duties of an adult sea lion, when his mother and he are affected by climate change. A play that examines loss, healing, and the connection between all living things. Cast includes Phoenix Ra, Brittany Anikka Liu, Jully Lee, Estelle Lee, Sarah Shin, and Teresa Langford SEA LONGING was recorded live in December...

Directed by Melinda Hall Music from Pamela Jean Agaloos Cast: Yuriko Miyake, Aaron Banes, Marcie Henderson, Renee Flemings, and Pamela Karp Recorded live November 28th, 2023 "Five years ago, Mother Wolf was captured and taken away from her pack and newborn pups. Now she returns to Homeland and there is no sign of other wolves. There are frequent avalanches; the glacier is melting at a rapid rate; forest fires and fierce storms are devastating the land. Mother Wolf convinces a lonely, teenage...

Directed by Rebecca Aparicio, Musician Vie Darling Cast: Gary Dooley, Imani Russell, Carol Cadby, Saul Nache, Yohanna Florentino and Maribel Martinez Recorded live Mon, October 31, 2022 "When Mal’s grandmother dies, she inherits a mysterious cabin in the woods. Reunited with her estranged mother Silvia, they parse through possessions, ghosts, and long held family secrets, over a weekend the two of them won’t soon forget. Luciérnagas is a play about shadows: our own, and those of our family....

Directed by Gaven Trinidad, Musician Cindy Latin Cast Kristian Espiritu, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Vanessa Rappa, and Claro de los Reyes Recorded live September 26th, 2022. "Angela has arrived to congratulate her twin sister on her new baby but instead finds Eve 'cohabitating' with a Filipino vampire with an infamous hunger for all things fetus. Does Angela believe Eve’s claims that all is well with her new relationship? Nanay, a new play by Molly Olis Krost, incorporated Filipino mythology and...

Directed by Gaven Trinidad, Musician Cindy Latin Cast Kristian Espiritu, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Vanessa Rappa, and Claro de los Reyes Recorded live September 26th, 2022. "Angela has arrived to congratulate her twin sister on her new baby but instead finds Eve 'cohabitating' with a Filipino vampire with an infamous hunger for all things fetus. Does Angela believe Eve’s claims that all is well with her new relationship? Nanay, a new play by Molly Olis Krost, incorporated Filipino mythology and...

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at...

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at...

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at...

Directed by Matrex Kilgore, with musical guest Alwyn Robinson "16-year-old ‘A’ is at war, battling herself and the world around her. She takes comfort in her relationship with God, her patient and compassionate friend who offers ‘A’ stillness and a listening ear. But just as she thinks she’s finally come to understand her own existence, God goes missing leaving ‘A’ to confront an antagonistic Narrator whose true identity may lead her to the peace she so desperately hopes to find." Cast...

directed by Sagan Chen, with musical guest Psyche Chimère "Mari is a closeted transgender woman from Japan, and the number one contender for a professional wrestling title; if she doesn’t pay a ransom her trans status will be revealed to the world. We watch Mari take on her long time adversary Alexa in a ladder match for the WEW Prima Donna’s Championship." Cast includes Lauren Elizabeth, Delong Le, Leanna Renee Hieber, John DeSilvestri, Mark Levy, and Samy Nour Younes. Learn more about your...

directed by Rebecca Aparicio, with musical guest Xiomara Syngz "Genesis left her past behind long ago. But her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront long-buried pain – and to wonder if they can ever become a family again. Morris Sonyando lovingly illuminates the blood ties that break and bind people." Cast includes Ortiz, Daniel Colón, Gabriela Sanchez and Diomargy Uribe.

directed by Dalia Ashurina, with musical guest Aya Aziz "Although Abraham is a Jew from Flushing, and he only has 1 daughter, Maxine, and her only daughter Racie is a lesbian, Abraham still believes he'll be the Father of Nations. He moves to Tel Aviv in search of his first love, Haajar. When he discovers Haajar's daughter has five Palestinian Muslim sons, he goes to Nablus in the midst of the first Intifada to claim them as his own. Abraham's Daughters is a mythic play about colonialism and...

directed by Cezar Williams, with musical guest Marie Gabrielle "Jaime McBride, an African-American woman college professor, studies and teaches genealogy. She has improperly used her resources to find out about her biological family. And without knowing that a blood tie exists, someone walks into Jaime's life, which causes Jaime to question her life choices, her concept of family, and to figure out if it's possible to re-plant an old family tree." Cast includes Sarita Covington, Daryl Lauren,...

directed by Cezar Williams, with musical guest Marie Gabrielle "Jaime McBride, an African-American woman college professor, studies and teaches genealogy. She has improperly used her resources to find out about her biological family. And without knowing that a blood tie exists, someone walks into Jaime's life, which causes Jaime to question her life choices, her concept of family, and to figure out if it's possible to re-plant an old family tree." Cast includes Sarita Covington, Grant Machan,...

directed by Blayze Teicher, with musical guest Diana DiCostanzo "Ginnie and Adele have been friends for decades, helping each other navigate through life’s twists and turns. But when an inescapable event arises, they’re forced to confront the dark secret of how they met, and deal with forces trying to separate them in a way they never thought possible. The Flora and Fauna is a modern, #MeToo-inflected drama about unconditional love, loss, and the lengths we’d go to for one another. In order...

directed by Celestine Rae, with musical guest Afro Dominicano "Zoila has had her entire life planned and laid out for her by her family and society. She finds herself at a crossroads when she falls in love with a friend from the past. When tragedy hits, she decides to risk it all. Leaving everything behind, she meets two ancestral sheroes and together they embark on a journey that makes Zoila question everything she was taught." Cast includes Cindy De La Cruz, Andres Santiago Piña, Lynnette...

directed by Celestine Rae, with musical guest Afro Dominicano "Zoila has had her entire life planned and laid out for her by her family and society. She finds herself at a crossroads when she falls in love with a friend from the past. When tragedy hits, she decides to risk it all. Leaving everything behind, she meets two ancestral sheroes and together they embark on a journey that makes Zoila question everything she was taught." Cast includes Cindy De La Cruz, Andres Santiago Piña, Lynnette...

directed by Nilan, with musical guest Maya Sharpe "The sounds of war birth a young nation while three women prepare for an ancestral journey on revolutionary roads. But when the effects of outside calamity push painfully inside, the harsh realities of warfare signify much reasonable doubt as they struggle with their spiritual higher callings. Grasping with this discomfort leave them to either submit to the damage of man or venture out in the name of the mother." Cast includes Cherrye J....

directed by Tonya Pinkins, with musical guest Julie Brown "If Sartre’s No Exit and Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun had a black baby, it would be Blaine Teamer‘s Dead Wait. In this black comedy, Dead Wait takes you on an Afro-existential journey that asks the question, “can we ever escape the consequences of our acts of bad faith and if so…should we?” Cast includes June Ballinger, Darius de Haas, Tyrone M. Henderson, Camille Saviola, Mateo Moreno, and Dashiell Eaves

directed by Tonya Pinkins, with musical guest Julie Brown "If Sartre’s No Exit and Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun had a black baby, it would be Blaine Teamer‘s Dead Wait. In this black comedy, Dead Wait takes you on an Afro-existential journey that asks the question, “can we ever escape the consequences of our acts of bad faith and if so…should we?” Cast includes June Ballinger, Darius de Haas, Tyrone M. Henderson, Camille Saviola, Mateo Moreno, and Dashiell Eaves

directed by Pascale Florestal, with musical guest Big Fuzzy (Anneke Reich + Max Kennedy) "Rich and Gretchen seem to have the ideal marriage, until they learn that it was manufactured by a mysterious biotech company which installed it into their brains. Because they can no longer afford this service, the company must repossess their improvements. REPOSSESSED explores questions of identity, morality, and authenticity amidst a world of rapidly changing technology and the ethics that come with...