MISSION

Founded in 2009, Leviathan Lab is an award-winning not-for-profit creative studio whose mission is the advancement of Asian and Asian American (A/AA) performing artists and their work. Through the speaking of A/AA artists’ words, and the presentation of A/AA bodies, presence, and gestures, Leviathan works to open spaces that promote social justice, bridge communities, and assert the power of art to change the world. We function as a lab where artists can be courageous, experiment, and thrive, even as they create works that captivate the audiences we serve.

Past Productions

 

2017 – 2018

October 2017
WORDS WORDS... Written and Performed by Joe Ngo
Directed by Flordelino Lagundino
In residence at Barn Arts Collective, Bangor Maine

February/March 2018
TRIGGER by Sam Chanse
Directed by Flordelino Lagundino
IATI Theater

April 2018
LIVING ROOM: SEXY BEAST
New Short Plays on Asian American Sexuality
Curated by Flordelino Lagundino

2016 – 2017

PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHIN - Reading
by Jessica Huang
Directed by Mei Ann Teo
Loading Dock Theatre

LIVING ROOM: GLASS CEILING
New short play by Elizabeth Hara, Soo-Jin Lee, Joseph Ngo, Diana Oh, Ming Peiffer, and Cate Yu
Curated by Flordelino Lagundino
Produced by Alyssa Simmons
Soho Playhouse

2015 – 2016

LOBSTERS LIVE FOREVER - Workshop
by Bob Kelly and Sam Chanse
Directed by Robert Lee
Music Direction by Daniel Sefik
Presented at The Gallery Players' OVERTURES: A New Musical Reading Series

LIVING ROOM: IMMIGRANT
New short plays by Chay Yew, Dipika Guha, Nandita Shenoy, Samantha Chanse, John Kim, and Frank Katasse
Curated by Flordelino Lagundino
Produced by Alyssa Simmons
Britpack NY

2014 – 2015

AFTER SCHOOL PLAYMAKING WORKSHOPS AT P.S. 124 –YUNG WING SCHOOL
Led by Lydia Gaston and Claro De Los Reyes, with assistance from Jessica Anne Cox, and with Kristine M. Reyes, Consulting Playwright
Produced by Ariel Estrada
University Settlement's Speyer Hall

ESSPY by Nandita Shenoy - Reading
Directed by Flordelino Lagundino
Queens College – Kupferberg Center for the Arts First Acts Series

GHOST STORIES
A Staged Reading of Three Original Short Musicals Inspired by Asian Ghost Stories
Writing teams include: Sam Chanse & Bob Kelly, Katie Baldwin Eng & Jeff Tang, and Yan Li & Jason Purdy
Curated by Robert Lee
Produced by Ariel Estrada
In collaboration with The Performance Project at University Settlement

2013 – 2014

STRIDE PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT – HOUSTON STREET CENTER
Led by Lydia Gaston, Claro de los Reyes, Ariel Estrada
Adjuct teaching artists: Woody Fu, Kristine Reyes, Oscar Trujillo
University Settlement's Speyer Hall

JOURNEY TO THE WORLD OF PLAYWRIGHTING AT P.S. 124 – YUNG WING SCHOOL
Led by Lydia Gaston and Claro de los Reyes, with assistance by Jessica Anne Cox and Ariel Estrada
University Settlement's Speyer Hall

2012 – 2013

YELLOW BRICK WALL: ANGRY WHITE MEN PLAYED BY TWO HAPPY ASIAN GIRLS
by Marisa Marquez and Siho Ellsmore
Directed by Danny Williams
Co-produced by Yellow Brick Wall Productions and 4Hawk Productions
The New York International Fringe Festival
Dorothy B. Williams Theatre at HERE Arts Center

MIGRATION NATION
Curated by Nelson T. Eusebio III, with music arrangements by Jason Ma
Written by Christine Toy Johnson, Nandita Shenoy, Nancy Eng, Dorim Lee, Karen Tsen Lee, Marisa Marquez, May Nazareno, Kristine M. Reyes, Eileen Rivera
Space on White

2011 – 2012

TWO WEEKS by Eileen Rivera
Directed by Rodney To
Executive producers: Ariel Estrada, Nelson T. Eusebio III, Eileen Rivera, Kurt Uy
Producers: Leslie Espinosa

Award of Merit: Asian American, December 2013
Best Shorts Competition, La Jolla, CA

Official Selection, December 2013
Facine Bente Film Festival, San Francisco, CA

Winner, National Short Film Competition, July 2013
Opened nationwide for indie feature, I Declare War
Film Festival Flix, Los Angeles, CA

Official Selection, June 2013
Screen Actors Guild Foundation Short Film Showcase, New York, NY

Winner, Best Ensemble Cast, Short Film, Spring 2013
Honorable Mention: Best Actor, Short Film (Paolo Montalban); Best Actress, Short Film (Crystal Chiu); Best Supporting Actress, Short Film (Tina Chilip); Best Director, Short Film (Rodney To); Best Short Film.

Asians on Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA

DISPATCHED by Susan Soon He Stanton
Directed by Kyle Wilamowski
Executive producers: Andres Barrera, Ariel Estrada, Nelson T. Eusebio III, Erik Lanegran, Kurt Uy
Producers: Megan Elizabeth Byrne, Chris Doi

YIELD by Kurt Uy
Directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III
Executive producers: Ariel Estrada, Nelson T. Eusebio III, Kurt Uy
Producers: Ben Bartolone, Tina Chilip, Dax Valdes

2014 Official Selection
Planet Connections Film Festival

2010 – 2011

12N (TWELFTH NIGHT) by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III
Arclight Theater

GATED by Marisa Marquez
Directed by Danny Williams
Co-produced by Isa Company, 4Hawk Productions with Leviathan Lab
Midtown International Theater Festival

THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE by Nancy Eng
2011 NYC Fringe Festival
2012 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE PRODUCTION
Winner of "Best in Solo" for Combined Artform's Best of Hollywood Fringe 2012
2012 SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE PRODUCTION

STAFF

Flordelino Lagundino Artistic Director
Ariel Estrada Grants Manager
Trina Estavillo Social Media Manager
Alyssa Simmons Managing Consultant
Donatella Galella Dramaturg-in-Residence
Judy Chen Associate Artist
Robert Lee Musical Theatre Advisor
Lydia Gaston Co-director, Applied Theater
Claro de los Reyes Co-director, Applied Theater

 

BOARD

Ramon Vinluan Board President
Ariel Estrada Board Secretary
Angela Chen Board Treasurer
Virginia Wang

 

BOARD

Ramon Vinluan Board President
Ariel Estrada Board Secretary
Angela Chen Board Treasurer
Virginia Wang