Congratulations Kristine M. Reyes and Christine Toy Johnson!

Written By Ariel Estrada

Congratulations to Leviathan Playwright-in-Residence Kristine M. Reyes, and Leviathan Playwright-at-Large Christine Toy Johnson for productions this weekend of their 10-minute plays by A-Squared Theatre Workshop in Chicago! The plays, SUNDAY SURPRISE by Kristine and HALO HALO BIRTHDAY by Christine will be presented as part of A-Squared Theatre Workshop's MY ASIAN MOM 2014 at Chicago Dramatists. The third installment of A-Squared's signature show that examines motherhood and family in the context of Asian America’s varied cultures. This year's production features eight new 10-minute plays garnered from submissions by writers from across the country. The vignettes included in MY ASIAN MOM 2014 range from breezy to poignant, funny to heartbreaking. For tickets to the Chicago event, visit http://www.a-stw.org/purchase-tickets.html
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ABOUT KRISTINE AND CHRISTINE'S PLAYS IN MY ASIAN MOM 2014

SUNDAY SURPRISE
Written by Kristine M. Reyes
Directed by Jin Kim
Cast: Samantha Garcia, Alexandra Gonzalez, Tea Ro, Pearl Paramadilok

SUNDAY SURPRISE is an excerpt from a play Kristine is developing as part of her 2014 residency with Mission to (dit)Mars Propulsion Lab.

HALO HALO BIRTHDAY
Written by Christine Toy Johnson
Directed by Alex Wu
Cast: Ginger Leopoldo

HALO HALO BIRTHDAY received its premiere as part of Leviathan Lab's 2012 production of MIGRATION NATION, where it was performed by Jaygee Macapugay and directed by Elyzabeth Gorman.

Ariel Estrada
Actor | Producer | Graphic Designer | Grant Writer Ariel is an actor, singer, producer, and Executive Director of Leviathan Lab, a creative studio for Asian American performing artists. Under Leviathan Lab, he has produced acting and writing salons, cabarets, fundraising events, staged readings, showcase productions, and short films – including a critically acclaimed 2011 production of TWELFTH NIGHT, starring Obie-award winning actor Jojo Gonzalez, and directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III (Assistant Director under Daniel Sullivan, The Public/NYSF 2011; Lincoln Center Directors Lab), with music by Jason Ma (Broadway: MISS SAIGON, THE SLY FOX, SHOGUN THE MUSICAL). In 2012, Ariel served as Executive Producer for Leviathan Lab’s multiple-award winning short film TWO WEEKS (Featured Film, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Shorts Showcase; Winner, 2013 Film Festival Flix Short Film Competition; Winner, Best Ensemble, 2013 Asians on Film Festival; Award of Merit: Asian American, Best Shorts Competition (December 2013); and Official Selection, 20th Annual Filipino American Cine Festival, (December 2013). As Executive Director, Ariel has secured two consecutive grants (2012, 2013) from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for his work with Leviathan Lab, as well as for the international award-winning men’s barbershop chorus Voices of Gotham (2013) and for Empire City Men’s Chorus (2013). Ariel served as both a performer and Executive Producer of Leviathan Lab's first LMCC-supported project, MIGRATION NATION, which took ten new short plays inspired by the experiences of Filipina overseas contract workers, and assembled them into a three day, site-specific, immersive theatre event at the Tribeca brownstone/artists collective Space on White. For Leviathan's second LMCC-supported project in 2013, Ariel served as Executive Producer, Assistant Teaching Artist, and Performer for their Chinatown Kids' Playbuilding Project (JOURNEY TO THE WORLD OF PLAYWRITING), which took plays created through a 10-week workshop with the 5th grade students of P.S. 124, and produced them using the adult professional actors and directors of Leviathan Lab. Leviathan was also a 2011 resident artist at Space on White, and was recently selected for the 2013 Artists-in Residence program at University Settlement. As an actor and singer, Ariel has performed on television, film, commercials, industrials, new media, and on, Off, and Off-Off Broadway. You can visit his IMDB page here. Ariel is also an accomplished, Fortune 500 level graphic designer. To view his design portfolio, please visit arielestradadesign.com.
www.arielestrada.com
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