[House] Join Us for Another Sunday Spotlight Event!

[Bay Area Children's Theatre]

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Join us for our Sunday Spotlight event on May 23rd!

Changing the Narrative - The Positive Effects of AAPI Representation in Theatre and Media

Khalia Davis welcomes some incredible artists for a focused conversation and FUN + INTERACTIVE storytelling improv game with Miya Cech from Nickelodeon's series The Astronauts. 

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This month's Sunday Spotlight event is in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We are shining a spotlight on some dynamic and motivated artists of the AAPI community who are creating work that breaks racist stereotypes and celebrates the richness of their community. With the increased volume of racially motivated attacks on the AAPI community, it is important now more than ever to amplify their voices and create greater visibility for how they are changing the narrative through their art.

Khalia Davis will also lead participants through a FUN storytelling improv experience with our guest artists... Don't miss your chance to meet these changemakers!

May 23rd at 11:00 AM PST

* All are welcome to attend this online event, content will be geared towards children ages 6+.

Space is limited. RSVP required!

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Meet the Artists!

Miya Cech (she/her/hers) is making her mark in Hollywood. She currently stars as ‘Samantha Sawyer-Wei,’ in Nickelodeon’s series The Astronauts. She also stars as ‘Sammy Ko’ in the film Marvelous & The Black Hole, which was accepted into the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Cech's career burgeoned in 2019, as she guest-starred as 'Young Emiko' in the CW's popular series Arrow, starred as 'ZhenZhen' in Netflix's Rim of the World, played the young version of Ali Wong's 'Sasha' in Netflix's hit romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe, and starred as 'Akiko' in Nickelodeon's reimagined '90s kids' cult classic Are you Afraid of the Dark? Cech's most significant role yet has been as fan-favorite 'Zu' in FOX's feature film The Darkest Minds, also starring Mandy Moore and Amandla Stenberg.

Jeffrey Lo (he/him/his) is a Filipino-American playwright and director based in the Bay Area. Selected directing credits include The Language Archive and The Santaland Diaries at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Vietgone at Capital Stage, A Doll’s House, Part 2 and Eurydice at Palo Alto Players (TBA Awards finalist for Best Direction), Peter and the Starcatcher and Noises Off at Hillbarn Theatre, The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible and Yellow Face at Los Altos Stage Company and Uncle Vanya at the Pear Theatre (BATCC award for Best Production). As a playwright, his plays have been produced and workshopped at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, The BindleStiff Studio, City Lights Theatre Company and Custom Made Theatre Company.

Min Kahng (he/him) is an award-winning Bay Area playwright, composer, lyricist and creative coach whose works include The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award, Theatre Bay Area Award, Edgerton New Play Award, NAMT Production Grant), GOLD: The Midas Musical (Theatre Bay Area Award), Inside Out & Back Again, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon: A Musical Adaptation, Bady Kitty On Stage!, The Song of the Nightingale, and Tales of Olympus. Kahng also wrote the NEA-funded project Story Explorers, an original musical for young audiences with autism.

Charlotte Mary Wen (she/her/hers) is currently based in Los Angeles and is a working actress in TV, film, and musical theatre. TV/Film credits include: Just Add Magic (AMAZON Studios), The Young and the Reckless (CBS), Can You Ever Forgive Me? (FOX Searchlight). Wen is one of the first Asian actresses to play 'Anna' in Frozen at Disneyland Hyperion and currently in the Hamilton National Tour.

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This month we are also shining a spotlight on the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). This nonprofit organization is dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences. Please consider supporting CAAM and their work to uplift Asian American voices.

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