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NEW EYES FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS

Our annual New Eyes Festival is a great way to hear new works, works in progress, and/or works being considered for future production. Mu actors perform readings of the scripts and invite audience feedback afterward.

GENERAL INFORMATION

TICKETS

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited so RSVP as soon as possible.

THE SERIES

Thursday, November 29 at 7:00 PM
SAIGON SISTERS

by DAN SACH LE
directed by RICK SHIOMI

SYNOPSIS

This reading will be of the first act of the play which is inspired by Anton Chekov's play Three Sisters.

Friday November 30 at 7:00 PM
THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE

by JULIA CHO
directed by SUN MEE CHOMET

SYNOPSIS

George is a linguist, dedicated to recording the world’s dying languages. But when his wife Mary leaves him, he finds himself completely at a loss for the right words to say.

Saturday December 1 at 2:00 PM
THE MAGNIFICENT MARGINAL MAN

by RICHARD KIM
directed by RICK SHIOMI

SYNOPSIS

An Asian American superhero has to fight for acceptance as well as justice on his comic journey to self understanding.

Saturday December 1 at 7:00 PM
QUARTER CENTURY BABY AND SOMETHING BLUE

by KRISTINE M. REYES
directed by RICH REMEDIOS

SYNOPSIS

Quarter Century Baby is about a Filipina and her white boyfriend when her parents announce they are visiting. Something Blue is about a Filipina and her father before her wedding.

Sunday December 2 at 1:00 PM
CYBER FISHING

by MARISA MARQUEZ
directed by RICK SHIOMI

SYNOPSIS

It's a family farce about a Filipino family where the mother's demands about marriage for her grown up kids makes them turn to desperate measures.