EXPLORATIONS Staged Reading Series

Asian American Repertory Theatre (AART) announces the 2005 EXPLORATIONS Staged Reading Series. AART has selected a variety of thought provoking scripts by award winning playwrights to share with the community. Each staged reading will be followed by a discussion in which AART invites audience feedback as it explores potential works for future seasons.

PLAYHOUSE ON PLAZA IN NATIONAL CITY
(500 E. Plaza Boulevard, National City)

TUES., FEBRUARY 22 at 7pm
Private Jokes, Public Places by Oren Safdie: A young Korean-American student presents her thesis for a public swimming pool to an all-male jury of famous architects. Directed by Anne Tran.

TUES, MARCH 1 at 7pm
Innocent When You Dream Ken Narasaki: Eighty-year-old Nisei Dan has suffered a catastrophic stroke and his adult children do their best to get to the hospital to pull the plug. In his dreams Dan remembers a girl he met in the 1940’s whom he could never understand. Directed by Alberto Isaac.

ACTORS ALLIANCE OF SAN DIEGO IN NORMAL HEIGHTS
(3535 Adams Ave., 92116)

SUN., APRIL 24 at 7pm
Botocan by Thelma Virata De Castro: Inspired by her mother’s memoirs about growing up during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines in World War II, a young woman must choose between serving her family or seeking vengeance for a hidden crime. Directed by Jolene Hui.

SUN., MAY 1 at 7pm
Eyes of the Heart by Catherine Filloux: After witnessing the atrocities collectively known as the “killing fields” in the chaos of Cambodia in the 70’s, a 50-year-old Cambodian woman suffers from psychosomatic blindness as she adjusts to life in the United States. Kimberly Miller directs.