In the last decade, Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company has:
To celebrate the achievements of the last decade and set the stage for our vision over the next decade, Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company returns to its roots by curating a festival of new short works by local artists around a central theme: Evolution – past, present, and future.
We invited playwrights to reflect on these three representations of time with stories that explore the ever-evolving and multitudinal definition of what it means to be Asian and Asian American. They include artists whom we’ve worked with in the past, current company members, and playwrights whom we have never worked with before - all based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Join us as we celebrate our past accomplishments, our current innovations, and our future possibilities at our first in-person show since the pandemic!
The runtime for the performance is about 90 minutes.
The Plays
Mahãbhārata (an excerpt), by Geetha Reddy
Directed by Ogie Zulueta
The Mahãbhārata is the great Indian epic dating back to 800 BC and is retold generation after generation in ways that are relevant to the time. This excerpt from an anthology is a bold new retelling of the ancient text in a one-person representation that explores the epic for a new generation.
Let’s Go to Casa Vega, by Leon Goertzen
Directed by Ogie Zulueta
Danielle reveals the skeletons in her closet to her latest love interest, Tanya. Will unpacking the details of her toxic past relationships bring her closer to healthy love? Will it scare Tanya away? And will Danielle's acknowledgment of mistakes help her evolve and take love to the next level?
Where Are We Going?, by Cindy Cesca Yoshiyama
Directed by Rinabeth Apostol
Past, present, and future self are on a wild gondola ride for a bachelorette party––only the party isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The journey through the Grand Canal becomes an epic journey of self discovery that transcends culture and identity.
The Floater, by Sango Tajima
Directed by May Liang
Suki has WebMD'd herself back to Planned Parenthood again. Her boss just keeps her around for burrata salads and cultural consulting. And sometimes she feels...invisible.
Nothing some good friends and a yoni steam can't cure!
Written in Water, by Lisa Kang
Directed by May Liang
Smoke has filled Bay Area skies once again. Isolated in their apartment, Jinnie and Sanjay feel an urge to make changes in their lives. Jinnie wonders if she should have a child to please her traditional parents, She reaches across time to an ancestor on the Mongolian Steppe for answers, but is brought back into the present by her spouse Sanjay, who has decided to adopt the female identity that she has kept hidden from everyone but Jinnie.
Interventions, by Greg Lam
Directed by Rinabeth Apostol
A couple on a hike find their special plans interrupted by a succession of time travelers, each with a different message from the future.
Cast and Crew:
Cast:
Karla Acosta
Alan Coyne
Karen Offereins
Mithra (Lee) Vankipuram
Designers:
Set/Props: Randy Wong-Westbrooke
Lighting/Projection: Spenser Matubang
Sound: Michael Kelly
Costume: Mari Carson
Stage Manager:
Lillith Era
- Produced award-winning world premieres of new works by playwrights who are shaping the future of American theatre
- Championed the careers of many Asian American playwrights, directors, actors, and designers
- Embraced an ever-more inclusive and multitudinal definition of what it means to be Asian American
- Made space for Asian American artists and the wider community in the Bay Area
To celebrate the achievements of the last decade and set the stage for our vision over the next decade, Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company returns to its roots by curating a festival of new short works by local artists around a central theme: Evolution – past, present, and future.
We invited playwrights to reflect on these three representations of time with stories that explore the ever-evolving and multitudinal definition of what it means to be Asian and Asian American. They include artists whom we’ve worked with in the past, current company members, and playwrights whom we have never worked with before - all based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Join us as we celebrate our past accomplishments, our current innovations, and our future possibilities at our first in-person show since the pandemic!
The runtime for the performance is about 90 minutes.
The Plays
Mahãbhārata (an excerpt), by Geetha Reddy
Directed by Ogie Zulueta
The Mahãbhārata is the great Indian epic dating back to 800 BC and is retold generation after generation in ways that are relevant to the time. This excerpt from an anthology is a bold new retelling of the ancient text in a one-person representation that explores the epic for a new generation.
Let’s Go to Casa Vega, by Leon Goertzen
Directed by Ogie Zulueta
Danielle reveals the skeletons in her closet to her latest love interest, Tanya. Will unpacking the details of her toxic past relationships bring her closer to healthy love? Will it scare Tanya away? And will Danielle's acknowledgment of mistakes help her evolve and take love to the next level?
Where Are We Going?, by Cindy Cesca Yoshiyama
Directed by Rinabeth Apostol
Past, present, and future self are on a wild gondola ride for a bachelorette party––only the party isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The journey through the Grand Canal becomes an epic journey of self discovery that transcends culture and identity.
The Floater, by Sango Tajima
Directed by May Liang
Suki has WebMD'd herself back to Planned Parenthood again. Her boss just keeps her around for burrata salads and cultural consulting. And sometimes she feels...invisible.
Nothing some good friends and a yoni steam can't cure!
Written in Water, by Lisa Kang
Directed by May Liang
Smoke has filled Bay Area skies once again. Isolated in their apartment, Jinnie and Sanjay feel an urge to make changes in their lives. Jinnie wonders if she should have a child to please her traditional parents, She reaches across time to an ancestor on the Mongolian Steppe for answers, but is brought back into the present by her spouse Sanjay, who has decided to adopt the female identity that she has kept hidden from everyone but Jinnie.
Interventions, by Greg Lam
Directed by Rinabeth Apostol
A couple on a hike find their special plans interrupted by a succession of time travelers, each with a different message from the future.
Cast and Crew:
Cast:
Karla Acosta
Alan Coyne
Karen Offereins
Mithra (Lee) Vankipuram
Designers:
Set/Props: Randy Wong-Westbrooke
Lighting/Projection: Spenser Matubang
Sound: Michael Kelly
Costume: Mari Carson
Stage Manager:
Lillith Era
This show is supported in part by a festival grant from the City of Berkeley.
