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Krystal’s Vlog #8: The End Is Only The Beginning!

What a wonderful week! Today was the end of the 3rd Annual National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, and what an inspiring and dynamic week it was! Today I saw the last two shows the Festival, Soomi Kim’s “Dictee,” and Post Natyam Collective’s “Sunoh! Tell Me Sister.” Both pieces were a great way [...]

Posted: June 27, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #7: A Number of Porn Stars

Second to last night of the Festival! Saw “10 Reasons Why I’d Be A Bad Porn Star” by May Lee Yang, and NAATCO’s production of Caryl Churchill’s “A Number.” Two really different shows that asked some interesting questions surrounding issues such as sex education and the representation of sexuality in Asian American culture, and [...]

Posted: June 26, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #6: Hilarious performance pieces!

Again, another diverse evening of performances at the National Asian American Theater Festival! I was at the other venue, the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, to see Brandon Patton and Prince Gomolvilas, “Jukebox Stories,” and Jason Magabo Perez’s “The Passion of El Hulk Hogancito.” The evening ranged from hilarious self-deprecation to pissed-off [...]

Posted: June 25, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #5: Festival opens with dynamic shows!

The National Asian American Theater Festival got off to a great start last night! I saw the two shows at Inner City Arts. At 7pm, a diverse trio of performances, Denise Uyehara’s ”Archipelago: Islands of Land, Water and Legend,” Kennedy Kabasares and Traci Kato-Kiriyama, in “Pull,” and Navarasa Dance Theater’s “Encounter.” At 9pm, was [...]

Posted: June 24, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #4: Last Day of the Conference

What a tremendous and inspiring last three days! I am brimming with inspiration, motivation, and ideas! The final day of the conference was so vibrant, especially the excitement that surrounded the creation of the National Institute for Directing and Ensemble Creation. We asked ourselves to define what a ‘director’ was, what an ‘ensemble’ is, [...]

Posted: June 23, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #3: Homecoming

Day 2 of the Conference was intense! Someone in one of the sessions described it as a “homecoming,” which I think is absolutely correct. Day 2 was our first full day of sessions and by the end of the day I was exhausted! I argued with elders that I embraced afterwards, I was happy, [...]

Posted: June 22, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #2: Opening of CAATA

It was a gorgeous day for an opening ceremony, delicious food and an open bar underneath a cloudless, turquoise Los Angeles sky in the East West Players courtyard. The Who’s Who of Asian American theater were all there, chatting with drinks, holding babies, and talking shop (or not) and it felt like a big [...]

Posted: June 21, 2011 / Tags: vlog

Krystal’s Vlog #1: Pre-Conference Excitement

I have been to all three of the National Asian American Theater Festivals – the first two in New York, where I am currently based, and now here, the 3rd Annual, in my birthplace, the City of Angels! I am so excited and honored to be vlogging the Conference and Festival. I am a first [...]