Friday, May 5
Chicago Cultural Center

Saturday, May 6
Goodman Theatre

Sunday, May 7
Lookingglass Theater

Sunday, May 7
Museum of Contemporary Art

Day 2 • Saturday, May 6

Goodman Theatre

The Alice B. Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement

170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL

Lounge

(No reservation required)

10 am–8:30 pm: Tea and Talk•BYOT

Bring Your Own Tea in a covered container. Meet fellow creatives and arts supporters while relaxing in the lounge.

Tatsu Aoki
Film maker

Nooreen

I-Chien Chen

I-Chien Chen
Sound Artist

  • 12–8:30 pm:
    Found art objects by     Ji Yang

Ji Yang
Artist

The Showcase

for each Showcase performance

*Many performances are “SOLD OUT”. There is no waiting list.

*There will be an overflow room in LAB ONE with livestreaming available for most Showcase performances

10:30–11 am

Banyan Asian
American Writers Collective

11:30–11:45 am: Dance

Catherine Hepler
Dancer

Chih-Hsien Lin
Dancer

Noon–12:30 pm: Performance art

Kushala Vora
Performance artist

Indian dance

RSVP Required
Livestream viewing of this event is on YouTube. No on-site livestream viewing available.

12:45–1:00 pm

1:00–1:15 pm:

  • Vidya Govind

Ramya Ravi
Dancer

Vidya Govind
Dancer

1:45–2:45 pm: Film screening

Ashley Dequilla
Film maker

3–3:30 pm: Live music

Eileen Doan
Musician

3:45–4:45 pm
Talk Stories: An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show

RSVP Required
On-site livestream viewing is in LAB ONE (overflow room).

Ada Cheng
Storyteller

5–5:15 pm: Dance

Hannah Michal Santistevan
Dancer

Workshops

Free workshops for Chicagoans who identify as Asian, Pacific Island, and South Asian American. No experience necessary to join these enriching workshops.

*A fully refundable $20 deposit is required to reserve your space for Improv and Playwriting.

*ASL by request

1–3 pm: Storytelling Workshop for 50 Years+

  • Ada Cheng

    Learn how to tell your personal story and practice storytelling with an open mic.

    RSVP required
    No deposit needed for this workshop

    *Space for 25 new storytellers ages 50 years+.

Ada Cheng
Storyteller

1–3 pm: Playwriting Workshop

Tanuja Devi
Jagernauth
Playwright

4–6 pm: Improv 101

Stir Friday Night
Ensemble

Jonathan Lee-Rey
Teacher

Asra Khan
Teacher

Staged Reading of Short Plays

*Event is FREE with this reservation

*If “SOLD OUT”, there will be an overflow room in LAB ONE with livestreaming available

7–8:30 pm:

MC: Sue Pak

Sue Pak
Host

Lavina Jadhwani
Director

Karina Patel
Director

Karissa Murrell
Myers
Casting Director