THEATRE
Atlantic Pacific Theatre Company presents "Island Table Series: A Play Festival Presenting a Menu of Short Plays Inspired by Global Cuisine and History”.
THEATRE | FOOD | COMMUNITY | AND A RAFFLE!
Featuring new short plays by: Matt Barbot, Amikogaabawiikwe / Adrienne Benjamin, Marjuan Canady, Claro de los Reyes, Ankita Raturi, and Monique A. Robinson
Event hosted by Claro de los Reyes and Rachel Castillo.
DETAILS:
Presented Live on Tuesday May 25th 2021 at 7pm EST / 6pm CT / 4pm PST
If you missed it live - WATCH THE LIVE RECORDING HERE.
*This is event is supported by the Laundromat Project’s Creative Action Fund for 2021 Awardee Claro de los Reyes and APT.
**graphic by Jaclyn Reyes
Black Henry explores the profound consequences of a clash of cultures, when in 1521 Ferdinand Magellan and three Spanish ships make landfall in the Philippines. His Malay slave, Enrique, acts as a go-between the conquistadors and the islanders. However, Magellan’s disastrous attempt to colonize the islands not only complicates Enrique’s life but alters irrevocably the character and destiny of the archipelago.
The virtual presentations are produced by NYU’s King Juan Carlos Center, as part of Sulo: Philippine Studies Initiative’s program of events commemorating the quincentennial of the 1521 voyage.
Presented LIVE VIRTUALLY | April 25th-27th 2021
If you missed it live, WATCH THE *(VIRTUAL RECORDING OF THE LIVE PRESENTATION) HERE
“DO,WAGER: A performance diptych on the vestiges of the Philippine American War.”
Part 1: Devised by the Atlantic Pacific Theatre ensemble and directed by Brisa Areli Muñoz. Part 2: Written by Claro de los Reyes and directed by Artem Yatsunov
*The play premiered in 2018 as part of Downtown Art's Performance | Social Justice Artist in Residence program (May 2018).
Atlantic Pacific Theatre’s performance diptych play format juxtaposes two distinct theatre experiences in a single presentation. Part 1 is a participatory history play utilizing educational theatre traditions; Part 2 is an experimental one act play. APT’s performance diptychs aim to band together theatre artists, public artists, and educators working to create an experience that situates itself between: history-based education, participatory theatre, and the experimental theatre tradition.