Wait — to win an election a politician gets in bed with unscrupulous forces that then prove uncontrollable when they empower unstable people and incite violence? I wrote a play about that???
Yep.
Last night at The Atlantic Theater Company‘s Asian-American Mixfest you got to see some actual Nazi-punching thanks to Qui Nguyen and the War is F**king Awesome! team. Tonight the A Power Play; Or, What’s-its-name team will take on our political establishment for embracing systems that somehow put us in a position of having to punch Nazis again. Also, cocklebread (link NSFW).
We’ve had a great time in rehearsals crafting this sucker. Join us tonight at 7pm!
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A Power Play; Or, What’s-its-name
by A. Rey Pamatmat
Directed by May Adrales
After State Assemblywoman Alex Hathaway’s district suffers a terrible tragedy, she goes to great lengths to capture a House seat in the next election. She even employs a strange, nameless thing to gain victory over her enemies through supernatural practices. But with all that determination and those ancient powers on her side, how did Alex end up with a community in shambles and a gun pointed at her head?
with Ethan Dubin, Will Hochman, Jason Liebman, Teresa Avia Lim, Sarah Nealis, Maulik Pancholy, Tijuana Ricks, Mirirai Sithole, Luis Vega, and Rocky Vega
Asian American MixFest
Atlantic Stage 2, 330 West 16th Street
August 17 @ 7pm
Admission is free. Reservations are required. Please email readings@atlantictheater.org.