"Beyond Orientalism: The Forum"
On May 2, 2016, The Asian American Arts Alliance, Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC), Theatre Communications Group, and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts in association with Fordham University Theatre Program and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center held a Forum with prominent Theatre Leaders to discuss the ongoing pervasiveness of the use of yellowface and brownface in the American Theatre. Click HERE to watch the HowlRound Livestream of the event.
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Forum Speakers:
Andrea Louie, Executive Director, Asian American Arts Alliance
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
Howard Sherman, Interim Executive Director, Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
BD Wong, Keynote Speaker & Actor
Emilya Cachapero, Director of Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group
Forum Panelists:
Nelson T. Eusebio III, Director
Mia Katigbak, Actor & Artistic Producing Director, National Asian American Theater Company (NAATCO)
James C. Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theatre Workshop
Neil Pepe, Director & Artistic Director, Atlantic Theater Company
Randy Skinner, Director & Choreographer
Alexis Soloski, Theatre Critic
Lloyd Suh, Playwright
David Wannen, Executive Director, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Chay Yew, Playwright, Director & Artistic Director, Victory Gardens
facilitated by
Carmen Morgan, Founder and Director, artEQUITY
Andrea Louie, Executive Director, Asian American Arts Alliance
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
Howard Sherman, Interim Executive Director, Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
BD Wong, Keynote Speaker & Actor
Emilya Cachapero, Director of Artistic and International Programs, Theatre Communications Group
Forum Panelists:
Nelson T. Eusebio III, Director
Mia Katigbak, Actor & Artistic Producing Director, National Asian American Theater Company (NAATCO)
James C. Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theatre Workshop
Neil Pepe, Director & Artistic Director, Atlantic Theater Company
Randy Skinner, Director & Choreographer
Alexis Soloski, Theatre Critic
Lloyd Suh, Playwright
David Wannen, Executive Director, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Chay Yew, Playwright, Director & Artistic Director, Victory Gardens
facilitated by
Carmen Morgan, Founder and Director, artEQUITY