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My Asian Mom is back with 8 new short plays!

May 2 - June 1, 2014 
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm

All performances will be held at:
Chicago Dramatists
1105 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
(enter the theatre from Aberdeen Street at the back of the building) 
$20
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In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day, A-Squared Theatre Workshop is pleased to present My Asian Mom 2014, the third installment of its signature show that examines motherhood and family in the context of Asian America’s varied cultures. This year's production features eight NEW 10-minute plays garnered from submissions by writers from across the country.

The vignettes included in My Asian Mom 2014 range from breezy to poignant, funny to heartbreaking. Here is a list of the short plays, writers, directors, and actors featured in My Asian Mom 2014 (in alphabetical order by title):    

Prologue: Are You My Mother? 
written and performed by TJ Medel

Cobra v Tiger 
written by Rex McGregor
directed by Joe Yau
Cast: Samantha Garcia, Tea Ro

Halo Halo Birthday 
written by Christine Toy Johnson
directed by Alex Wu
Cast: Ginger Leopoldo

Imperfectly Frank 
written by Seth Freeman
directed by Kareem Khubchandani
Cast: Samantha Garcia, Ramona Kywe, George Infantado, Norman Yap

Nanay 
written by Celena Cipriaso
directed by Marc Rita
Cast: Ginger Leopoldo, Ramona Kywe

Sunday Surprise 
written by Kristine M. Reyes
directed by Jin Kim
Cast: Samantha Garcia, Alexandra Gonzalez, Tea Ro, Pearl Paramadilok

Tea and Talk and Okay 
written by Julia Izumi
directed by Cary Shoda
Cast: Victoria Ng, Tea Ro

Um Sa Det Yoong 
written and performed by Norman Yap
directed by Giau Truong

Why Do We Mistreat Our Korean Mothers 
written by Timothy Moore
directed by Alex Wu
Cast: Hope Kim, George Infantado, Norman Yap
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