Updates from this Month

Thank you to the Currents team!

The past couple months have been a whirlwind and a lot has happened, so I believe some catch up is in order!

Earlier this month, we presented a new iteration of Currents! Thanks to a generous award from the City of Bothell Arts Commission and a wonderful partnership with McMenamins History, AC Petersen and I were able to expand this piece out with two big new numbers and a new cast.

We were glad to welcome on Helen Marion-Rowe, Cassidy Cheong, Sandra Waters, and Van Lang Pham into our cast. Additional thanks to Sam Peters for accompanying and assistant music directing, Marilyn Gonzalez for stage managing, and K.D. Schill for costume coordination. And we are very grateful to the full audience who came out to support the work!

We had the unique opportunity to host a panel discussion after the performance, hosted by Gail M. Nomura. This panel included a conversation with Shigeru Nishida (who was 12 years old when his family was incarcerated at Heart Mountain during Japanese internment), as well as other community leaders preserving our history and seeking to protect the rights and civil liberties of all Americans in the present day.

Coming up on the horizon:

June will be a busy month!

On June 2nd, I'll be presenting pieces in Gaisma Theatre Group's fundraiser! "Help Us Grow" will be an evening of original works by various local writers, all to help Gaisma's aim to foster new work in the Pacific Northwest.

And the Seattle Opera Creation Lab will be performing June 13th and 15th! Me and Grace Ward have put a lot of work into our opera, Caccini's Ghost, and we're nearing the final stretch. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on, so we'll look forward to seeing you there!