Interview with Playwright Aleks Merilo

Aleks Merilo discusses his play, Tango Mike.  What was your inspiration for this play? My grandfather. He was an army veteran with a stoic nature, but I learned that towards the end of his life, he scheduled these terse phone calls with a retired navy officer who...

Interview with Playwright David Jacobi

  David Jacobi discusses his play, Mai Dang Lao. What was your inspiration for the play? I hope this doesn’t spoil the ending. The play was born from two separate ideas. The incident that occurs in the play is based on true events that occurred in 2004 at a...

Interview with Playwright Chris Holbrook

Chris Holbrook discusses his play, Ski Lift. What was your inspiration for this play? A ski lift, for me, is the perfect place for great theater. You’re stuck with strangers whom you would never talk to otherwise, and there is no escape. Even better, once you arrive...

Interview with Playwright Augusto Frederico Amador

Augusto Frederico Amador discusses his play, Kissing Che. What was your inspiration for this play? I’m very obsessed with historical events and the impact on human lives that they exact, whether just or unjust. What caught my attention was that the persecution of...

A Statement from Playwright Damon Chua

Damon Chua discusses his play, Black Coffee Green Tea. I am a playwright of color and committed to creating opportunities for artists of all color. To that end, all my plays, full-length and the shorter ones, are ethnically diverse or are designed to allow for...