AAPI Playwrights Series

Keiko Green is an award-winning playwright whose blend of humor and heart makes her work both resonate and popular. Explore three plays that embody the spectrum of her comedy – in the words of playwright Keiko Green herself!

A playwright, screenwriter and TV writer adept at balancing the intimate with the universal, Lauren Yee is an accomplished and widely produced voice in American theatre. Here’s a selection of five of Yee’s celebrated plays.

David Henry Hwang speaks to issues of race, culture and self-image with sharp wit and deep intelligence. Explore this sampling of his challenging, engaging work.

Damon Chua, author of Film Chinois, The Emperor’s Nightingale, Incident at Hidden Temple and other plays, discusses his experience as an Asian writer of plays.

Madhuri Shekar, author of A Nice Indian Boy, In Love and Warcraft and Queen, among other plays, discusses writing for “mainstream” and South Asian audiences.

Author Rabiah Hussain shares the inspiration behind Spun, a story the evolution of a friendship, and also offers a few tips to those wanting to stage it!

When you pick up a play by A. Rey Pamatmat, it won’t take long for you to become fully engrossed by his characters. Learn more here.