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Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History follows the events, groups, and individuals that have comprised Filipino American theater from 1898 to 2016.
Milestones and highlights include performers of the 1900s and 1910s, immigrant community productions of the 1920s and 1930s, all the way to the Broadway performers of the 1950s.
Research and interviews follow the the artists who were part of the seminal Filipino American theater groups and pioneering Asian American theater companies of the 1960s and 1970s.
The book continues with the establishing of Filipino American theater companies in the 1980s and 1990s, such as Ma-Yi Theater in New York, CIRCA-Pintig in Chicago, and Bindlestiff Studio in San Francisco.
It also includes information on Obie Award and Tony Award winners, as well as the emerging groups and leaders of the 2000s and 2010s.
Walter Ang writes about Filipino American theater for Inquirer.net and Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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Praise:
"Beautiful ... brilliant compendium ... startling ... very informative ... a real pleasure to read."
-- Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, Inquirer.net
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Erratum/correction:
On page 131 in initial print formats of the book,
please note that Edit Villarreal is not a Filipino American playwright.
Villarreal is Mexican American.
Apologies for the incorrect listing.
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Upcoming Events:
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Past Events:
2019
OCT. 9 - DALY CITY, CA
Excerpt reading (6:00pm) at
Pssst! It's Pilipinx Lit Night!
Prose, Poetry, atbp, in the Pilipinx American Diaspora
hosted by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto
Venue:
John Daly Branch, Daly City Public Library
134 Hillside Blvd., Daly City
OCT. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Book signing (10am-5pm)
Sales of a few paperback copies (10am-5pm)
Excerpt reading 12:45pm at the
Filipino American Int'l Book Festival
hosted by Philippine American Writers and Artists
Venue:
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
Lower Level, Main Branch
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin St., San Francisco
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Mentions in Media:
Oct. 21, 2019
Philippine Star
Oct. 18, 2019
Inquirer.net
Oct. 11
Inquirer.net
Aug. 28 2019
Ceciliabrainard.com
Feb. 7, 2019
By Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier
Inquirer.net
Jan. 24, 2019
Mentioned by playwright Thelma Virata de Castro during a session of San Diego Repertory Theatre's Talkin' Theatre With Todd.
The topic was on "Asian American Theatre On The Rise."
Watch a recording of the session:
Sept. 30, 2018
The Sunday Times Magazine, Manila Times
Sept. 28, 2018
Asian Journal New York and New Jersey (Sept. 18-Oct. 4 issue)
Sept. 22, 2018
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Sept. 18, 2018
Rappler.com
Sept. 17, 2018
Rappler.com
ABS-CBN News Online (News.abs-cbn.com)
Sept. 15, 2018
New book focuses on Fil-Am theater history
Asian Journal LA Weekend (Sept. 13-15, 2018 issue)
Sept 13, 2018
Asia American Theatre Revue by Roger Tang
Broadwayworld.com
Inquirer.net