We’ve had 25 Filipino guests on The Yay, the vast majority of them from Bindlestiff. Our special guest today is one of the founders of Bindlestiff, Allan Manalo, and without him, many of those Filipino artists would have never been introduced to theatre or have an outlet to their creativity. Our guest host is Mike Dorado (previously on Episode 68) and we discuss the origins of Bindlestiff, Allan’s very long performing career and what he’s doing today.
Check out Gossip, Sex and the End of the World: Collective Works of tongue in A mood, a book cowritten by Allan and Theodore Gonzalves. You can buy the book at Amazon and at Arkipelago Books here:
https://www.arkipelagobooks.com/products/pre-order-gossip-sex-the-end-of-the-world-collected-works-of-tongue-in-a-mood?_pos=1&_sid=2f7459575&_ss=r
You can reach Allan directly via Instagram: @asampsonmanalo
SHOWS:
New Threads Reading Series (Golden Thread)
August 9 – 30, 2022
Bridgette Dutta Portman (Episode 75) has a piece in this reading series - Pilgrimage
https://goldenthread.org/productions/new-threads-reading-series-2022/
Back To The Way Things Were (San Francisco Mime Troupe)
July 2 – Sept 5
Norman Gee is in the show
https://www.sfmt.org
Compared to What (Masquers Theatre)
August 26 - Sept 24
Norman Gee is directing the show
Jake Fong (Episode 228) is in the show
https://www.masquers.org/compared-to-what/
It’s Only A Play (Altarena Theatre)
August 12 – Sept 11
Reg Clay and Ronnie Anderson are in the show
https://www.altarena.org/2022-season-announcement/its-only-a-play
Lear (Cal Shakes)
Sept 7 – Oct 2
Dawn Monique Williams (Episode 112) is co-directing the show
Michael Asberry (Episode 183) is in the show
https://calshakes.org
Sense & Sensibility (Silicon Valley Shakespeare Company)
Aug 5 – Sept 4
Cynthia Branch Lagodzinski (Episode 96) is in the show
https://www.svshakespeare.org/our-season/sense-and-sensibility-2022/
The Play That Goes Wrong (San Jose Stage)
Sept 21 – Oct 16
Jon Tracy (Episode 169) is directing the show
Michael Barrett Austin (Episode 133) and Cassidy Jamahl Brown (Episode 59) is in the play
https://www.thestage.org/season/play-that-goes-wrong
Gypsy (Hillbarn Theatre)
September 8 – 25
Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the play
https://www.hillbarntheatre.org/gypsy/
Man of God (Shotgun Players)
Sept 3 – Oct 2
Hyunji Kim (Episode 235) is the assistant stage manager
Sharon Shao (Episode 176), Chuck Lacson (Episode 184) and
Lauren Garcia (Episode 207) are in the show
https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp
Camelot (Contra Costa Civic Theatre)
Sept 9 – Oct 9
Jaime Strube (Episode 126) is in the show
https://ccct.org/camelot/
Follies (San Francisco Playhouse)
June 30 – September 10
Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the musical
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2021-2022-season/follies/
Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out!
The Black Man’s Heart
On Spotify and all your podcast apps
Our wonderful consulting producer Mallory Somera (Episode 151) is producing a podcast for KCBS Radio called Connect The Dots, a weekly news podcast, hosted by WCBS Newsradio 880’s Lynda Lopez. Check out “Connect The Dots” on any podcast app.
Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app.
The Yay (Twitter: @TheYay3)
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
