Our next guest is Ely Sonny Orquiza, who was last on in January 2020 (Episode 139) – since then, he’s become Magic Theatre’s Director of Education, created the Chikahan Company, created the Living Document, placing a spotlight to companies that has issues with diversity in casting and storytelling. To say that Ely has made an impact on Bay Area theatre is an understatement – he’s made a name for himself as a director, an actor and a queer filipino creative. Joining us is the incredible Jeannie Barroga, established filipina playwright, whose works have been archived at Stanford University. And she’s only the second person we’ve had on the Yay who has her own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannie_Barroga
You can find more information on Ely on his personal website: https://www.elysonnyorquiza.org
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SHOWS:
Making Magic: Masterclass (Magic Theatre)
Saturday, January 27 – 10am to 1pm
Margo Hall (Episode 166) and Ely Sonny Orquiza will be teachers
https://magictheatre.org/calendar/masterclass
Representation Matters: A Theatre Artists Bootcamp (Balay Kreative)
Sunday Jan 28 – 4pm to 6pm
Ely Sonny Orquiza will be the teacher
https://balaykreative.com/event-calendar/representation-matters
The Laramie Project (Stage Bridge)
Jan 19 – 21, 2024
Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episode 139) is directing the show
https://www.stagebridge.org
Monday Night Playground: The Shakespeare Multiverse
Jan 15
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 115 & 251) and Christian Wilburn (Episode 198) has written pieces for the show
https://playground-sf.org/monday/
Aren’t You.. (The Marsh)
Feb 10 – March 2
Fred Pitts (Episode 256) wrote and is acting in his popular one man show
https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/
Mixed Metaphors (Cutting Ball Theatre)
Feb 2 – 18, 2024
Radhika Rao (Episodes 21 & 131) is in the show
https://cuttingball.com/productions/variety-pack-24
Misery (Palo Alto Players)
Jan 19 – Feb 4, 2024
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) is directing the show
https://paplayers.org/event/misery/
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) produces two podcasts for KCBS radio: As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center; and Bay Current, a weekly news podcast, hosted by Mallory Somera.
Central Works Script Club is a podcast where you download and read a play script and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright. Delivered semi-annually. You can find the Central Works Script Club on any podcast app.
Our good friend Aaron Henne is the artistic director of Theatre Dybbuk in LA and they have their podcast – The Dybbokast. Through a combination of performed readings and interviews with artists and scholars, The Dybbukast brings these creations and their historical contexts to life, all while revealing their relationships to issues still present today
Deborah Cortez (Episode 98 & 238) has a podcast called Let’s Talk About Grief – check it out on all podcast apps.
Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app.
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
