Tag: Asian American
Mia Chung
Dmae Roberts talks with playwright Mia Chung whose play You for Me for You opens February 3–28 at Portland Playhouse directed by Gretchen Corbett. Chung  is in residence at the theatre and joins Dmae in the studio … Read the rest
Orlando + Junie B.
 A Tale of Two Title Roles. Dmae talks with two actresses at different times in their careers. We’ll meet actress Beth Thompson featured as Orlando at Profile Theatre and Kai Tomizawa, a 7th grader who is Junie B. Jones
Rope + DHH
Dmae talks with director Rusty Newton Tennant about ROPE, an early play that Alfred Hitchcock turned into one of his most experimental films. The original play is about to open at Bag & Baggage Productions in Hillsboro. Then we catch … Read the rest
Unit Souzou-1 year later!
More than a year ago, Dmae talked with Michelle Fujii and Toru Watanabe, co-directors of UNIT SOUZOU about the new company they created. Now they’re getting ready to premiere their first original work 88: Hachi Hachi for their anniversary … Read the rest
Prince Gomolvilas
What do a Filipina American  TSA agent, a Chinese American brother and sister, and a Thai-American wedding chapel owner married to a Japanese man have in common? They are waiting for UFOs in Las Vegas with Grandma May, a … Read the rest
Vanport + Citizen Min
Dmae presents two different pivotal times of Oregon WWII history. First we’ll find out about a new musical play called Vanport by Shalanda R. Sims featuring the Vanport community during WWII that was washed away in the 1948 flood. We’ll … Read the rest