Laowang Community Nights

API Night: A Community Night and Talkback in collaboration with CAATA (the Consortium of Asian American Theater Artists) 

Saturday, November 15 at 7pm

with CAATA Executive Director Kayla Kim Votapek, CAATA Board Member and actor Sofia Skyles, and playwrights Lauren Yee and Alex Lin

CAATA joins forces with Primary Stages for a post-show dialogue on Laowang, emergent themes in the play, and the industry for API artists across disciplines and generations.

Talkback: Gentrification and Uplifting Small Businesses in Chinatown, with Welcome to Chinatown

Sunday, November 23 at 2pm

with Harry Trinh of Welcome to Chinatown, playwright Alex Lin, and Primary Stages Education and Community Engagement Manager Bri Ng Schwartz
Join Primary Stages’ Education & Community Outreach Manager Bri Ng Schwartz and playwright Alex Lin for a dialogue with Welcome To Chinatown’s Head of Creative Harry Trinh to discuss themes of gentrification, multigenerational family businesses, and the work being done to uplift Chinatown businesses by Welcome To Chinatown.

Talkback: Emerging API Artists in Conversation with Alex Lin

Friday, November 14 at 7pm
Emerging API Artists in Conversation with Alex Lin, featuring artists Jesse Jae Hoon, Julia Izumi, and Yilong Liu

Join artists Jesse Jae Hoon, Julia Izumi, Yilong Liu, and Laowang playwright Alex Lin for a post-show dialogue around the unique needs of Emerging API theater artists in the everchanging arts ecosystem in New York City and nationally.