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Culture Clatter

17³Ô¹Ï Theatre Arts presents Culture Clatter, a free series showcasing new works and playwrights from the vibrant cultural and ethnic communities of Silicon Valley.

Join Us Saturdays, December 5-19

A new Culture Clatter will be offered every Saturday evening, Dec. 5–19, 2020, via Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with 17³Ô¹Ï faculty and members of the artistic team.

 

About the Plays and our Partnerships

These short plays from local playwrights are being produced through partnerships with artists from the non-profit theatre companies Bay Area Drama, The Pear Theatre, and Bindlestiff Studio.

Stories from South Asia  • Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with Bay Area Drama Company

Bobbi and Bobby

Written and directed by Basab Pradhan

CAST

• Bharat - Havish Ravipati
• Bobbi - Grace Liu
• Mom - Rita Bhatia
• Dad - Pierre Gopal

Suprabatham

Written by Sindu Singh, adapted and directed by Sathish Sattanathan

CAST

• Meera - Anju Prakash
• Son - Anirudh Mohan
• Rohini - Vaishnavi Sridhar
• Handyman - Paul Costello
• Daughter-in-law - Sunanda Mukundan

 

Stories from Black America • Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with The Pear Theatre

Thinking Out Loud

Written by Sinjin Jones, directed by Tessa Corrie

CAST

• Keith - Yusef Seevers
• Mark - Luke Myers

Habari Gani

Written by Cleavon Smith, directed by Tessa Corrie

CAST

• Tony - Troy Rockett
• Victor - Antonio Harris
• James - Alvin Adrian Lee
• Meredith - Carolina Morones

 

Stories from Filipino America  • Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with Bindlestiff Studio

Cara’s World

Written by Christina Ying, directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Cara - Mia Bernardino
• Bethany - Dana Solimon
• Tammy - Carina Lastimosa

Teardropped

Written by Conrad Panganiban, directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Swivels - Allan Silva
• Teardrop - Raisa Donato

December

Written and directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Floyd - Wes Gabrillo
• Emillia - Christine Jamling Chang