Advance Theatre- Grandma, Gangsta, Guerilla
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Monday February 5 2024
Approximate running time: 1 hour
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Grandma, Gangsta, Guerilla
Playwright: Abi Padilla
Director: Katie Voravong
Performers:
Abi Padilla: Basyang
Lissa Neptuno: Nika
Jimmy Hong: Ken/Captain Manaka
Vince Sendrijas: Jun-Jun/Pedro
Terrence Zhou: Nurse/Police Officer/Soldier
Dramaturgy: Zoe Autumn
Advancing the radically inclusive stage. Play Readings live on Stage!
This ain’t a sob story about war crimes, dementia, nor getting old. It’s a sprint down the memory lane of a butt-kickin’, bar-spittin’, tough grandma who escapes the care home to be with her family. When our favorite Filipino grandma Lola Basyang goes missing, it’s up to her grandchildren Nika and Jun-jun to bring her back to safety. Using their lola’s unfinished memoir, they find clues to her whereabouts, her full-of-beans origin story and the historical turmoils of their motherland. Reminiscent of their immigration stories, they reflect on what it means to maintain family ties in a Western society.
Content Warning: . Coarse Language . Brief Mentions and References to Sexual Assault . Mentions of War
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NOTES: No refunds on tickets $2.00 fee per ticket for exchanges
Director: Katie Voravong
Performers:
Abi Padilla: Basyang
Lissa Neptuno: Nika
Jimmy Hong: Ken/Captain Manaka
Vince Sendrijas: Jun-Jun/Pedro
Terrence Zhou: Nurse/Police Officer/Soldier
Dramaturgy: Zoe Autumn
Advancing the radically inclusive stage. Play Readings live on Stage!
This ain’t a sob story about war crimes, dementia, nor getting old. It’s a sprint down the memory lane of a butt-kickin’, bar-spittin’, tough grandma who escapes the care home to be with her family. When our favorite Filipino grandma Lola Basyang goes missing, it’s up to her grandchildren Nika and Jun-jun to bring her back to safety. Using their lola’s unfinished memoir, they find clues to her whereabouts, her full-of-beans origin story and the historical turmoils of their motherland. Reminiscent of their immigration stories, they reflect on what it means to maintain family ties in a Western society.
Content Warning: . Coarse Language . Brief Mentions and References to Sexual Assault . Mentions of War
Click here for Website
NOTES: No refunds on tickets $2.00 fee per ticket for exchanges