06.23.2021 - By HowlRound Theatre Commons
Theatre Diaspora began as a response to the lack of AAPI visibility on Portland stages and audiences as well as a lack of awareness and education regarding the importance of casting Asian American actors in Asian American roles and plays. MediaRites took on Theatre Diaspora as a project to create a yearly season of staged readings focusing on Asian/Pacific Islander American identity and cultural issues. In this episode of Building Our Own Tables: Season 2, host Yura Sapi discusses Theatre Diaspora with co-founders Samson Syharath and Dmae Lo Roberts.