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The Playwrights Realm presents Jen Silverman’s CRANE STORYDirected by Katherine Kovner, September 6 - October 1 at the Cherry Lane Theater, 38 Commerce Street.Inspired by the Japanese legend of the Crane Wife, Jen Silverman’s odyssey unfolds in the space between two worlds as Cassis embarks on a quest to save her brother’s ghost. Crane Story interweaves puppetry, music, and folklore to tell an imaginative, haunting (and humorous) story that will captivate the hearts of audiences and never let…See More

The Playwrights Realm presents Jen Silverman’s CRANE STORYDirected by Katherine Kovner, September 6 - October 1 at the Cherry Lane Theater, 38 Commerce Street.Inspired by the Japanese legend of the Crane Wife, Jen Silverman’s odyssey unfolds in the space between two worlds as Cassis embarks on a quest to save her brother’s ghost. Crane Story interweaves puppetry, music, and folklore to tell an imaginative, haunting (and humorous) story that will captivate the hearts of audiences and never let…See More

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, on Thursday and Friday, May 12 and 13, the Eastern Region Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors' Equity Assoication in conjunction with Leviathan Lab will present An Asian American Female Playwrights Short Play Festival. The festival will take place on the second floor of AEA, 165 West 46 St., from 7 p.m. both evenings. Admission is free, but please RSVP to Pearl Brady at (212) 869-8543 or via email at…See More

On Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a special exploratory staged reading of INTERNAL BLEEDING by Christine Toy Johnson, starring Daryl “Chill” Mitchell (television’s “Brothers”, “Ed” and “The John Larroquette Show”) and Ann Harada ("Avenue Q", "9 to 5", "Les Miserables"), directed by Robert McQueen. The reading will be the culmination of a short workshop exploring casting an actor with a disability (Mr. Mitchell) in a role that is written as both disabled and non-disabled.…See More

On Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a special exploratory staged reading of INTERNAL BLEEDING by Christine Toy Johnson, starring Daryl “Chill” Mitchell (television’s “Brothers”, “Ed” and “The John Larroquette Show”) and Ann Harada ("Avenue Q", "9 to 5", "Les Miserables"), directed by Robert McQueen. The reading will be the culmination of a short workshop exploring casting an actor with a disability (Mr. Mitchell) in a role that is written as both disabled and non-disabled.…See More

TANFORAN, a short play by Christine Toy Johnson, will be presented as a part of the Barrow Group Theatre Company's FAST AND FAB II festival on February 11 and 12 in NYC. TANFORAN is the story of a Caucasian woman married to a Japanese American man during WWII who must balance the identity given to her by the U.S. government with the only home she knows: her family.

TANFORAN, a short play by Christine Toy Johnson, will be presented as a part of the Barrow Group Theatre Company's FAST AND FAB II festival on February 11 and 12 in NYC. TANFORAN is the story of a Caucasian woman married to a Japanese American man during WWII who must balance the identity given to her by the U.S. government with the only home she knows: her family.

Leviathan Lab culminates its in-house workshop of Christine Toy Johnson's ADVENTURES OF A FAUX DESIGNER HANDBAG with a free invited reading and talkback, directed by Diverse City Theater Company Artistic Director Victor Lirio, on Monday, August 9th - 7:30pm at Center Stage NY (48 W21st St, 4th Floor, between 5th & 6th Avenues, NYC).ADVENTURES OF A FAUX DESIGNER HANDBAG is an original stage play by actor/playwright Christine Toy Johnson. As three friends frantically try to find a replacement…See More