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Roger Tang
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Asian American theatre geek
Producer/playwright/designer/advocate
Head of Pork Filled Productions
Sec., Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists
Editor, Asian American Theatre Revue
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Well, a bit late. Opened and closed Keiko Green’s EXOTIC DEADLY OR THR MDG PLAY. A sort of Asian American Identity 101 play for the 31st Century. We’ll receive by audience and critics alike. #asiansonstage #aspidtama #asianamericantheatre
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions announce the cast for EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY by Keiko Green, a time traveling, space bending whimsical romp. Coming to Seattle in September. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianAmericanDrama
Six headshots: Julie Chen, Karissa Chin, Ken Kavin, Maia Low, Joshua Erme, Tim Takechi. Six headshots of Asian American actors: Karis Ho, Pearl Mei Lam, James Lee, Kathy Hsieh, Josh Kenji, Van Lang Pham,
July 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Opening in Seattle: Three days only, staged reading festival of new plays by Asian American writers: UNLEASHED by Pork Filled Productions
#AsiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
White woman, Asian man, black woman reading from scripts on music stands for UNLEASHED (New play festival from Pork Filled Productions)
June 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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@pratidhwani presents Madhuri Shekhar’s HOUSE OF JOY, a sumptuous blend of political intrigue, forbidden love and intricate dance. #asiansOnStage #AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Final weekend of RETURN TO JOY MARKET. Asian American sketch and improv, this weekend in Seattle. #asiansonstage #AAPIDrame #asiansmericantheatre
May 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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OK. I messed up and didn't post anything on Instant Noodles, the 24 hour Asian American play festival in Seattle. Sold out both shows. Rowdy houses all. Here's a pic...

#AsianAmericanTheatre #AAPITheatre #AsiansOnStage
Two Asian women, one dressed as a parasitic fluke, the other as a Japanese crab, are in in showdown.
March 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Tech rehearsal for INSTANT NOODLES, a24 hour play festival for Asian Americans, from Pork Filled Productions. No snowflakes please. #AAPIDrama #AsiansOnStage #AsianSmericanTheatre
March 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Oh, personal trivia. The 46th Anniversary of my entry into #AsanAmericanTheatre:

(minor evidence supporting my claim to have known David Henry Hwang in college).

#AsiansOnStage #APIDrama
FOB (1980) For the warriors of my family Production History FOB received its premiere at the Stanford Asian American Theatre Project (Nancy Takahashi, Producer) in Palo Alto, California, on March 2, 1979. It was directed by David Henry Hwang; the assistant director was Randall Tong; the set design was by George Prince; the costume design was by Kathy Ko and the lighting design was by Roger Tang. The cast was as follows: DALE Loren Fong GRACE Hope Nakamura STEVE David Pating
March 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Fabulou resource just released by
AAPAC - The Asian American Performers Action Coalition.
www.aapacnyc.org/.../aapac-to...

#AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre #AsiansOnStage
AAPAC The Asian American Performers Action Coalition The AAPAC Theater Practices Toolkit: Creating an inclusive environment for AAPI/Asian artists
February 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Audition slots now open for Pork Filled Productions' and SIS Productions' presentation of Keiko Green's EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY.

Details:
porkfilled.com/wp/audition-...

#AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre #AsiansOnStage
Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play Auditions
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Here at the country’s oldest BIPOC theatre, East West Players, to see Lauren Yee’s CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND. #cyclosLover #AAPIdrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
Picture of a church front converted to a theatre (East West Players) with banners. Nation’s oldest BIPOC theatre.
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Writers for Instant Noodles, the 24 Hour Play Festival in Seattle from Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions

#AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre

Tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pork...
INSTANT NOODLES 24 Hour Asian-American Play Festival March 8 + 9 Writers CELESTE MARI WILLIAMS MOLLY OLIS KROST EDDY [JuXi] XIN CAROL Y. LEE MAX KOH MARA PALMA KENDALL UYEJI
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Meet your Instant Noodles actors!! This amazing collective of Asian actors is READY to make some fast theatre this March 8 + 9! Get your tickets now! From Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions.
www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pork...
#AAPIDrama #AsianAmerican #Stage
INSTANT NOODLES 24 Hour Asian-American Play Festival March 8 + 9 Actors AMEN 穹 LOLA REI FLKLSHIMA WENDY CHINN KATHY HSIEH ZOE DING TINA DENG PEARL MEI LAM JEN-AI CLINTON OWEN YEN SUMANT GUPTA MINKI BAI RACHAEL DYENO LIAM HE MONA LEACH Ays GARCIA GURVINDER SINGH HANK TIAN TIM TAKECHI AARON JIN JOSHUA ERME ANGEL GAO MARIO ORALLO-MOLINARO KARIS HO RISTINA RO YOURAN "SEBASTIAN" WANG
February 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Directors for INSTANT NOODLES, a 24 hour play festival for Seattle Asian American Theatre artists.

Tix at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pork...

#asiantheatre #asianamerican #24hourplayfestival #fringetheatre #seattle #thingstodoinseattle #subtleasiantraits #asiancomedy #asianart
INSTANT NOODLES 24 Hour Asian-American Play Festival March 8 + 9 Directors KIEFER KANAME HARRINGTON ZENAIDA ROSE SMITH DAVID LE MIKO PREMO CHRISTIE ZHAO ZHENG WANG SHAHBAZ KHAN
February 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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@pfptheatre.bsky.social (Pork Filled Productions) having a Lunar New Year potluck this Friday at UHeights Center (5031 University Wy NE, Seattle, WA 98105). Bring a dish, be in community!
#AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre #Seattle
Potluck and Community Gathering Hosted by Pork Filled Productions LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION UHeights Auditorium Friday January 31st, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
January 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Coming to Seattle in March:
INSTANT NOODLES, a 24 hour play festival featuring Seattle's top Asian American talent in 7 original plays written and produced in 24 hours. From Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions
Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions presents Instant Noodles March 8 & 9 Picture of a cup of noodles with a pig in it
January 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Pork Filled Productions has announced the finalists for their 2025 UNLEASHED (New Pulp Stories for the 21st Century) Staged Reading Festival. New genre (horror, SF, fantasy and more) from Asian American playwrights.

Top five will be announced in two weeks and public readings in June!
1. Emily Yuko Walborn (She/Her) Los Angeles - “Kantan” 2. Miyoko Conley (She/Her) Seattle - “End of the World Place” 3. RJ Silva (He/Him) Chicago - “Hail Mary/Maria” 4. Magpie Park (They/Them) New York City - “The Machine” 5. Harold Taw (He/Him) Seattle - “C[Y]PHER” 6. Greg Lam (He/Him) Bay Area - “Treachery Island” 7. Juliet Kang Huneke (She/They) Chicago - “Echo's Inferno” 8. Sean-Joseph Takeo Kahāokalani Choo (He/Him) Honolulu - “otou-san” 9. Anamaria Guerzon (She/They) Seattle - “BLOOD/SUCKER” 10. Carol Y. Lee (She/Her) Seattle - “House Fire” 11. Coco Justino (She/They) Seattle - “Rat Cage” 12. Christina Ying (She/Her) Bay Area - “In Real Life” 13. Anthony Doan (He/They) Bay Area - “Eggshell; or Vỏ Trứng”
January 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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APIOpera! From David Henry Hwang, one of the most prolific modern opera librettist…
The Monkey King by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang Our new opera THE MONKEY KING 5J7E 15E1 is coming! World premiere in November 2025 at San Francisco Opera! More details to come soon ...
December 14, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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Get ready to donate to Pork Filled Productions on 12/3 at

poweredbyshunpike.org/c/PBS/a/pork...
Giving Tuesday is coming
November 27, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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It occurs to me that I can legitimately add "award winning playwright" and "award-winning producer" to me resume. They're not the Pulitzer or Tonys, but an award's an award...
Hardware, man! Gregory Award for Outstanding Production of a Play for Vietgone. A Hunk of plastic in the shape of a crystal...but I did that!
November 19, 2024 at 12:53 AM
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Me with college pal David Henry Hwang and Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Nguyen after DHH’s YELLOWFACE on Broadway.
Three Asian American gentlemen posing for a picture.
October 26, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Guess this happened. My theatre won fir Outstanding Production for the Puget Sound fir our production of Qui Nguyen’s VIETGONE
Outstanding Production Play -VIETGONE Pork filled productions & Sid productions 2024 Gregory Awards
October 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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All told, my group got 11 nominations, another Asian American group got 15 and a third still got two.

Maybe the Seattle could start casting Asian Americans more often; get above the 5% mark (when we make up 20% of the population).
October 17, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Two of Seattle's #AsianAmerican theatre groups get nominations for Outstanding Ensemble - SIS Productions and my own Pork Filled Productions.

#APIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
Outstanding ENsember Play Nominees GUNKED, Annex Theatre THE LOWER DEPTHS, Intiman Theatre & The Seagull Project VIETGONE, Pork Filled Productions & SIS Productions UNRIVALED, Seattle Public Theater & SIS Productions MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN, Thalia's Umbrella
October 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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Well, that's cool. Out of ten nominations (for stage acting in the Puget Sound area), four go to Asian Americans.

(And listing them goes over the character limit)

#AAPIDrama #AsianAmericanTheatre
October 16, 2024 at 1:50 AM