Leviathan Lab's Rainbow Connections Presentation Deck

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

Rick Shiomi Moderator

Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

Claro de los Reyes Co-Applied Theatre Director, Leviathan Lab

Lydia Gaston Co-Applied Theatre Director, Leviathan Lab

Nina Zoie Lam Board Director, National Asian Artists Project

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

Mu Performing Arts

Community Taiko Drum and Theatre Programs

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

MU PERFORMING ARTS MISSION STATEMENT

Mu produces great performances born of arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience.

PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

Our mission is born of two needs: the need to gain due recognition and acceptance as Asian Americans in 21st century America, and the need to facilitate a clearer understanding of our identity and responsibilities within our own diverse community.

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

Leviathan Lab

Applied Theatre Program: The After School Playmaking Program at P.S. 124 in Chinatown, Manhattan

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

LEVIATHAN LAB MISSION STATEMENT

PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

Leviathan Lab is a creative studio that invests in the advancement of Asian American performing artists. Leviathan was founded with the goals of expanding the reach of Asian American artistic voices, and telling our stories to communities who haven't yet had the joy of experiencing them. Our projects – online, on film, and on stage – strive to show Asian Americans in innovative and dynamic ways: sexy, powerful, vital, and fun.

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

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PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

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ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

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ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

ARTICULATING STORY STRUCTURE (MANTLE OF THE EXPERT)

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

GUEST ARTIST VISIT: KRISTINE M. REYES (Leviathan Lab Writer-At-Large; Featured Artist, Mission to Ditmars; 2015 Dramatists Guild Fellow)

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

FIELD TRIP TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM: Writing Monologues Inspired by Visual Art

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

CURTAIN CALL! Journey to the World of Playwriting University Settlement Speyer Hall

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab

SCRIPT TO PERFORMANCE: Short Excerpts from Journey to the World of Playwriting (for CAATA Festival viewing purposes only)

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

National Asian Artists Project

The After School Musical Theatre Program at P.S. 124 in Chinatown, Manhattan

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

NATIONAL ASIAN ARTISTS PROJECT FOUNDERS Baayork, Steven, and Zoie PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

Baayork Lee Executive Artistic Director National Asian Artists Project

Steven Eng Executive Artistic Director National Asian Artists Project

Nina Zoie Lam Board Director National Asian Artists Project

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

NAAP MISSION STATEMENT PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

To showcase the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach and educational programming.

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Performance in Times Square

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

PS 124 THEATRE CLUB: Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Junior Theatre Festival, Atlanta Georgia

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124 Partnership between NAAP and iTheatrics

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: It’s Possible

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: OLIVER! June 2014

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Carnegie Hall

ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth

DISCUSSION / Q & A