SigWorks: Dinner and Cake

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Matthew Gardiner MANAGING DIRECTOR

Maggie Boland

SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings Dinner and Cake

by Tuyet Thi Pham

Presented in collaboration with

DIRECTOR Paige Hernandez CAST Mỹlinh Mrs. Joyce Drumming Mr. Murray Drumming Mrs. Trần Mr. Trần

Carolina Do* Helen Hedman* Bruce Randolph Nelson* Elyse Dinh* Trieu Tran*

Stage Directions Dramaturg Dialect Coach Stage Manager

Jacob Yeh Naysan Mojgani Tuyet Thi Pham Ricky Ramón*

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Mỹlinh has the chance to boost her career and make connections – all she has to do is translate a simple dinner between American and Vietnamese in-laws. But when the couples clash over the course of the evening, Mỹlinh must navigate the complicated cultural, national and social politics between the two countries that make up her identity.

Dinner and Cake is presented as part of SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings, an initiative that highlights and supports the work of DMV and regional playwrights.

This series is an opportunity for playwrights, actors, directors, and patrons to explore new plays in a fun and informal environment.

New Work at Signature Theatre sponsored by Dan & Gloria Logan.