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You are here: Home / Archives for Sara Porkalob

Playwright remixes Hamlet with feminist themes and lots of ajummas

January 29, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

If Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet were played by a female Korean American protagonist, what would that play be like?

“Do It For Umma,” a tragi-comedy written by local playwright Seayoung Yim, explores this very idea.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2016, Annex Theater, Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, King Hamlet, Korean American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prince Hamlet, Sara Porkalob, Seattle, Seayoung Yim, Skye Stephenson, Stephanie Timm, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5

Bumbershoot 2015 — Exciting Asian American billing (rain or shine)

September 18, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From Sept. 5–7, thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center for Bumbershoot—Seattle’s annual music and arts festival. The three-day event showcases the latest in music, visual arts, dance, film, comedy, and more. Despite the bouts of rain, this year’s festival included a spectacular turnout from Asian American artists from […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Asian American, Aziz Ansari, Chinese, Filipino, Fisher Green, Hari Kondabulu, Indian Illuminati, Jhen Aiko, Nahko Bear, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sara Porkalob, Seattle Center, Space Needle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

“Every person’s story is worth hearing” — Dragon Lady playwright discusses feminism, crazy families, and karaoke

April 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle-based actor, playwright, and drama teacher Sara Porkalob, brings her one-woman show “Dragon Lady,” to the Theatre Off Jackson from March 26th to March 29th.  Inspired by her Filipino family, the show promises several generations of family and family secrets, plus Diet Pepsi, pork dumplings, and some heavy bouts […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Cornish College, Diet Pepsi, Donna Summers, Filipino, Gnarls Barkley, Locally Grown Festival, Lower Queen Anne, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Original Works, Paul Budraitis, Porkalob Dragon Lady, Porkalob Mostly, Radial Theater, Sara Porkalob, Solo Performance Class, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, West Seattle, communication

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