THE
GEEK SHOW Opens Thursday
- 4/20!
4/20
is upon us. You know what
that means...THE
GEEK SHOW opens at
Bindlestiff! Witness the
geekiest show in
Bindlestiff's
history! Nicolette
Dionisio, The
Geek
Show's
phenomenal prop designer,
sums the show up best:
"Our show addresses
bullying. The problems
women face in the gaming
community. The lack of
Asian representation in
movies. Fandom rivalry. We
explore relationships in
the modern age. We poke
fun at our favorite games,
movies, and shows. And
above all, we share why we
love what we love and why
we should be proud, not
ashamed."
Celebrate
all things geeky! Join the
dork side and buy tickets
now! TWO WEEK limited run!
Reception
Friday, Feb 21st
immediately after the
performance, featuring
food from Inay
Filipino
Kitchen.
When:
April
20-29th, Thurs-Sat, 8PM @
Bindlestiff
Studio.
Tix:
$10
- Students/Seniors; $15
- General; $25 -
Support-the-Artist
http://geekshow.bpt.me/
May-June
APICC
Presents the 20th
Annual USAAF
May-June
2017
The
Asian Pacific Islander
Cultural Center of San
Francisco will present
the 20th Annual United
States of Asian America
Festival: Threading
Resilience. Performance
dates at Bindlestiff
Studio included in Festival
Calendar.
Selected
individual artists, arts
groups, and arts
organizations for USAAF
2017 will present their
full-length arts event
productions (i.e., a
minimum of 45 minutes of
performance time)
occurring within the
city and county San
Francisco during May
2017.
FESTIVAL
THEME | Subject(s) of
the program(s) and/or
event(s) will focus on
themes related to
Pacific Islander and
Asian American themes
and culture, connecting
specifically to this
year’s theme of
Threading
Resilience:
-
How has identity and
visibility for APIs in
art and politics evolved
and where are themes of
identity heading?
- What intersections and
collaborations in art,
identity, and politics
have shaped, connected,
and strengthened our
communities amidst
forces of oppression in
mainstream culture and
media?
- How have we utilized
placemaking for our
community throughout
history and today? What
will it take to ensure
the collective survival
of these spaces for
future
generations?
May
12-13
USAAF
2017 @
Bindlestiff:
Sammay
Dizon performs
"Silbihan"
Samantha
“SAMMAY” Dizon’s
silbihan is a
multimedia dance theatre
piece that seeks to
reflect on personal
experiences of
first-generation
Pilipina-American
daughters and their
migrant mothers from the
womb to present day. This
week-long curation
includes a writing
workshop series led by
three uniquely pinay
storytellers, a community
open mic centered on the
theme of
"silbihan," and
will culminate in
SAMMAY's performance
work of silbihan - all
leading up to Mother's
Day 2017. SAMMAY's
piece investigates the
(dis)connections between
mothers and daughters of
the diaspora through the
lens of religion versus
spirituality – centered on
the daughters’ discovery
of the
babaylan.
WHEN:
Fri,
May 12 @ 8PM (with
Q&A)
Sat,
May 13 @ 2-3pm and 8-10PM
(Closing
Reception)
*silbihan
dance performance is
preceded by a writing
workshop series led by
three uniquely pinay
storytellers, a community
open mic centered on the
theme of
"silbihan."
MORE
INFO: sammaydizon.com
WHEN
May
12, 2017 at 8pm -
10pm
WHERE
Bindlestiff
Studio
185 Sixth St
San Francisco, CA
94103
May
28-July 9
Stories
High 17 Writing Workshop
Facilitated by Christina
Ying
Stories
High returns for its 17th
installment!
Bindlestiff's
longest-running production
series once again nurtures
work from page to the
stage, culminating in our
fully-staged production in
August 24 - Sept2. We are
thrilled to have
Bindlestiff alum Christina
Ying as this year's
Writing Workshop
facilitator.
Christina
is an essayist, editorial
writer, and playwright
living in Los Angeles.
Originally from the Bay
Area, she’s also a
graduate from Northwestern
University’s MFA program
in Writing for the Screen
and Stage and was a fellow
with the Sewanee Writer’s
Conference. Originally
from the San Francisco Bay
Area, Christina has had
over a decade long theater
career with Bindlestiff
Studio as a resident
artist. It was with
Bindlestiff that she made
her theatrical writing
debut with her
monologue, The Word of
Oprah in 2010. Her
full-length play and
graduate thesis,
There’s the Moon and
Then There’s You
world premiered at
Bindlestiff Studio on May
30,
2015.
In
the Stories High Writing
Workshop, students will be
introduced to the craft of
writing for the theater.
With lecture, weekly
assignments, and in-class
writing exercises,
students will grasp the
fundamental concept of
scene structure, action,
events, voice, and
dialogue. Assignments will
include analyzing produced
play scripts and on-site
workshop of student work,
while also engaged in
their practice of the
writing process,
risk-taking, and refining
their narrative vision.
Students are expected to
develop a sustained piece
in weekly workshop
meetings and will receive
an individual consultation
with the instructor. In
collaboration with Stories
High actors, directors,
and producers, fully
developed scripts are
eligible for inclusion in
the Bindlestiff Stories
High stage
production.
Workshops
begin Sunday, May 28th,
11am-2pm, (Location TBD),
and will continue for six
consecutive weeks until
Sunday, July 9th.
Participants must plan to
attend the majority of the
sessions. Class size is
capped.
Tuition
for entire course:
$100-$250, sliding scale.
To
sign-up please email info@bindlestiffstudio.org
Stay
tuned for news about our
Acting and Directing
Workshops!
Bindlestiff Studio Thanks You!
