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Hey, Bay Area musical theater artists! Check out this Musical Theatre Audition Workshop, led by actor & director Vinh G. Nguyen, at The Pear Theatre. 🎭 4-week workshop 📅 Saturdays: Mar 21, 28, Apr 4, 11 ⏰ 2–5 PM 📍 Mountain View 🔗 Register: vist.ly/4uuuj #theater

CATS is proud to partner w/ Oakland Asian Cultural Center for a special program celebrating the life & art of Flo Oy Wong. 🎞 2 short docs 🗓 Sun, March 15 | 1–3 PM 📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center Q&A + mural walk to follow 🎟 Free tickets: vist.ly/4ugij #BayAreaArts

📣 Casting Call for young adult AAPI artists for a staged reading of Sisters Matsumoto by Philip Kan Gotanda 🎭 📅 Performances: June 19–20, 2026 (Japanese American Museum of San Jose) ⏳ Submit by: Sun, Mar 22 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/YouthStagedRea… #CastingCall #BayAreaTheater

We 💚 our volunteers! On Saturday, CATS hosted our 3rd Annual Volunteer Appreciation Movie Night at @3BelowTheaters in downtown San Jose. We also 💚 Joanne’s Year of the Fire Horse message: a year for bold action and forward momentum. 🔥🐎 Get involved: catsasiantheaterscene.org

The 46th Annual #DayOfRemembrance honors the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 & the forced incarceration of over 125,000 persons of Japanese descent during WWII. 🗓 Feb 15, 2026 📍 San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Annex Honoring the past. Standing with our neighbors today.

We’re proud to share and support the 2026 “Films of Remembrance” film festival presented by @nichibei. 🗓 February 21–22 📍 San Francisco & San Jose 🗓 March 28–29 📍 Los Angeles & Gardena 🎟️ Tickets & Info: vist.ly/4reb2 #filmfestival #AAPI

Now on stage at SF Playhouse: M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang, a Tony Award–winning play inspired by a true story. 💚 Featuring CATS alums Anthony Doan & Aleisha Lew 🗓 now thru March 14 🎟️ 25% OFF with code CATS25 sfplayhouse.org/2025-2026-seas… ⚠️ Features nudity #BayAreaTheatre

🎬 Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival! We’re accepting films with an AAPI connection from the U.S., Canada & U.S. Territories. 📆 Oct 23–25, 2026 💻 Online thru Nov 1 🎞️ Submit Now: filmfreeway.com/SiliconValleyA… #FilmFestival #AAPIFilmmakers

Big Game 🏈 meets Lunar New Year 🧧 Chinatown Lunar New Year Block Party Feb 4 | 5 to 9 PM | Grant Avenue SF Music. Culture. Food. Community. DJ E Rock • Ylona Garcia • Kristi Yamaguchi • Dion Lim Special appearance by 49ers legend Jesse Sapolu Free & open to the public.

2025 was a year of impact for Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS): - 22 programs - 165 artists supported - 2,800 audience members Thanks for being part of our community. We’re excited to bring you new stories & creative experiences in 2026. vist.ly/4muky #aapi

“CATS gave me an artistic home.” —Jeffrey Lo This year, CATS partnered with Jeffrey as the artistic producer of our AAPI Playwright Festival and commissioned his new play (The) Foundation. Support the artists and stories that bring our community together catsasiantheaterscene.org/donate

Today is #GivingTuesday! CATS is looking forward to partner with more #AAPI artists in 2026 with your support. Make a donation today: catsasiantheaterscene.org/donate #BayAreaArts

What happens when a Silicon Valley power couple faces one honest question that could shatter everything? Meet the cast & see them in “(THE) Foundation” a new play by playwright/director Jeffrey Lo. The show is a 90-minute staged reading. Nov 8 at 7:30pm 🎟tinyurl.com/THEFoundationP…

Experience the first staged reading of (THE) Foundation — a new original play by award-winning playwright Jeffrey Lo, commissioned by Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS). 🎭 📅 Nov 8 📍Open San José @creatvsj 🎟️ tinyurl.com/THEFoundationP… #AAPI #SanJoseEvents #BayAreaTheater

🎶🌹 Broadway classic in Palo Alto! @PaloAltoPlayers presents GYPSY Sept 5–21 🎭 🎟️ Get $10 OFF with code: GYPSYCAST10 🌟 Starring Whitney Hisako Moore as Gypsy Rose Lee — a proud CATS alum 💚 📸: Scott Lasky Photography #BayAreaTheatre #MusicalTheater

We can’t wait to see your creativity shine this year! 💫

Bay Area AAPI artists (ages 14–29): apply now for the 2025 Dr. Jerry Hiura Inspiration Award! 🖌️🎶🎭 Theme: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙧𝙩 🏆 $1,500 Grand Prize 📅 Deadline: Sept 8 🔗 bit.ly/DrJerryAward25 #AAPIArtists #BayAreaArts

✨ COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT ✨ Abhinaya Dance Company celebrates 45 years of Indian classical dance! 🎉 Catch Natya Dhaara — “the unceasing flow of dance” — this Sunday, Aug 3 at 3 PM @ Cañada College, Redwood City. 🎟 Tickets: bit.ly/abhinaya45 #Bharatanatyam #BayAreaArts

🎭 The curtain has closed, but the memories live on! Thank you for joining us for the 2nd Annual AAPI Playwright Festival — a night of #AAPI voices, big laughs, captivating stories, community & even a surprise proposal 💍 See the highlights! #theater @TheyCallMeJLo @consplayspace

Episode #139 – Tasi Alabastro, @tasialabastro Listen in: bit.ly/Pod138Tasi Join Tasi for @CATSASIAN, 2nd annual Playwright Festival @sanjosestage Saturday, July 26, 7:30-9:30p 490 South 1st Street, San Jose Get Tickets: bit.ly/2ndAnnualAAPI