Showcasing the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach and educational programming
2025 DISCOVER:
New Musicals
National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) is pleased to present this year's "Discover: New Musicals," an evening of short new musicals by new and emerging artists, including Rae Covey, Zonia Tsang, and artistic team Brooke Trumm/Clare Fuyuko Bierman.
This one-time evening performance will be presented at:
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Theater 315
315 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
Monday, June 23 at 7:30pm
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This Equity Approved Showcase will feature work from many talented artists from our community, including the direction of Brian Jose, Cassey Kikuchi Kivnick, and Austin Ku; and the musical direction of Minhui Lee, Yan Li, and Ruiran Xun.
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The cast includes: Teresa Attridge*, Danny Bae, Elaine Baez, Kat Capili*, Jennifer Duka, Jenelle Catherina, Lydia Gaston*, Christine Toy Johnson*, Kennedy Kanagawa*, Isabella Paragas, Cole Hong Sisser, Siobahn Sung, Drew Tanabe*, Vikas Venu, Kyanna Villaruel, and James Wong.
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Don't miss the this exciting NAAP program, designed to showcase AAPI writers, composers, performers, and creatives. We hope to see you there!
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*appearing through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.
About the musicals
DEATH & TAXES
In 18th-century France, a noblewoman, a philanthropist, and a goat farmer turn a political conversation over brunch into something much deadlier. Maybe the real revolution was the friends we slayed along the way!
THE PEARL OF THE EAST
Set in 2019 during the protests in Hong Kong, a 70-year-old grandmother tells the story of her journey illegally immigrating to Hong Kong on a boat with her family during the Cultural Revolution in the '60s, where her untold secret haunts her once again.
WHERE WE ARE: A SONG CYCLE
Where We Are is inspired by a collection of maps curated by the Hand Drawn Map Association. From a set of directions given to a father en route to his child’s first college dropoff, to a chart of all the freckles, moles, and scars on a woman’s body throughout the course of a lifetime, the source material is rich with humor, heartbreak, and humanity.