Calico

August 11 at 7:00PM

Playwright: Kai Xing Mun
Director: Summer Dawn
Cast: Kai Xing Mun, Tina Duong, Reese Fernandez, Sita Sunil, and JJ Bozeman
Producers: Kai Xing Mun and Summer Dawn
Casting Associates: Lil Rhee and Sara Minisquero

After coming out as queer, Peach (she/they) doesn’t speak to their mother Chyou (she/her) for several years. Still, the future looks bright as Peach has built up a reputation as a burlesque artist, and is surrounded by a glamorous community that loves Peach for who they are. Suddenly Chyou gets into a car accident and develops retrograde amnesia, Chyou seems free of her trauma and prejudices which allows the two to bond closer than ever before. As Peach cares for her now amnesiac mother, Peach and her closest friends, Naveena and Sunshine, begin to wonder if finding closure with their families is possible. Peach is a Cantonese American nonbinary femme, Sunshine is a Filipina American transgender woman, and Naveena is an Indian American lesbian. Sunshine begins to renew hope about reconciling with her own estranged family, while Naveena struggles to find romantic love to spite and replace the parental love she never seemed to receive.They all begin to wonder if dance could be the path to healing not only themselves, but salvaging their given familial relationships too?

CW: anti-LGBTQ sentiment, catcalling, mentioned and referenced transphobia/enbyphobia, minimal casual racism and microaggressions, discussions on mental health

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of two doses of an approved covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks while indoors at all times.