Ăn Chơi: eat. play. rage

An Irons in the Fire Project

June 26, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Theatre Row, Studio Theatre - 410 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

By Carolina Đỗ
Directed by cara hinh

Synopsis

Dakota and Mai haven't spoken in years. On the eve of Hoa's 100th death day, three guardian ancestors who've been tasked with maintaining the balance between the ancestral and mortal worlds must battle a big-level baddie bent on world domination. As the veil between both worlds crumbles, will Dakota and Mai find themselves back to one another before it's too late? And will the guardian ancestors ever recover their memories in time to defeat the baddie?

Performed by:

Lennox T. Duong
Vas Eli
Vanessa Kai
Belle Le
Jully Lee
Alex Lin
Yên Sen
Lizzie Nguyen (Stage Directions)

Stage Manager: Hannah Sgambellone

Playwright

CAROLINA ĐỖ [she/her/em] is a multidimensional artist and proud descendant of Vietnamese freedom fighters and refugees. Select acting credits include—Broadway: Linda Vista, Grand Horizons; NY Theatre: Is It Supposed To Last? (PlayCo), 410[Gone] (Yangtze Rep), The Refugees (Adjusted Realists); Regional: Dinner and Cake (Everyman Theater); TV/Film: The Blacklist, Law and Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, FBI: Most Wanted, Queens: The Series. Carolina’s writing has been supported by: Soho Rep’s Writer Director Lab (2023), MacDowell (2023), JACK, Piper Theater, Naked Angels, and The Orchard Project. Carolina’s works have also been finalists for the Leah Ryan Fund, BricLab, Bushwick Starr, and semifinalists for Playwrights Realm, Space on Ryder, Princess Grace, etc etc. Co-founder of The Sống Collective. BFA: Brooklyn College. 
@carolinakaydo, www.carolinado.com

cara hinh [they/she] is a queer, fat, Việt theatre maker and a hoosier. Select credits include Transfer direction of Sanctuary City at Arena Stage and Berkeley Rep, Little Women at Perseverance Theatre, Buried Ruins with the Sống Collective, love you long time (already) at Atlantic MixFest. cara has been a Drama League Fellow, member of the ‘20-22 Roundabout Directors Group, a Directing Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville, SDC Observer on Hadestown and a Fellow at Baltimore Center Stage. carahinh.com

Poster Sketch by Sean Devare
Photos by Valerie Terranova