USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative is hosting a virtual event “Masters of the Currents: A Conversation with the Creators and Cast” on April 7, 2021 from 8:00PM-9:00PM EST.
Join us for excerpts from Masters of the Currents, the first touring play about Micronesians in the US, followed by a conversation.
About this Event:
Created by TeAda Productions, Masters of the Currents is the first nationally touring play about Micronesians in the U.S. Join us for excerpts from the show followed by a conversation with the creators and the multigenerational voices of Micronesians that played a key role in the play’s development.
Inspired by the stories of Micronesians living in Hawai’i, creative partners Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng used community-based story collection and social justice practices to craft a theatrical journey that takes us from remote island nations to urban cities through ocean water passageways and paved asphalt highways. The play follows the story of three Micronesian youth who have fled their island nations due to environmental and economic pressures, and who must now overcome conflicts of identity to be accepted by their peers in their new home of Hawai'i.
In an engaging conversation, show creators Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng and cast members Innocenta Sound-Kikku, Emeraldrose Hadik, Jayceleen Ifenuk, and Jermine Kaipat will discuss issues facing the Micronesian community, the development of Masters of the Currents, and the impact the play has had on their lives. The panel will be facilitated by Marie-Reine Velez, Visions and Voices production and marketing specialist and co-founder of the Asian American theatre collective Artists at Play.
TeAda Productions hopes to bring a full, live performance of Masters of the Currents to USC when in-person events can safely return.
Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Student Assembly.