Join Pao Arts Center in welcoming CHUANG Stage and Company One’s co-production of Learning How To Read by Moonlight by Gaven D. Trinidad.
Performances
Thursday, May 29 | 7:30 PM
Friday, May 30 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 31 | 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 1 | 2:00 PM
While his mother struggles to earn money in New York City and his father waits alone in Manila for their daily phone calls, six-year-old Eddie learns English from his imaginary friend. Between the War on Drugs in the Philippines and the anti-immigrant movement in the United States threatening their humanity, will this undocumented family be able to pursue their dreams and address unspoken truths? A musical and multilingual journey of childlike wonder, Gaven D. Trinidad’s Learning How to Read by Moonlight is equal parts playful, poignant, and hella Pinoy.
To spotlight Boston’s own community leaders and activism, a new narrator (a fellow artist, community organizer, or elected official) joins the storytelling every night. Learning How to Read by Moonlight is spoken in English and Tagalog with subtitles.
Credits
Cast
Elijah Punzal (they/he/siya) - Player 1/Eddie
Jude Torres* (he/him) - Player 2/Jimmy
Christine Armenion (she/her) - Player 3/Nanay
Alfredo Reyes (He/Him) - Player 4/Tatay
Nicholas Papayoanou (he/they) - Player 5/Misc.
Jenine Florence Jacinto (they/them) - Understudy for Player 1/Eddie, Player 2/Jimmy
Creative Team
Playwright: Gaven D. Trinidad (they/he/siya)
Director & Scenic Designer: Natsu Onoda Power (she/her)
Dramaturg & Tour Director: Michelle M. Aguillon (she/her)
Music Direction: Jeffrey Song (he/him)
Production Stage Manager: Becca Cottrell (they/them)
Lighting Designer: Ashley Ting Yung (she/her)
Sound Designer: Anna Drummond (they/she)
Props Designer: Kelly Smith (she/her)
Projection Designer: Grace Kroeger (she/they)
Read full bios for artists here
For inquiries, please contact Ashley Yung.
About the Partners
Founded in 2018, CHUANG Stage is the first nationwide Mandarin-English bilingual, bicultural theatre company. CHUANG Stage helped Boston build a future in the American theatre that is moved forward by theatre artists and audiences of Asian decent, through innovative productions that contribute to language access and immigrant visibility. CHUANG Stage centers community and industry partnership, advancing diversity accountability at collaborating institutions, and uplifting engagement-based arts practices.
Founded in 1998, Company One has situated itself as a home for social justice and artistic excellence by connecting Boston’s diverse communities through live performance, the development of new plays and playwrights, arts education, and public engagement programming. By establishing a dedicated space for marginalized and alternative narratives to thrive and working with partners and collaborators across the city, Company One has become a local leader in the ongoing conversations that continue to define the era of social change in contemporary America.