
MAINSTAGE

GOD WILL DO THE REST
by Nicholas Pilapil
directed by Fran de Leon
August 29-September 29, 2024
World Premiere presented by Artists at Play and Latino Theater Co.
In the wake of her divorce, Connie—the black sheep of the de Dios family—is back in her childhood home after being estranged for almost two decades. But a de Dios doesn’t forgive or forget. When the whole family—her tough-as-nails father, wayward son, bougie sister with the white doctor boyfriend, and flamboyant favorite aunt—all gather to celebrate her glamorously overbearing mother’s milestone birthday, what could possibly go wrong? With Santo Niño prayers, karaoke, and chicken adobo, God Will Do The Rest exposes the complicated ways Filipino Americans grapple with their love and duty to family.
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NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT

नेहा & NEEL
by Ankita Raturi
directed by J. Mehr Kaur
May 18, 2024
Workshop Reading
The Los Angeles Theatre Center
Neha (नेहा) had such an idea of how to raise her son Neel (नील) in America, but he’s seventeen now, he hardly ever speaks Hindi, and he doesn’t care about seeing India’s famous Hope Diamond. On a cross-country college tour, both Neha and Neel must confront the difference between who they are and who they want each other to be. Between canceled flights, long drives, and impromptu motel stays, नेहा & Neel asks what we lose with every generation in America, and if it’s ever too late to connect with your roots.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Usha has tried everything to matchmake for her daughter, Pallavi: horoscopes, fortune-tellers, arranged dates…everything. But there’s only so much she can do in Delhi, halfway across the world from Pallavi. Usha fears that her daughter might die alone…until Pallavi falls head-over-heels for the smart and charming Sandeep. He is everything Usha could want in a son-in-law…but she can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right. In fact, she’s convinced something terrible is afoot, something otherworldly—and it’s coming for her daughter.

