MAINSTAGE
नेहा & Neel
by Ankita Raturi
directed by Lily Tung Crystal
World Premiere
October 9-November 16, 2025
Neha (नेहा) had such an idea of how to raise her son Neel (नील) in America, but a cross-country college tour forces them both to confront the difference between who they are and who they want each other to be. नेहा & Neel asks what we lose with every generation in America, and if it’s ever too late to connect with your roots.
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
who hurt you?
by Katie Đỗ
May 24, 2025
Los Angeles Theatre Center
who hurt you? centers Ellie Nguyễn, an ambitious Vietnamese-American actor, as she seems to lose everything she’s ever wanted to a Half-White/Half-Vietnamese actor. As her dreams, nightmares, and realities fluctuate with her self-sabotage and insecurity, Ellie’s well-being takes a toll on herself and those around her. The consequences of Ellie’s decisions force a change in the world, one where they could all thrive or cease to exist, or both.
True / Story, based on a true story
by A. Rey Pamatmat
directed by Reena Dutt
May 31, 2025
Los Angeles Theatre Center
Can you write a play about your estranged, incarcerated father dying during a global pandemic without it becoming trauma porn? Should you even try? One playwright, two actors, and a fully meta, semi-autobiographical struggle to make it to the “End of Play” while examining life, death, and art along the way … without feeling exploited by American Theatre.
AAP Playwrights Group
Summer 2025
Will launch in Summer 2025 with a focus on creating new work that explores different Asian diasporic enclaves in Los Angeles. In collaboration with community-based partners in these “Little Asia” neighborhoods, the plays will highlight the vibrant stories and histories of the communities who live and thrive there.
Artists at Play — A Los Angeles-Based Theatre Collective 