Theatre Arts

Culture Clatter

Foothill College Theatre Arts presents Culture Clatter, a free series showcasing new works and playwrights from the vibrant cultural and ethnic communities of Silicon Valley.

Join Us Saturdays, December 5-19

A new Culture Clatter will be offered every Saturday evening, Dec. 5–19, 2020, via Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with Foothill faculty and members of the artistic team.

 

About the Plays and our Partnerships

These short plays from local playwrights are being produced through partnerships with artists from the non-profit theatre companies Bay Area Drama, The Pear Theatre, and Bindlestiff Studio.

Stories from South Asia  • Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with Bay Area Drama Company

Bobbi and Bobby

Written and directed by Basab Pradhan

CAST

• Bharat - Havish Ravipati
• Bobbi - Grace Liu
• Mom - Rita Bhatia
• Dad - Pierre Gopal

Suprabatham

Written by Sindu Singh, adapted and directed by Sathish Sattanathan

CAST

• Meera - Anju Prakash
• Son - Anirudh Mohan
• Rohini - Vaishnavi Sridhar
• Handyman - Paul Costello
• Daughter-in-law - Sunanda Mukundan

 

Stories from Black America • Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with The Pear Theatre

Thinking Out Loud

Written by Sinjin Jones, directed by Tessa Corrie

CAST

• Keith - Yusef Seevers
• Mark - Luke Myers

Habari Gani

Written by Cleavon Smith, directed by Tessa Corrie

CAST

• Tony - Troy Rockett
• Victor - Antonio Harris
• James - Alvin Adrian Lee
• Meredith - Carolina Morones

 

Stories from Filipino America  • Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.

Presented in cooperation with Bindlestiff Studio

Cara’s World

Written by Christina Ying, directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Cara - Mia Bernardino
• Bethany - Dana Solimon
• Tammy - Carina Lastimosa

Teardropped

Written by Conrad Panganiban, directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Swivels - Allan Silva
• Teardrop - Raisa Donato

December

Written and directed by Jeffrey Lo

CAST

• Floyd - Wes Gabrillo
• Emillia - Christine Jamling Chang