The Incredible 365 Days / 365 plays- with Pulitzer Winner Suzan-Lori Parks

"Desipina & Company helps promote cross-pollinations of artistic, political, and cultural dialogues within the Asian-American communities." Desipina is one of an incredible 52 theater companies in New York City that have been invited to produce Suzan-Lori Parks' plays with The Public Theater. "A family living in fear of the government. A homecoming queen at the moment of realizing her fading popularity. The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. These are just a few of the faces that make up Week 31 of Suzan Lori Park's 365 Days / Plays." Read more about this phenomenal concept at http://www.365days365plays.com/

The first performance date for seven shows that will play at this theater is Tuesday, June 12. They have two shows on that evening: 6p.m. & 7p.m., and a reception between the two. Both shows are free and you must RSVP by sending an email to 365@desipina.org with your name, which show you want to see, and the the number of your guests. Seats are limited so do it today!
Date: Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
Location: A.I.R. Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301
Timings: Two showings: 6pm & 7pmSmall reception between showings at 6:30pm Tickets: FREE (donations are appreciated) - RSVP to 365@desipina.org (Please indicate which showing time and how many guests you are bringing.)

From the official website (http://www.365days365plays.com/) of 365 Days/ 365 Plays - "On November 13, 2002, SUZAN-LORI PARKS got an idea to write a play a day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The resulting play cycle, called 365 Days/365 Plays is a daily meditation on an artistic life. Some plays are very short, less than a page. Others last forever. SUZAN-LORI PARKS is a playwright, screenwriter and novelist whose plays include Topdog / Underdog, Fucking A, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, The America Play, Venus, The Death Of The Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, and In The Blood, among others. In 2002, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Topdog/ Underdog. The 365 International Festival invites any theater in the world to join a grassroots premiere of this play cycle. Over 700 theaters are producing the plays in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Colorado, Greater Texas, Los Angeles, Midwest, New York, Northeast, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Southeast, Washington DC Area, West, Universities (365U) and all over the planet through 365Global from November 13, 2006 through November 12, 2007. All performances are free to the public and all artists can participate."

If you miss their first performance date's shows, don't fret. They have another show at The Public Theater on July 1, 2007:

The Public Theater First Sundays Series

425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and E. 4thSt)

Time: 3pm & 7pm

Tickets are FREE. TWO ways to get those tickets-

1. Call 212-967-7555 from 10a.m. to 9p.m. Mon-Sun

2. Visit The Public Theater Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and E. 4thSt) Box Office Hours: Tues-Sat 1p.m. -7:30p.m., Sun & Mon 1p.m.-6p.m. Limited to 2 reservations per person per event. Reservations are honored until 15 minutes prior to reading. Please note seating is limited and it's general admission.

You can find a lot more info on Desipina on their website: www.desipina.org

The shows are being produced in association with Eric LouieWith: Jessica Bhargava, Cindy Cheung, Sanjiv Jhaveri,Paul Jun, John Rankin, Debargo Sanyal, Reena Shah... and incolude a "Projection Special Appearance." The music is by Solveig Olsen and it's choreographed by Reena Shah.