NAATCO, today announced that the company has commissioned five Asian American Playwrights, all women, to write monologues for characters no younger than 60-years-old. Each monologue will be at least 30 minutes long, and all five will be performed together as a piece entitled Out of Time. The playwrights, Asian American women, are Jaclyn Backhaus, Samantha Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Moench.
The idea was conceived and will be directed by Les Waters for NAATCO. NAATCO will develop the monologues during this time of lockdown, with the goal of having them ready for live performance as soon as theatres re-open.
Famed costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, has an incomparable ability to weave an authentic story through the fabric of each character she helps bring to life. One of the most sought-after and renowned costume designers today, she has worked with Hollywood royalty for television and more than 40 films.
Now Ruth is celebrating new royalty in
Coming 2 America, which will begin streaming on Amazon Prime on March 5
th. Having defined the culture of Wakanda royalty, she is the natural choice to clothe the iconic characters from the country known as Zamunda. For
Coming 2 America, Ruth will infuse her signature style and flair, modernizing the looks from the 1988’s