Kwento Times Staged Reading Festival celebrates diverse Pilipinx stories by bringing directors, actors, and audiences together to support the early stages of playwriting development. Kwento Times is Bindlestiff Studio's inaugural play reading festival featuring new plays by writing workshop participants from Bindlestiff Studio and Velasco Arts. Each play was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic period, offering a unique and diverse kwento or story.
Learn more and get tickets at https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/kwento-times-staged-reading-festival
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Aureen Almario - Bindlestiff AD/Co-Producer
Conrad Panganiban - Co-Producer
Christina Ying - Co-Producer/Curator/Writer
Lorna Velasco - Co-Producer/Curator
ABOUT BINDLESTIFF STUDIO
Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and celebrate the diverse values, traditions, and histories of Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold artistic expression and community engagement.
FESTIVAL DATES
Sunday, May 1
1:00PM / Julie and the Starmaker by Conrad Panganiban
3:30PM / Stonefruit by Marissa Martinez
6:00PM / Club Level by David McFadden-Elliott
Wednesday, May 4
8:00PM / A Box for Blessica by Joselito Cordero
Thursday, May 5
8:00PM / There's A Kind Of A Hush by Manny Cabrera
Friday, May 6
8:00PM / Three Rules by Ed Mabasa
Saturday, May 7
1:00PM / Seminar by Edu Ibazeta
3:00PM / The Master's Tool by Jasmine Pulido
6:00PM / Musika by Matt De La Cruz
Bindlestiff Studio is wheelchair accessible. 
ASL interpretation will be available for the duration of the event.
In an effort to keep our community safe during this time of pandemic, kindly stay home if you are feeling unwell or if you have had possible COVID-19 exposure. Vaccines, face masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged. Let's continue to keep each other safe.
If you require any special accommodations or assistance, please email [email protected].
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