Plays 4 Us hosted its latest reading series, The Persistence of Nasty, on February 17 at Pictor Gallery in New York. My first in-person reading post-pandemic was Christine Toy Johnson’s Expression of Regret with Ka-Ling Cheung, and Nancy Ma, where I played U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu.  In 2012, Congress issued a formal apology to Chinese Americans for their struggles in immigrating to the U.S. in the 19th … Continue reading Yvette Heyliger, Lia Chang, Ka-Ling Cheung, Nancy Ma, Polly Adams and Vivia Font in Plays 4 Us Reading Series: THE PERSISTENCE OF NASTY Featuring Christine Toy Johnson’s EXPRESSION OR REGRET, BRIDGE TO BARAKA, and Alice Eve Cohen’s MRS. SATAN & THE NASTY WOMAN at Pictor Gallery

Plays 4 Us is hosting its next reading series, The Persistence of Nasty, on February 17, 2022 at Pictor Gallery: 547 West 27th Street, Suite 204 in New York. Doors open at 6pm. Starts at 6:30pm. RSVP to: ddpell@yahoo.com or kathrynmarkey@gmail.com. Bring ID, vax cards, and masks. Seating is limited, 25 – 30 people. I’ll be playing U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu in Christine Toy Johnson’s Expression … Continue reading Feb. 17: Plays 4 Us Reading Series: THE PERSISTENCE OF NASTY Featuring Yvette Heyliger’s BRIDGE TO BARAKA; Christine Toy Johnson’s EXPRESSION OF REGRET with Lia Chang, Ka-Ling Cheung, and Nancy Ma; and Alice Eve Cohen’s MRS. SATAN & THE NASTY WOMAN with Polly Adams and Vivia Font at Pictor Gallery