Nov 16 2020
BEHIND THE SCENES: DRAGON BABY

BEHIND THE SCENES: DRAGON BABY

Presented by American Repertory Theater at Online/Virtual Space

Join us for the BEHIND THE SCENES of DRAGON BABY. By purchasing a household ticket you can watch the event on Monday, November 16 at 7:30 PM. Packages to all Behind the Scenes events are also available. 

Join “theatermaker to watch” (American Theatre) and Elliot Norton Award-winning storyteller Sara Porkalob (Dragon Lady, Dragon Mama, 1776 upcoming), composer Brian Quijada, and director Andrew Russell (Dragon Lady, Dragon Mama), for a conversation about the development of Dragon Baby, the final chapter in Porkalob’s autobiographical trilogy about three generations of Filipino Americans descended from gangsters and karaoke singers fighting to survive, thrive, and love. In this interactive session, learn about the team’s collaborative process, experience never-before-heard songs from the show, and engage in an autobiographical storytelling exercise.

After traversing 50 years of faulty family memories and dark secrets from Grandma Maria’s fantastical life in Dragon Lady and Maria Porkalob, Jr.,’s 25 years of queer love in a barren land in Dragon Mama, Sara challenges society’s definition of a “Great American Musical” and asks who gets to decide the standards as she writes her own story her way in Dragon Baby.

Admission Info

This is a virtual event. Single tickets at $20/pay-what-you-can and ticket packages to the series priced on a sliding scale.

Following the events, ten raffle-winning ticket holders, the series sponsors, and all A.R.T. donors of $500 or more will be eligible to continue the conversation “backstage” in the Virtual Green Room with the commissioned artists and A.R.T. staff.

Phone: 617-547-8300

Email: ticketservices@amrep.org

Additional time info:

Prior to the event, Behind the Scenes: Dragon Baby ticket holders are encouraged to purchase a ticket to attend the virtual launch celebration of A.R.T.’s archival recording of Dragon Mama on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30PM, streaming as part of the Virtually OBERON series through December 10.

Dates & Times

2020/11/16 - 2020/11/16

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space