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Sell Me: I am from North Korea

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Sora Baek in performance of her one woman play, Sell Me: I am from North Korea
Sell Me: I am from North Korea is a one woman show inspired by the true stories of North Korean defectors, A profound portrait of people who risked everything to escape one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Premiered at the 2019 International Human Rights Art Festival in New York.
Written by and performed by Korean-born playwright, Sora Baek. Produced by Camilla Ross and Emerson Theater Collaborative.
Show dates:
October 13-14th – 7pm
October 15th – 2pm & 7pm
You may also want to attend our SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Korean-American Experience on Wednesday, October 12th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for a truly immersive cultural journey. Details coming soon !
In-Theater Ticket Prices:
Enjoy our upcoming production of unforgettable live theater on October 13th-15th.
Pick your seats with our new “seating” map.
  • Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
  • Advance Purchase – $35
  • At-the-Door – $45
Live-Stream Details:
Watch from the comfort of your home the live-stream of Saturday’s 2pm matinee.
On-Demand Details:
Watch from the comfort of your home the on-demand video of  Saturday’s matinee. Available through
Details coming soon!
Sell Me: I am from North Korea's playwright and actor Sora Back
Actor:
SORA BAEK (Writer/Performer) is an award winning actor, writer and producer from South Korea. She has been featured on the New York Times, News 12 NJ and Voice of America. Select acting theater credits include: SELL ME: I am from North Korea (International Human Rights Festival, NYC, Jersey City Theater Center), The Storm, A Christmas Carol, and Sworn Virgin (NY and International Tour) with Blessed Unrest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Calaveras Repertory Theatre), Odd Couple, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Curious Frog). Sora received Best Actress at the Epidemic Film Festival in San Francisco. She works with Only Make Believe where she creates interactive theater with children in hospitals and is an associate member of an internationally acclaimed theater company, Blessed Unrest. www.sorabaek.com
Director:
AMANDA KATE JOSHI (Director) is a NYC-based director, producer. Amanda has spent the last 15 years working on new and developing plays, as a director and an independent producer.  She sat on the Lark Play Development Company’s Literary Wing, was a reader for the Princess Grace Award in Playwrighting, and spent two years as the Colony Coordinator at for the Johnny Mercer Writers’ Colony at Goodspeed.  In 2005 she founded Wizard Oil Productions and was their Artistic Director until 2010. She has also partnered with New Georges as a Line Producer, producing close to 20 productions for the three companies.  New Georges’ A Beautiful Day in November…Great Lakes won an OBIE in 2015, and Wizard Oil’s Empire of the Tree was nominated for an Innovative Theatre Award in 2010.  Additionally, she has been an evaluator for the SDC Observership Program, been nominated for both a National Directors Fellowship and an SDC Mike Ockrent Directing Fellowship. www.amandakatejoshi.com.
True Nature of All Being produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative

True Nature of All Being

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During 1970, in Minamata a small fishing village in Japan, a fisherman, Teru Moriya is struggling to make ends meet and to care for his family especially his young, severely disabled daughter. The livelihood of all the fishermen in the village is at stake since many people are falling ill, and the suspected culprit is mercury being drained from a nearby chemical plant and polluting the waters. People in the village are at odds since some in the village are dependent on the chemical plant for their livelihood. The illness is dividing the town, families including Teru Moriya’s and destroying individual lives. Women in the village have banded together to discover the truth, save their children and spark the global environmental movement.
Written by Lisa A. Giordano. Produced by Camilla Ross. Directed by Ashely Adelman.
When:
  • May 6th, Friday – LIVE STREAM & IN-HOUSE
  • May 7th, Saturday, 7pm IN-HOUSE
  • May 8th, Sunday, 2pm IN-HOUSE
Where:
  • Emerson Theater Collaborative at The Collective Sedona in Village of Oak Creek

In-House Tickets:

  • Click here to buy tickets!
  • Prices –
    • Advance Purchase – $35
    • At-the-Door – $45
    • Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
    • Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service

Click here to buy Live Stream  Tickets (May 6th 7pm PST only)!

Click here to learn more about our Pre-Show Event, SIGHTS \ SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the Asian-American Experience, on May 4th!

Grantors:

  • Arizona Humanities
  • Arizona Commission on the Arts
  • Puffin Foundation, LTD

 

Cast:

Asuka Morinaga Derfler plays MICHIKO MORIYA in True Nature of All Being

 

Asuka Morinaga Derfler (MICHIKO MORIYA)
Asuka Morinaga Derfler is from Hiroshima, graduated from the Toho Gakuen drama department and was a member of the Haiyuza Theater Company in Tokyo. Japan credits include: Seagull (Nina) at Haiyuza Theater, Chidori (Chidori) at Kinokuniya Southern Theater, Ino Tadaka Story (Ino Shino) at the New National Theater in Tokyo and others as well as voice over works at NHK, movies, and Play Station games. She was trained at Herbert Berkoff Studio as a scholarship student from the Japanese Government. She has performed in plays, readings, at HERE, Flea Theater,Theater@DNA and others. Voice over work at FCI and USN. She is a teaching artist at Ping Chong + Company and has also been working to develop a theater education program between NYC and Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zak Ma plays HIROSHI MURASAKI & MONKEY TRAINER in True Nature of All Being

 

 

 

Zak Ma (HIROSHI MURASAKI & MONKEY TRAINER)
Zak Ma is a New York based actor and physical theatre artist from Southern California. He believes in the healing power of art and aims to erase the limitations from the culmination of societal, ancestral, and cultural dictations. Zak recently created, produced, and performed in his solo show, Ma: The Exodus, an exploration of his personal experience as a Asian American immigrant. He obtained his Master’s in Acting at The Actors Studio Drama School, and his Butoh training with RenGyoSoh Butoh theatre company, where he officially became a core member since 2020. Recent performances include Ikigai (Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers’ Award), EN:2021, Ma on the Edge, and Watch Me (An Original Play by Kervigo Ensemble). zak-ma.com

 

Samantha Shen plays FUMIKO MURASAKI in True Nature of All Being

 

Samantha Shen (FUMIKO MURASAKI)
Raised in the Bay Area of California, Samantha was heavily involved in theater and music ministry. Her love for the arts continued to grow, so she moved to Los Angeles to earn her BA in Ethnomusicology at UCLA. Now, she resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has found a balance between her life and her life’s work. Samantha shares her love of storytelling and music through releasing original songs as well as playing characters that portray minority stories, uplifting the voices that have been silenced for far too long. Instagram: @samanthashen_.  Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/samanthashenmusic

 

Shoko Rice plays HANA MORIYA in True Nature of All Being

 

Shoko Rice (HANA MORIYA) 
Shoko Rice was born and raised in Niigata, Japan. She moved to the states by herself without speaking English in 2006. She has been living in Los Angeles since, now it’s her second home. She has worked on many films and TV shows in Hollywood over a decade. Her recent film credits include her leading feature film “Call Me Emanuelle” “A Wiseguy Christmas” ”The Awakening of Emanuelle” “Kill Plan”. She proved that an immigrant with English as their second language could lead in a Hollywood film. True Nature Of All Being is her theater debut production. She is also a singer and painter, she puts so much passion into each of her works.  Instagram@shokorice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koji Ono plays TERU MORIYA in True Nature of All Being

 

 

Koji Ono (TERU MORIYA) 
Koji Ono is originally from Japan and has been performing as a professional actor for 11 years in Shiki Theatre Company which is the most famous theatre company in Japan. Koji has performed with such shows as A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Aida, Lion King, Evita and so many other shows. He is so excited to join this amazing project “True Nature of All Being”!
Facebook:@kojiono0427       Instagram:@koji_ono1981            Twitter:@kojiono7                         Website:kojiono.com

 

 

Julie Rhee plays AUNT YOSHIKO in True Nature of All Being

 

 

Julie Rhee (AUNT YOSHIKO) 
Julie Rhee is a writer, director and actress from NYC. Her one-act plays including Mother’s Day, Blind Date, have been presented and she has also directed short plays in NYC play festivals. As an actress, she has played “Lauren” in Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, and “Juror #8” in Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose. She also enjoys stand-up comedy, and has competed at the She-Devil Comedy Fest in NYC along with forty-seven women comedians selected across the country.

 

Junko Nishiguchi Cheng plays AUNT YUIKO in True Nature of All Being

 

Junko Nishiguchi Cheng (AUNT YUIKO)
Junko Nishiguchi Cheng was raised in Osaka, New York, and Southern California where she now resides with her husband of 34 years and their two grown children. After 30+ years as an international recording artist, she switched to acting in 2018 when she was cast as the “lipstick lady” in Taylor Swift’s music video Delicate. She has since appeared in several films, commercials, and TV shows, and she is excited to be cast in her first stage production since her musical theater days in college. Junko and David are looking forward to their upcoming trip to Aruba which she won on Wheel of Fortune. IG and Twitter @junkocheng
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkousa or https://www.facebook.com/JunkoCheng
Instagram: @junkocheng                 Twitter: @junkocheng                           Website: www.junko.com
Underneath the Lintel produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative

Underneath the Lintel

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Davinci Code meets the dewy decimal system
In this gripping ghost story an eccentric librarian discovers a weather-beaten book in a return bin — 113 years overdue. Sparked by a message left in its margins, he embarks on a magical quest that takes him around the world and 2,000 years into the past. With astonishing twists and turns, UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL draws us into an unforgettable odyssey.
Underneath the Lintel is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC www.broadwayplaypub.com
Originally produced professionally Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse!
When:
  • April 15-16
  • Friday & Saturday
  • 7pm
Where:
  • Emerson Theater Collaborative at The Collective Sedona in Village of Oak Creek
Tickets:
  • Click here to buy tickets!
  • Prices –
    • Advance Purchase – $35
    • At-the-Door – $45
    • Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
    • Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service
Producer:
  • Camilla Ross
Director:
  • Ashley Adelman
Cast:
  • The Librarian – Craig Schneider
Crew:
  • Jon Capozzoli – Lighting Designer
  • Matt – Egan – Sound
  • Melinda McElroy – Stage Manager
Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons

Permanent Collection

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Written by Thomas Gibbons
Produced by Camilla Ross
Directed by Ashley Adelman
Produced by Special Arrangements of Playscripts
Starring – Elijah Manning, Cat Ransom, James Yaw, La Rivers, Racquel McKenzie and Larry Cohen
Sponsors – City of Sedona & Caldwell Banker
Synopsis
Permanent Collection is a searing examination of racial politics that ultimately asks how much space — literally and figuratively — the white world gives to African-Americans. What is the cost of failing to view the world through another’s eyes?
Soon after African-American businessman Sterling North becomes the new director of the Morris Foundation, he discovers that this world-famous art collection includes several significant African sculptures tucked away in storage. His proposal to add them to the public galleries is opposed by the foundation’s long-time education director, who is loyal to the idiosyncratic wishes of the late Dr. Morris. Spurred on by a zealous local journalist, this clash quickly escalates to public accusations of racism and a bitter struggle for control of the collection.
When
  • Friday, February 4th @ 7pm
  • Saturday, February 5th @ 7pm
  • Sunday, February 6th @ 2pm
Ticketing
In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.
  • Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
  • Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
  • Advance Purchase – $35
  • At-the-Door – $45

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!

Where
Emerson Theater Collaborative @ The Collective Sedona, 7000 SR 179 Suite C-100, Sedona AZ 86351
Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations for social distancing, masks and vaccinations.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)

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Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told — plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season! The Emerson Theater Collaborative’s mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative and exhilarating theater in Northern Arizona.
Starring Josh Rivedal, Jimmy Shoffman & William “Gabriel” Grier.
Ticketing
In-Person theater costs. For the first time ever, pick your seats with our new “seating” map.
  • Advance – $35
  • At Door – $45
  • Advance /Reserved Seating – $55 (sit at table with your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)
  • Advance /Reserved Table – $165 (reserve an entire table of three for your friends/family, drink tickets available and table service)

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!

Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations for masks and vaccinations. No Refunds!
SPONSORS:
  • City of Sedona
  • Debra Gallaway – Caldwell Banker
  • Sedona Monthly
Sights Sounds Samplings of American Soldier and Robin Slonina of Skin Wars

SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the American Soldier featuring Robin Slonina

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Celebrate the SIGHTS | SOUNDS | SAMPLINGS of the American Soldier displayed through theater, skin art, music and food!
This serves as an opening reception for Robin Slonina, SkinWars, and her Wonder Women Art Collection on display.
Douglas Taurel will perform a monologue or two from Emerson Theater Collaborative’s upcoming production of The American Soldier on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct-21-23rd.
Our Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Quinton Jenkins. Samplings of traditional American foods will be provided with the sweet sounds of music representative of Americana.
Additionally, Skin Wars creator and artist, Robin Slonina will unveil her latest skin art creation featuring model and Army Reservist Rebecca Woodberry, resident of Sedona.
When:
  • Wednesday, October 20th, 4:30 to 6:30pm
Tickets:
  • Advance – $45
  • At Door – $55
  • Veterans or Active Duty – $40

To BUY TICKETS to this event, click here! 

We will also be live-streaming this event from our social media page. Follow our Sedona Arts Academy Facebook Page for more information!
For more information on Emerson Theater Collaborative’s production of The American Soldier, click here!
Following CDC COVID-19 recommendations.
No refunds!
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