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@backstagepasswithliachang Congrats!! @carlaching receives The Leah Ryan Fund Commission, "The Boost" for New Play "Kye Club" https://wp.me/p8ilTC-hYa The Leah Ryan Fund has announced playwright, Carla Ching, as the next recipient of The Boost, a commission now in its second cycle. The Boost is awarded to a woman, trans, or non-binary playwright over forty for a play to be written in conversation with one of Leah Ryan's plays. For this cycle the chosen play was Debt, a one act comedy about 'unpaid bills, endorphins, band practice, Marvin Gaye, and even more unpaid bills . . . something for everyone.'

Carla Ching receives the commission for her proposed play: Kye Club. At the Number One Seafood restaurant in Monterey Park, a group of friends gather monthly to engage in a radical project: to lend each other money to start new businesses, inspired by the Korean American 'kye' system. A craft beer microbrewery. A plant shop. A fermentation lab. A cafe/record store like the Japanese kissaten. A restaurant. Without venture capital pals or rich parents to fund their projects, they can only make their dreams a reality with a little help from their friends. What happens when you mix friends and money, business and marriage, and when you start a business and have no idea what you are doing? This play will encourage us to look towards community, family, and friends to build what we want, and is slated to have a public reading in the Fall of 2027.

On receiving The Boost, Carla Ching said, 'I cried when I learned I'd gotten the Boost, as I'd been feeling like there isn't a place for me in the theater anymore. I applied because when I read Leah's play Debt, I was gripped by its funny, complex examination of class. I felt close to its themes--scrabbling for years in NYC and crawling out with student loan debt and credit card debt--and I'm hoping the play I write can be something that anyone who's struggling with the cost of living and who dreams of having a little something to call their own can identify with. This is so incredibly meaningful to me and it's giving me the steam to keep going. A million heartfelt thanks to the Leah Ryan Fund.'

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The board of the Leah Ryan Fund is thrilled to announce Carla Ching (@carlaching) as the next recipient of The Boost commission!

Carla Ching receives the commission for her play: KYE CLUB (working title.)

At the Number One Seafood restaurant in Monterey Park, a group of friends gather monthly to engage in a radical project: to lend each other money to start new businesses, inspired by the Korean American “kye” system. A craft beer microbrewery. A plant shop. A fermentation lab. A cafe/record store like the Japanese kissaten. A restaurant. Without venture capital pals or rich parents to fund their projects, they can only make their dreams a reality with a little help from their friends. What happens when you mix friends and money, business and marriage, and when you start a business and have no idea what you are doing? This play will encourage us to look towards community, family, and friends to build what you want.

This new work is slated to have a public reading in the fall of 2027, and will be written in conversation with Leah Ryan’s play DEBT.

#theboost #newplays #leahryan #newcommission

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So You Want to Write a Science Play? 🔬✍️

Join our virtual panel for a conversation with playwrights and scientists to help guide or inspire your EST/Sloan comission application. The panel will end with a Q&A session for prospective grant recipients.

This year's panel features Carla Ching, Lucas Hnath, Dr. Diana Reiss, and Molly Webster moderated by Rachel Lin.

Since 1998, the EST/Sloan Project has awarded commissions totaling more than $4,000,000 to hundreds of theatre artists. Will you be next?

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What a way to kick off summer. 🎭💥
Wrapping The Two Kids That Blow Sht Up* with @theatrediaspora has been an absolute blast — and I mean that literally. Huge gratitude to this entire team for making it such a joy.

Directed by @lalapai Performed by @fewna & @macschonher Written by carlaching
Lighting: @happikemper Costumes: @joshuasin Sound: Max Costigan Intimacy & Fight: @krsmun Stage Management: Maya Galvin & Wren Harms PM / Co-Artistic Director: @jnakase
20+ costumes, a whole lot of heart, and some genuinely explosive storytelling. So proud of what we made together. ⛄️💣💥

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Catch us in the lobby before and after the show! @theatrediaspora presents The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Artist Repertory Theatre. This beautiful show expresses the ups and downs of a friendship between two Asian characters through time. You’ll see the classic bowls that inspired our candle labels, and a whole lot of love. Use the discount code TDFRIEND for a special discount! Tickets can be found at Theatre Diaspora’s website and bio.

#candles #asiantheatre #aapitheatre #aapi

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🧨 We’re thrilled to announce our first full production since the start of COVID: The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up by Carla Ching, opening THIS WEEKEND!

At its heart, this is a funny, messy, heartfelt story about two people trying to figure out life, love, and themselves. It just so happens that this couple is Asian.
For us, that’s part of what makes this production so special. AANHPI stories deserve to be everything—romantic, ridiculous, complicated, joyful, flawed, and deeply human. After years of readings, workshops, community events, and dreaming about what comes next, bringing a full production back to the stage feels both exciting and a little surreal. We can’t wait to share it with you!

Join us as we celebrate this next chapter for Theatre Diaspora… and one explosive love story. Tickets are in our bio or website! If there is any financial barrier, DM us as we are always looking for volunteer ushers!

💥 The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up 💥
Written by Carla Ching
June 26-July 5 at Artists Repertory Theatre
Featuring Barbie Wu and Mac Schonher

[Video created by Mac Schonher]
Thank you to our partner organization Artists Repertory Theatre for the space!

#TheatreDiaspora #AANHPITheatre #PortlandTheatre #AsianAmericanTheatre #TheTwoKidsThatBlowShitUp

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🎂Aging is a gift. Having people in your life who choose you back is an even greater gift. 🥹🙏🏼 I feel so content and full (literally from all the good food these past few days) to know the people I care for feel the same way. Thank you to everyone who have messaged me wishing me a happy birthday. These past several days have felt special and one for the books. ☺️

Also happy birthday to my fellow June 8th babies! There’s a lot of us in LA 😂

#junebaby #geminibaby

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We had SO MUCH FUN at our AMMO-nymous reading of “Urban Scholars” by Alison Minami (@coreyblues)! Thank you to everyone who came out to support and thank you to the actors for jumping in head first! It may have been a cold read 🥶 but it was sure a 🔥🔥🔥 time!!

Feeling a lil bit of FOMO? Join us at Fiesta Cantina this Thursday 5/28 @7pm for our LAST reading of the AMMO-nymous series! There will also be 2 for 1 margaritas 😉

#latheatre #ammo #ammunitiontheatrecompany

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April Part 2: so many folx coming to see FLOWER DRUM SONG! and other adventures too…
- congrats to @johnmiyasaki and i for 1 year at @eastwestplayers !
- thank you Sharon at Biyoshi for my haircut!
- thank you EWP Board and @dotscafe for the meal!
- it’s @koreahollywood !!!
- Casey is in town!!!
- it’s @carin.boba.brito !
- @hachirawr @xoximon and i take coffee seriously…thanks @coastalseinfeld !
- it’s @carlaching !
- @jenniferpazofficial @thejosellana with our @sallyhongittyyabba !
- @rachel_isaac18 came for a visit and saw the show! also we’ll miss you @samo.zeas ! and hallo @jonasjaclyn !
- whoa! @mel.makes.moves and @raul_vega1357 is seeing the show! @xoximon @sheelayuan @coastalseinfeld
- long time no see @pauldinhmc !
- the infamous Cry Cry Horse!
- after seeing “Chungking Express” at @vidiots w/ @rachel_isaac18 @aaron_fool
- @a_cat_named_dunkin loves everyone more than me
- Wings of Mexico at @griffithobservatory !!! (this is my 3rd “Wings” country!!!)
- it’s @danieldaekim !!!
- thanks for coming to support @tellyleung ! w/ @thedavidhenryhwang
#themonththatwas #moretocome

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Every April 4th, I receive a Facebook notification linked to this memory. The year was 2015. A simpler time in nearly every way. I was doing a play at City Theatre in Pittsburgh and @carlaching flew in for opening night. On my day off, we headed to the Mattress Factory. There were several permanent installations that moved us deeply. Light sculptures by James Turrell. A haunted bedroom by Greer Lankton. But the pieces that struck us most were 2 infinity rooms by Yayoi Kusama. The museum was nearly empty so we had them all to ourselves. No wait to enter. No rush to leave. I knew in that moment that we would never be able to experience her work like that again. 11 years later and that forecast still holds true.

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We are excited to announce the Chalk Rep Writers Group cohort for 2026. @amyrberryman @carlaching @hamletteneggs @danieljayhirsch. Led by @hannahjwolf, and hosted by @pasadenaplayhouse, this year will focus on 2nd drafts of plays by this accomplished group of writers. We’re building community while building plays. Look for the public readings of the work early next year! Let’s launch these LA plays!

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February on film

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