Young Artist Staged Reading
Celebrating AAPI voices through storytelling, performance, and community
About Young Artist Staged Reading:
Our Young Artist Staged Reading program allows emerging performers the opportunity to work on plays by Asian American playwrights, often for the first time. Participants gain hands-on experience in a professional setting, collaborating with directors, cast, and crew, and ultimately sharing their work with a live audience of friends, family, and community. It’s a meaningful and energizing way to build confidence, craft, and connection.
Upcoming Events
Past Events:
Staged Reading of Sisters Matsumoto by Philip Kan Gotanda
After years behind barbed wire, the Matsumoto sisters return to Stockton to reclaim their lives. But "home" is a complicated word.
Join us for a searing production of Philip Kan Gotanda’s Sisters Matsumoto. Performed by a dynamic cast of young artists, this immersive staged reading explores the delicate threads of sisterhood as they attempt to weave a future out of the remnants of the past. In a world that wants them to remain invisible, these women and their families fight to be seen. Come early before the show and enjoy a stroll through the exhibits at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose!
Date and Time:
June 19th and 20th, 2026
7:00 PM
JAMsj : 535 N 5th St, San Jose
