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People of Color Comedy Festival
Austin’s first festival dedicated entirely to comedy by performers of color. Spanning two nights, the festival showcased improv, sketch, puppetry, and stand-up from diverse performers across Austin and beyond — including the organization’s own Lion Dance team. Built on the premise that comedy, one of the most accessible art forms, must consistently include points of
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Living on the Hyphen
A whimsical and poignant theatrical journey into the world of identity, duality, and self-discovery. Drawing on the personal experiences of a diverse ensemble, the show weaves spoken word, live music, Bharata Natyam dance, and Chinese dragon dance into a story about straddling cultural identities, navigating racism and immigration, and the courage to be your authentic
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L.A.W. Lewd Asian Women
An original play weaving Chinese mythology and contemporary Austin, inspired by an 1875 U.S. Supreme Court case in which 22 Chinese women were unjustly judged as lewd and debauched. Written and performed by four Asian American women drawing on personal experience, the play examines racial identity, the model minority myth, and the psychological weight of
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30 Dates in 60 Minutes
Thirty mini-plays performed in 60 minutes about the ups and downs of dating, written and performed by an ensemble of minority performers drawing entirely from personal experience. Fast-paced, audience-interactive, and disarmingly honest — a format that made personal stories into shared comedy. The first in what became a beloved recurring series. Lucky Chaos Theater Projects
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Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles
A collaborative theatrical production written and performed by artists living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions. Combining humor, music, and drama, the show presented the realities of mental illness from the inside — personal, specific, and deliberately free of political statement. One of the organization’s landmark works. LuckyChaos Theater Projects presents:
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Cheese and Other Oddities
Austin’s first Asian American arts festival of original plays, performance art and short films. Five original works written and directed by Asian Americans, presented across four nights at the Salvage Vanguard Theater. The festival launched the organization’s mission to provide a consistent outlet for Asian American expression. NEW ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS GROUP PRESENTS FULL LINEUP