Jay Chandrasekhar, the Indian American director of the cult comedy, âSuper Troopers,â is returning to the big screen with âEaster Sunday,â a family comedy based on the stand-up comedy and life experiences of Jo Koy.
Chandrasekhar will also star in the film alongside Indian American actor Asif Ali, Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Rodney To, and Eugene Cordero, among others.
According to Deadline, in the film, stand-up comedian Koy stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with âhis riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino American community.â
HartBeat Ensemble and the Romanian Cultural Institute announced the collaborative presentation of a provocative new drama, Bee Trapped Inside the Window by acclaimed Romanian-American playwright Saviana Stanescu. An intimate look at human trafficking in a wealthy suburb of Connecticut, this virtual play reading premieres Friday, February 26 at 7:30pm and runs through Sunday, March 21. Bee Trapped in the Window , directed by Vernice P. Miller, is available to view at no charge by registering at HartBeatEnsemble.org. Bee Trapped Inside The Window explores modern-day slavery s effect on the lives of three women of different backgrounds and ethnicities in the leafy suburbs of Connecticut. May (Lydia Gaston) is an Asian-American in-house domestic worker for a wealthy family with kids; Sasha (Jennifer Dorr White) is a Russian-American corporate executive with a drinking problem; and Mia (Erin Lockett) is Sasha s Black daughter, who is exploring and gradually understanding her own bi
HartBeat Ensemble's latest virtual show is a reading of a new play about modern slavery, set in a wealthy Connecticut suburb. "Bee Trapped Inside a Window" is by Romanian playwright Saviana Stanescu and streams through March 21.