Crossroads
About the CrossRoads Initiative
The CrossRoads Commissioning Project is part of The Lab@SCR, South Coast Repertory’s integrated play development program. CrossRoads began in 2013, through a grant from the Time Warner Foundation, as a way to engage playwrights with Orange County’s diverse and vibrant communities. Through exploratory residencies, commissioned playwrights spend time in the area as a way to inspire their new works.
The CrossRoads Playwrights
2022
- Tony Meneses
2017
- Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
- Ike Holter
- Madhuri Shekar
- Karen Zacarías
2015
- Dipika Guha
- Adam Gwon and Mike Lew (musical collaboration)
- Octavio Solis
- Lauren Yee
2013
- Carla Ching
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph
- Aditi Brennan Kapil
- Mona Mansour
- Qui Nguyen
- Tanya Saracho
CrossRoads Production History Highlights
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Nomad Motel by Carla Ching: World premiere at City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh), May 2018; New York premiere at the Atlantic Theatre Company, May 2019
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Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee: World premiere at SCR, March 2018; subsequent productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Victory Gardens Theater (Chicago), Signature Theatre (New York) and numerous other theatres nationwide. Original cast member Joe Ngo (Chum) earned an Obie Award for his Signature Theatre performance.
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Yoga Play by Dipika Guha: World premiere at SCR, April 2017; San Francisco Playhouse production, March 2019; PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2022; and others
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Orange by Aditi Brennan Kapil: World premiere at Mixed Blood Theatre, November 2016; SCR, March 2017
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Unseen by Mona Mansour: World premiere at the Gift Theatre (Chicago), February 2017; Oregon Shakespeare Festival production, April 2022
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Vietgone by Qui Nguyen: World premiere at SCR, October 2015; Manhattan Theatre Club, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre and numerous other productions nationwide
Community Connections
SCR extends thanks to the following organizations for contributing their time, expertise and resources to the CrossRoads Commissioning Project:
- Academy of International Dance
- Asian Professional Exchange
- Association of Latino Professionals For America, Orange County Chapter
- California State University, Fullerton—Department of American Studies
- The Cambodian Family
- Common Ground open mic series
- Community Action Partnership of Orange County
- David Hirson & Partnership LLP
- Dengue Fever
- Ektaa Center
- Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters
- Flamencali
- Islamic Center of Irvine
- Islamic Institute of Orange County
- Khurgel Immigration Law Firm
- KidWorks
- Latino Health Access
- The Markaz, Arts Center for the Greater Middle East
- Naranjita Flamenco
- New Horizon School Irvine
- North Orange County Community College District
- OC Game Review
- OC Weekly
- The Olive Tree Initiative
- Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance
- Orange County School of the Arts
- Pacific Symphony
- Project MotiVATe
- South Asian Helpline And Referral Agency
- South Coast Chinese Cultural Association/Irvine Chinese School
- South Coast Plaza
- Southern California Indian Center
- University of California, Irvine Libraries—Special Collections and Archives
- University of California, Irvine—Drama Department
- University of California, Irvine—Department of Asian American Studies
- University of California, Irvine—Department of History
- Vietnamese American Oral History Project, UCI
- Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association
- Viet Film Fest
Photo: Karthik Srinivasan Anjali Bhimani and Pia Shah in the 2016 production of Orange by Aditi Brennan Kapil. Photo by Debora Robinson.