GMTWP Alum Alvin Eng (Cycle 5)
GMTWP Alum Alvin Eng (Cycle 5) was awarded a 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature for his memoir-in-progress––somedays titled Our Laundry, Our Town and other days, The Last Emperor of Flushing’s Final Communique.
Also, Eng's monologue CHI CAN’T BREATHE can now be seen on YouTube HERE.
The monologue was written at the invitation of the RESET! Theatre Coalition Series for BIPOC playwrights to respond to the killing of George Floyd and related current events during the Summer of 2020. The monologue was powerfully performed by Antonyio Artis and magically directed by Tanya E. Taylor. The RESET! Theatre Coalition was formed by Braata Productions, Conch Shell Productions and Kumu Kahua Theatre. The Series consisted of live performances of the newly invited written works streamed on the three theatre's YouTube and Facebook Live pages during the Summer of 2020 Reckoning. CHI CAN’T BREATHE had its premiere performance in the RESET series on July 24, 2020. The work runs approximately 7 minutes.