The playwright Davey Calderon discusses UNSCRIPTED: Deep Fried, a new musical in progress that is having a special performance at PL 1422 (1422 William Street) on Sunday, 09 June 2024 at 6pm, with Joseph Planta.

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Upcoming on Sunday, 09 June 2024, at PL 1422, that’s at 1422 William Street, will be an exciting event from Playwrights Theatre Centre, UNSCRIPTED: Deep Fried. It’s a new musical in progress. It’s timely as it’s Filipino Heritage Month, and will showcase Filipinx Canadian artists in the community. Its author Davey Calderon joins me now to talk about Deep Fried, and how he was inspired to write the piece. I’ll ask him about the central character Toni, their dreams of a music career, and how the show’s setting, a fast-food establishment in the heart of Vancouver’s Joyce Collingwood neighbourhood fosters community and the realisation of one’s aspirations. The neighbourhood, long a central location for members of the Philippine community, is also facing the challenge of gentrification, and that comes into focus in this piece, and the discussion after the show. Davey Calderon is a playwright and the Dramaturg for Playwrights Theatre Centre. He has a BFA in Theatre Performance and Communication from Simon Fraser University, and is the co-founder of New(to)Town Collective. His first written solo show, Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! premiered at the 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival. Visit www.playwrightstheatre.com for more information. Tickets to Deep Fried can be had at www.bit.ly/unscriptedDFtix. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Davey Calderon; Davey, good morning.

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