Events

San Diego Premiere!

2011 Obie award-winner for Best New American Play and a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a serious-minded comedy about wrestling, geopolitics, and raisin bread. Mace is a really good professional wrestler. He’s not the champion though – that’s the impossibly charismatic Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of the champ, Mace decides to get him a job in the company. The only problem is that the boss has a very specific plan for the duo: put them onscreen as terrorists, exploiting racial stereotypes in the name of ratings.

Written by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Catalina Maynard* and Claudio Raygoza*
Produced by Glenn Cameron Paris*
Starring: Steven Lone*, Jake Rosko, Vimel Sephus, Keala Milles, Evan Kendig*

Stage Manager: Neville Engelbrecht
Scenic Designer: Claudio Raygoza*
Costume Designer: Mary Summerday
Lighting Designer: Karin Filijan*
Sound Designer: James Dirks

PREVIEWS: October 19th to October 25th
OPENS: October 26th
CLOSE: November 16th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 8pm
Saturday – 2pm

San Diego Premiere!

2011 Obie award-winner for Best New American Play and a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a serious-minded comedy about wrestling, geopolitics, and raisin bread. Mace is a really good professional wrestler. He’s not the champion though – that’s the impossibly charismatic Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of the champ, Mace decides to get him a job in the company. The only problem is that the boss has a very specific plan for the duo: put them onscreen as terrorists, exploiting racial stereotypes in the name of ratings.

Written by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Catalina Maynard* and Claudio Raygoza*
Produced by Glenn Cameron Paris*
Starring: Steven Lone*, Jake Rosko, Vimel Sephus, Keala Milles, Evan Kendig*

Stage Manager: Neville Engelbrecht
Scenic Designer: Claudio Raygoza*
Costume Designer: Mary Summerday
Lighting Designer: Karin Filijan*
Sound Designer: James Dirks

PREVIEWS: October 19th to October 25th
OPENS: October 26th
CLOSE: November 16th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 8pm
Saturday – 2pm

San Diego Premiere!

2011 Obie award-winner for Best New American Play and a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a serious-minded comedy about wrestling, geopolitics, and raisin bread. Mace is a really good professional wrestler. He’s not the champion though – that’s the impossibly charismatic Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of the champ, Mace decides to get him a job in the company. The only problem is that the boss has a very specific plan for the duo: put them onscreen as terrorists, exploiting racial stereotypes in the name of ratings.

Written by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Catalina Maynard* and Claudio Raygoza*
Produced by Glenn Cameron Paris*
Starring: Steven Lone*, Jake Rosko, Vimel Sephus, Keala Milles, Evan Kendig*

Stage Manager: Neville Engelbrecht
Scenic Designer: Claudio Raygoza*
Costume Designer: Mary Summerday
Lighting Designer: Karin Filijan*
Sound Designer: James Dirks

PREVIEWS: October 19th to October 25th
OPENS: October 26th
CLOSE: November 16th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 8pm
Saturday – 2pm

Please share this with your neighbors, families and Friends. Hear about the results of the SDSU Report on Policies Stops and Racial Profiling Stats.

Join the family of Alfred Olango, family Attorneys, community supoorters and the National Action Network for a press conference rally in front of El Cajon City Hall to call for Mayor Wells and the El Cajon City Council to create a citizens a citizens review board for police practices for El Cajon City and and El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis to fire Officer Richard Gonsalves who killed Alfred Olango. The call to action continues in calling for California Attorney General Becerra to investigate the killing of Alfred Olango. 

Black Women’s Blueprint, Trans Sistas of Color Project, Black Youth Project 100, and allied state anti-violence coalitions – have signed on to organize and support the March for Black Women (#M4BW) happening on September 30th in Washington D.C.
In solidarity, Black women are coming together in San Diego in-person and use the #M4BW #M4BWSD #BLMSD for the Black Women’s Town Hall to build power and community.

****IMPORTANT INFORMATION****
Is this Town Hall exclusively for Black Women? YES! The Black Women’s Town Hall Event is being organized by and held exclusively for Black Women. However, all are welcome to attend the March for Black Women (#M4BW) in Washington D.C. on September 30th. There are also support roles and tasks that allies to Black Women can help out with. Reach out if you’d like to support this event in some way

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO PASTOR RICKEY T. LASTER
” Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Psalm 133:1

Please join us as we celebrate the friendship and accomplishments of these two outstanding men.
We are honoring the achievements and legacy of Pastor Rickey T. Laster and also honoring the 20 years of ministerial service of Student Minster Hugh Muhammad. September 14, 2018 from 6pm – 10pm at Bayview Baptist Church Martin Luther King Center.

Pastor Rickey Laster and Student Minster Hugh Muhammad had forged a strong and lasting friendship based upon their love of God and mutual dedication to the upliftment of humanity.

At this 6th Annual IAMBKCDC Fundraiser Gala, we intend to acknowledge our appreciation for the hard work and sacrifice of these two extraordinary men. We invite you to help us celebrate a Special Tribute of our most honorable champion leaders in San Diego communities.

Seating will be limited; we encourage your RSVP to (619) 675-6484 or email us at iambkgala@gmail.com

You can purchase tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iambkcdcs-6th-annual-gala-a-special-tribute-to-pastor-rickey-t-laster-tickets-47941321784

Tickets are $100.00. If you are unable to attend, or would like to contribute more, your donation is welcome.

There is such promise in the Green Collar Workforce in this City that can create career pathways for community members with a high school diploma or less. THE JOBS DO NOT START AT MINIMUM WAGE and the skills are transferable. https://www.iambkcdc.org/training-class.html

Help us bring true representation to District 4. Come support the AAPI Democratic Club’s endorsed candidate, Monica Montgomery on Sunday, October 7 from 2:00-5:00pm. We will be canvassing and phone banking the district to talk to AAPI voters. If we don’t walk, we don’t win. Join us!

AAPI Dems Walk for Monica
Sunday, October 7, 2018
2:00pm-5:00pm
3677 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92114

Join Councilmember Montgomery as she shares her first “100 Days” accomplishments and vision for the future of our communities. Hear from “The People’s Councilmember” and provide input on what matters most to the community.

RSVP: cd4news@sandiego.gov or (619) 236-7010.