Wanna Play
by Color Arc Productions
Apr. 04 - Apr. 19
Thursdays-Saturdays
Wanna Play explores the awkward courtship of making new friends as an adult. Two online video gamers get zapped into The Here, a mysterious realm without screens, cell phones, or technology. These two gamers must play old-school analog games to earn enough points to get back home. It’s The Wizard of Oz meets Squid Game performed live in a black box theatre.
Wanna Play is directed by ACC Associate Professor of Drama Jamie Rogers. Christine Hoang plays Gemma, a blunt Vietnamese American woman with the personality of a black cat. Travis Owens plays Ethan, a Southern white guy with the energy of a golden retriever. Michelle Alexander plays The Here’s mysterious guide Cappy, who the script describes as “not quite Dungeon Master, not quite White Rabbit, not quite Bob Barker.”
Marc Pouhé performs the voiceovers for video game characters Ograth the Ogre and Damon the Destroyer. Vanessa Hoang Hughes performs the voiceover for video game character Capybara.
Wanna Play includes an original song by Tyler Mabry (music) and Christine Hoang (lyrics) with hip-hop choreography by Daniel Broxton.
TEAM
Producer: Color Arc Productions
Playwright: Christine Hoang
Director: Jamie Rogers
Actor (Gemma): Christine Hoang
Actor (Ethan): Travis Owens
Actor (Cappy): Michelle Alexander
Video Game Voiceover (Ograth, Damon): Marc Pouhe
Video Game Voiceover (Capybara): Vanessa Hoang Hughes
Stage Manager - Lindsey Ollinger
Sound designer: Johann Solo
Lighting designer: J Mwaki
Properties designer: Liz Tyson
Set designer: CB Feller
Scenic Painter: Corinne Jones
Composer: Tyler Mabry
Lyricist: Christine Hoang
Choreographer: Daniel Broxton
House Manager: Aneesa Needel
ACCESSIBILITY:
ASL Interpreters. If you are a deaf attendee, please email colorarcproductions@gmail.com in advance so we can reserve you free seats in the front for our ASL Interpreted Night on Friday, April 11, 2025.
Seating & Viewing. The venue offers seating in the front row for patrons who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices, are visually impaired, or could otherwise benefit. Seating is general admission, so we recommend emailing colorarcproductions@gmail.com in advance so that we can ensure your needs are met.
ABOUT COLOR ARC PRODUCTIONS: Founded in November 2015, Color Arc Productions’ mission is to shine light on diverse and inclusive stories through theatre, film, and music.
Wanna Play
by Christine Hoang
Color Arc Productions
April 04 - April 19, 2025
April 4-19, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays; industry night Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd St, Austin
TIX: $20-30 HERE or via colorarcproductions.com.
