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    • PASSION PLAY
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    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
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    • WILDE TALES
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MODELMINORITY
DIRECTED BY REBBY YUER FOSTER
7:30PM APRIL 28, 29th & 30TH, 2022

RUNNING TIME: 60 MINUTES
SHOW BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 7:30PM. NO LATE SEATING.


MODELMINORITY IS A PIECE OF 行为艺术, "BEHAVIORAL ART," CONSISTING OF 4 INSTALLATIONS AND 4 PERFORMANCES
​FEATURING AN ASIAN CREATIVE TEAM, EXPLORING THE VARIATIONS OF HARM THAT HAVE STEMMED FROM & BEEN PERPETUATED BY THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH.

AUDIENCES WILL HAVE 60 MINUTES TO WANDER AND EXIST IN SHAKING THE TREE'S WAREHOUSE SPACE, AS THE 4 PERFORMANCES SIMULTANEOUSLY OCCUR. MODELMINORITY IS INSPIRED BY WU SHANGZHUAN'S 胡说八道: "NONSENSE," AND IS STRUCTURED AS A VIGIL HONORING ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ONGOING HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS.
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MODELMINORITY IS NOT A PLAY. MODELMINORITY INVITES ITS AUDIENCE TO ENGAGE IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL DECONSTRUCTION OF THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH. 
MODELMINORITY INVITES ITS AUDIENCE TO RELEASE THEIR INTERNALIZED EXPECTATIONS FOR ASIAN PALATABILITY. MODELMINORITY INVITES ITS AUDIENCE TO ENGAGE IN MOURNING THE DEAD, CELEBRATING THE LIVING.
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FURTHER RESOURCES SURROUNDING THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH:
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​ MODEL MINORITY MYTH DEFINITION

THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH HIDES THE RACIST & SEXIST VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY ASIAN WOMEN
​NEW YORK TIMES: I'M DONE BEING YOUR MODEL MINORITY
​FROM EXOTIC TO INVISIBLE: ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION
​STOP AAPI HATE NATIONAL REPORT (3/19/20 - 12/31/21)
STOP AAPI HATE MENTAL HEALTH REPORT​

PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: ANDREW PALOMO, KAI HYNES, NATALIS SAVANH, REBBY YUER FOSTER
INSTALLATION ARTISTS: HEATH HYUN HOUGHTON, UNIT SOUZOU 
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NATALIS SAVANH
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ANDREW PALOMO
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REBBY YUER FOSTER
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KAI HYNES

DIRECTOR: REBBY YUER FOSTER
SOUND DESIGN: LAKE
STAGE MANAGER: EMILY HOGAN
MASTER ELECTRICIAN & LIGHTING DESIGN: SPENCER FORK
FRONT OF HOUSE: JOE FORCIER

SHAKING THE TREE IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING YOU, OUR ARTISTS & OUR STAFF SAFE WHEN YOU VISIT THE THEATRE. PLEASE VISIT OUR 
COVID POLICY PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS.​

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

"It was such a beautiful display of joy contrasted with suffering. It was one of the only times I ever remember constantly hoping the show didn't end. Such a brilliant use of time and the audience's expectations." -MODELMINORITY patron

"I felt like I was in a different state of existence. Every single audience member I saw was engaged and experiencing the piece in their own way. It was a beautifully internal, intimate piece." -MODELMINORITY patron

"MODELMINORITY gave so many people the space to think, learn, and process. Thank you for opening my eyes and all our eyes." -MODELMINORITY patron
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"MODELMINORITY promises to be an intellectually provocative experience. [...] The production takes inspiration from the work of artist Wu ShangZhuan, who was a leader of the Chinese Conceptual Movement during the 1980s."-Bennett Campbell Ferguson 
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Shaking the Tree Theatre is located at 823 SE Grant St.
Portland, OR 97214

Oue main office is located at 2136 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97214

For our theatre: Look for the Big Blue Warehouse on the corner od SE 9th and Grant and enter through the gate.
​For our main office: look for the beautiful mural on the corner of SE 8th and Grant. Entrance is on SE 8th.


Major Funding provided by

Ronni Lacroute, Jessie Jonas, Anonymous, Ellyn Bye, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, the Arts Education & Access Fund, Prosper Portland, the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, the the Shubert Foundation, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, the Collins Foundation, the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Oregon Arts Commission, the Rose and David Dortort Foundation, supporting organization of the California Community Foundation, and the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition.
  • WELCOME
  • SHOWS & EVENTS
    • FORBIDDEN FRUIT
    • IN A DIFFERENT REALITY SHE'S CLAWING AT THE WALLS
    • TICKETS
  • CLASSES
    • YOUTH CLASSES
    • STT INSTRUCTORS
  • SUPPORT
  • CONTACT
    • FIND US HERE
    • WORK WITH US
  • ABOUT
    • WHO WE ARE
    • ACCOUNTABILITY
    • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • CLIMATE ACTION
    • COVID POLICY
  • ARCHIVE
    • FUCKING A
    • MODELMINORITY
    • CHICK FIGHT
    • COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATION
    • FAMILY
    • 家 人 (JIA REN)
    • REFUGE
    • SHORT FLIX
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT