KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB
Spoiled
by Ken Narasaki (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, August 15, 7:30p
Saturday, August 16, 3:00p
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
An honest family drama about a tense Nisei (second generation Japanese American) mother and the adult children she’s emotionally scarred. As buried trauma, cultural guilt, and generational wounds erupt, the siblings must confront whether survival means staying — or finally walking away.
About Ken Narasaki
Ken Narasaki is an actor/writer whose plays include the recent adaptation of NO-NO BOY (Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, LA Theatre Works), Kuma Kuhua Pacific Rim Award-winning plays INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM (Los Angeles, LA Theatre Works), THE MIKADO PROJECT (co-written with Doris Baizley), and GHOSTS AND BAGGAGE (LATC, Third Place C.Y. Lee Playwriting Competition), OUR WAR (Arena Stage, Washington DC). As an actor, he starred in ZWEI PROFIS for German television, and appeared in Lane Nishikawa’s ONLY THE BRAVE; he’s also appeared in nearly 70 plays, including GREATER CLEMENTS, PO BOY TANGO, A WINTER PEOPLE, THEORY OF EVERYTHING, in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Singapore, Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Washington DC, as well as the Sundance Playwrights Lab and Ojai Playwrights Conference.
KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB
Now in its third year, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where bold new voices in American theater come to life. Over three exhilarating weeks, six visionary playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency, shaping fresh, original works for the stage.
Audiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw, real, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece.
Whether you’re a dedicated theatergoer, a curious creative, or someone who simply loves the thrill of live performance, the New Play Lab is your front-row seat to the next wave of theatrical storytelling. Come be part of the process. Come be inspired.
The 2025 Kayenta New Play Lab is generously sponsored by Douglas Caputo and Desert Dweller Real Estate.
