Multi Meets Poly: Multiculturalism and Polyculturalism Go on a First Date
Released : 2014
Runtime: 12 minutes, 6 seconds
Overview
Multi Meets Poly: Multiculturalism and Polyculturalism Go on a First Date is a thought-provoking and often-humorous reflection on the theoretical and practical differences between two powerful social ideas: multiculturalism and polyculturalism.
By personifying these ideas as human characters-one male, one female-and by endowing each character with profession rivalry, intellectual one-upmanship, and sexual tension, a would-be romantic evening becomes an intriguing vehicle for exploring American interpretations of pluralism, cultural interchange, and diversity.
Creative Team
Written by
- Jamil Khoury
Directed by
- A. George Bajalia
Executive Producers
- Malik Gillani
- Jamil Khoury
Director of Photography
- Drew Pientka
Editor, Script Supervisor and Assistant Director
- Deann Baker
Set Design
- Dan Stratton
Costume Designer and Props Master
- Kelsey C. Melvin
Original Compositions
- Peter J. Storms
Production Manager
- Corey Pond
Dramaturg
- Neal Ryan Shaw
Location Sound Mixer
- Dustin Barta
Post-Production Sound
- Nate Green
Assistant Camera and Grip
- Travis Legge
Gaffer
- Nicki Beck
Make Up and Hair
- Neva Stroud
Script Development Support provided by
- Madrid St. Angelo
- A. George Bajalia
- Gordon Chow
- Nora Fiffer
- Malik Gillani
- Virginia Lee Marie Martinez
- Neal Ryan Shaw
Cast
- Gordon Chow as MULTICULTURALISM
- Virginia Lee Marie Martinez as POLYCULTURALISM
Essays & Commentary
Special Thanks
- About Face Theatre
- Eric Branholm
- The Field Foundation of Illinois
- The First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple
- Elizabeth Gingerich
- Hannoun Rugs from Morocco
- Elise Hausken
- Becky Klein
- Jeanette Kleymeyer
- Claire Melvin
- Allison Schuette
- The Siragusa Family Foundation
- Writers Theatre
- Valparaiso University, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2014 Planning Committee
- Elizabeth Wuerffel
- Roger Wykes
Screening History
- December 4, 2014 | Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
- December 19, 2014 | Silk Road Rising, Chicago, Illinois
- January 6, 2015 | Harbach Theater, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
- January 17, 2015 | Silk Road Rising, Chicago, Illinois
- January 18, 2015 | Silk Road Rising, Chicago, Illinois
- April 24, 2015 | Asian American Studies Conference, Evanston, Illinois
- May 21, 2015 | The University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, Illinois
- October 29, 2015 | Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
- August 18, 2016 | The Living Theatre, hosted at Silk Road Rising, Chicago, Illinois
- October 28, 2020 | Anti-Racist Book Club, National New Play Network, hosted online, USA
- July 9, 2021 | Roosevelt University, hosted online, Chicago, Illinois
- February 9, 2022 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- October 3, 2022 | The Saints, hosted online, Chicago, Illinois
- March 24, 2023 | Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio