Seeing Ourselves - A Conversation for Emerging Artists

Calling all artists in our constellation! Join the cast of WIVES and Assistant Director Syona Varty for a buoyant and honest discussion after the show about their journeys to the stage, and the many ways to be an artist in the world today. EWP Associate Artistic Director Annie Jin Wang will moderate.

With a South Asian cast and direction by Hypokrit Live Arts NYC co-founder Arpita Mukherjee, this whirlwind comedy travels from 16th-century France to 1920s India and 1960s Idaho, turning the spotlight on the overlooked voices who shaped the world. WIVES lands at a pivotal cultural moment—just after the 2024 election that saw South Asian American women make history in both parties, and as Los Angeles’s own Nithya Raman advances to the 2026 mayoral race. Instead of simply retelling the past, WIVES unravels it, reminding us that history is made by many, not just the few who make the headlines.