Bad Ass Japanese Pimp by Rob Katsuno with Whose Lion is it Anyway? and Underlings by Brad Bolchunos

PDX Playwrights

Chapel Theatre (4113 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie, OR 97222)

• April 19, 7:30 p.m.

Bad Ass Japanese Pimp: a solo show by Rob Katsuno, directed by Cassie Greer. Rob, a Japanese-American, struggles to overcome his habit of choking when angry or put on the spot, repeatedly derailing his life’s progress. Enter Ana, a Brazilian,
igniting romantic sparks and cross-cultural hilarity. When they marry, Rob’s susceptibility to pressure and anger returns with a vengeance. Marital tension escalates until an explosive crisis. Can Rob discover the key to navigating stressful situations and getting his life on track?

Plus, two offbeat comedies by Brad Bolchunos: Whose Lion Is It Anyway? When a professional tamer
confronts an adolescent lion about the steep consequences of misbehavior, they walk a tightrope between
assumptions they’ve made about each other—and themselves. Underlings: Captured by the Justice
Jockeys, apprentice supervillains of the Harbingers of Havoc plot their escape. But even with a budding
criminal mastermind in their midst, can they figure out how to overcome self interest?