'Nothing Micro About Micronesia' coming to the University of Guam

After TeAda Productions’ successful performances on the Hawaiian Islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Moku o Keawe (Big Island of Hawaiʻi), "Nothing Micro About Micronesia" will travel to Guam in May for the Micronesia Tour.

In partnership with the University of Guam, Humanities Guåhan and the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency, with support from Breaking Wave Theatre Company, the highly anticipated production's Guam premiere is slated for May 2 at the University of Guam Fine Arts Theatre. Two more performances will follow on May 3. 

As part of this residency, TeAda’s cast and company will offer theater workshops in schools for Micronesian youth. There will be a school matinee performance of “Nothing Micro About Micronesia.”

“Nothing Micro About Micronesia” is a stage play that tells a coming-of-age story about three Micronesian youth who meet in an unlikely place. Through magic, they are transported to island adventures in Micronesia.

Showing" Friday, May 2 (7 p.m.)/ Saturday, May 3, (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Venue: University of Guam Fine Arts Theatr
Tickets: https://www.guamtime.net/ 
Prices" $25 general admission; $15 students/seniors
Ticket link provides health & safety guidelines. Masks are highly encouraged.

During the journey, these friends navigate between Hawaii and the traditions of their homelands while facing the rising tides of their uncertain futures.

The story centers complex issues faced by youth in Hawaii from migration and assimilation to cultural reclamation and familial responsibility; connecting to intergenerational Micronesian experiences in Hawaii, across the atolls and islands of Micronesia and beyond.

The play spotlights the cultural traditions and stories of Micronesians, while highlighting the urgent need for education and advocacy around issues of climate migration, cultural erasure, and discrimination in the present day.

Over the last decade, artistic directors Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng, and the ensemble have conducted workshops with Micronesian communities in Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. mainland. The workshops produced “Masters of the

 Currents," the first nationally touring play about Micronesians

In the summer of 2024, the creative duo traveled to Micronesia and deepened relationships in the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, Saipan and Chuuk. That trip became the inspiration for “Nothing Micro About Micronesia.” 

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