PlayLab Cohort
Heart to Heart PlayLab is a creative space for women of color, promoting joy and connection through embodied play called Developmental Transformations (DvT).
Angela Hu
I always tell people my passion is performing on stage, sounds cool, right? But honestly, what I love is that on stage, I get to stop being myself. I can slip into different characters, try on different lives. That's the thrill for me.
Difan Zhao
My name is Difan, I’m an improviser who loves stepping on stage as a
blank canvas, ready to take the plunge and see what happens—hopefully
something good. I also enjoy playing music, which gives me a different
way to express myself.
Mizami Samuels-Waithe
Mizami (Mizi) uses she/ her pronouns. She is originally from NYC and works as a drama therapist and family clinician in San Francisco. Mizi enjoys theatre, anime, spirituality, being silly, philosophical, and curious about a lot of things!
Reina Lan Zhao
My name is Reina. I enjoy playing with dogs and lovely humans, sharing homemade food, and walking in the mountains or by the water.
DvT Playors
Marcia Aguilar Kailian
Marcia Aguilar Kailian (she/they) is a Queer Chicana multi-disciplinary theater maker, Registered Drama Therapist, DvT Practitioner, and improvisation teacher exploring the intersection of theater and therapeutic practices. With a rich background in improvisation, Marcia performs and teaches Full Spectrum Improvisation in the Bay Area, as well as at improv festivals nationwide. Two time grantee of the SF Arts Commission. Marcia directs self revelatory performances and is working on their fourth solo performance. Yu-Hsuan Yang
Yu-Hsuan Yang (she/her) is a drama therapist who graduated from CIIS. She came to the United States from Taiwan after discovering the magic and power of theatre and drama. She truly believes in the power of play (even as a shy introvert—surprise!) and would like to share the joy of play with others.
Harman Kalcut
Harman Kalcut (she/her) is a graduate of the CIIS Master’s in Counseling Psychology Drama Therapy program. Harman holds an intersectional, systemic, anti-caste, and decolonial lens when approaching her work with individuals and communities. Along with being a mental health clinician, she also finds fulfillment through her involvement in the arts, local artistic communities, and spending time with her friends and family. 
Tonight’s Agenda
A one on one encounter, using movement, voice and proximity to find a mutual play space.
— Cauldron PlayLab Cohort plays with DvT Playors using sound and movement, structured and unstructured role play.
— GroupDvT Playors will encounter audience/witnesses leading to open play.
— Experiential Play Our Crew
Jamil Hawkins
— Photo and Video IG @redhawktalemedia
Sabrina Silva
—House Manager
avlis.anirbas@gmail.com
