Unheard Voices of Care Dramatic Reading: CIRCA Pintig – Stories of Nurses

Artists from the regional Filipino theater company, CIRCA Pintig, will give readings and provide discussion about dramatic pieces. Unheard Voices of Care Lecture Series: Reliving Our Stories July 17, 2026 6:00-8:00pm Doors at 5:45pm Free and open to the public About the Lecture: The regional Filipino theater company, CIRCA Pintig, will be collecting and developing stories from current and retired nurses to create a series of monologues and short plays. The ongoing project will feature company members enacting selected stories for an evening of live performance. CIRCA-Pintig’s roots trace back to the early 1980s when its founders, newly arrived from the Philippines, found support and inspiration in the immigrant communities of Chicago. Born from the experiences of political refugees and economic migrants, the organization embodies the resilience, creativity, and communal spirit of immigrant communities. The name “Pintig,” meaning “heartbeat” or “pulse” in Filipino, reflects our commitment to keeping the vibrant pulse of immigrant cultures alive and strong in America’s multicultural landscape. For over three decades, CIRCA-Pintig has been dedicated to empowering immigrant communities, honoring their founders’ experiences, and paying forward the gifts of life and love that sustained them in their early years. Giovanni Ortega (Dramatist Guild, SDC, AEA, SAG-AFTRA) has been working professionally for over a decade as a proponent of the performing arts as a multidisciplinary artist and educator. Playwright credits: The Butterfly of Chula Vista (San Diego Rep commission); Sama Sama: Solidarity in the Fields, Criers for Hire and Allos – the Story of Carlos Bulosan (East West Players commissioned production). Criers for Hire has been performed in Chicago, Sydney and San Francisco. ALLOS has toured Chicago, Honolulu, Austria, Uganda (Kampala Theatre Festival), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, San Francisco and Singapore. Director credits include: Nicky, a modernized…