Michael Golamco

Michael Golamco is an American playwright, screenwriter and TV writer. He is of Filipino and Chinese American descent. 2Plays 3Achievers Achievers (2001) was Golamco's first full-length play, and was read publicly in New York City by theater group Second Generation Productions. In 2001, a full production of the play was put on by a theater group called "Propergander" that included Randall Park, Vivian Bang, Tim Chiou, Eddie Shin and others. The play was then produced at other universities including Dartmouth College (the first university performance), Cal Poly Pomona, UC Berkeley and in 2005, Stanford University. In 2006, Golamco wrote a feature film screenplay version of the play, which was turned into a film directed by Abraham Lim (who also helped co-write the screenplay), and which also starred Randall Park, Tim Chiou, Samantha Quan, and others - the film received positive reviews from publications such as Variety, which called it a "a divertingly loopy experience by turns deadpan, surreal, and quietly poignant" with "cleverly interwoven plot strands, a lively mix of visuals, spot-on perfs and a cool soundtrack". 3The Shadow on the Moon Currently in development, The Shadow of the Moon is a self-described "hard-edged comedic and dramatic exploration of the link between religious awakening and mental illness." In August 2005, the play was publicly read in New York City with the theater company Second Generation Productions. 3Cowboy vs. Samurai Golamco's play Cowboy versus Samurai (2005) has run with the National Asian American Theater Company in New York, receiving favorable reviews from the New York Times. The play was also produced in Seattle as well as in Canada at the Vancouver Asian Canada Theater company and in Hong Kong by Looking Glass Production