Jet City Improv & Pork Filled Productions Present “Not Another Isekai!! Or That Time I Got Reincarnated in an Improv Show”

Seattle, WA — What happens when an ordinary person is suddenly dropped into a fantasy world with no script, no plan, and no idea what comes next? Not Another Isekai!! is a fully improvised fantasy adventure inspired by the popular Japanese “isekai” genre, where characters are transported, summoned, or reincarnated into another world. Each performance features a special guest who becomes the hero of the story, guiding a completely original journey filled with unexpected twists, epic quests, and comedic discoveries. No two shows are ever the same. Directed by M. Yichao, this collaboration brings together two theater styles to create a one-of-a-kind live experience. “It’s been a thrill working with the cast on this show, where each night a special guest finds themselves reincarnated into a fantastical world. The opportunity to get to invite a stranger on an adventure, to celebrate the heroic and magical within each of us, and to find laughter and comedy along the way, has been an honor and a treat.” – M. Yichao 

(Long time friends of PFP might be interested in May 22, as the special guest will by Lori Matsukawa).

ROSTER OF SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS!

Tickets: jcitix.org/isekai

Photos & Media: jetcityimprov.org/isekai Dates: May 7 – May 30, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays) Time: 7:

Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions (in association with Theatre Off Jackson) make this year’s Instant Noodles, the 24-hour Play Festival, available on Video On Demand!

Loved it and want to see it again? Missed this year’s Instant Noodles? Don’t despair! Catch it on Video On Demand! Over 50 Asian and American theatre writers, actors, directors, musicians and designers united to make magic! Everyone met on a Friday and 24 hours later, seven new 10-minute plays came out, all on the theme “The Very Model of a Model Minority”.

Tickets just $10 at https://click4tix.net/patrons/ticketDetails.html?_id=147 

Audience member Luan Heywood was surprised by her experience at the performance, finding the band a highlight. “The show was impressive in its own right, for tackling such a big subject in seven different and creative ways,” Heywood said. “It felt more participatory than regular theater, since the audience is taking part in the culmination of such a sprint.” – Seattle South Emerald

“Instant Noodles: It may be Instant, But It Sure Is Restaurant Quality…Nested between the comedic lines, adept acting, and infectious atmosphere, there lies a rebellious yet empowering challenge to the status quo for Asian and Asian Americans, creating a sense of exigence that encourages viewers to defy stereotypes and chase their dreams.” Seattle TeenTix

This is a pay-on-demand recording of the 2/21/26 performance, and will only be available March 20 to April 3. By buying a ticket, you’ll get access to the Vimeo link and password to watch during that time and ONLY during that time. If you have any questions, please email porkfilled@gmail.com.

• Christie Zhao
• Mimi Katano (who directed PFP’s and SIS’s Vietgone and Exotic Deadly)
• Divya Rajan
• Yimeng (Clara)Zheng
• Aktza Delpan-Monley (who directed Miku and the gods)
  
• Agastya Kohli

• Daniel Arreola (A PFP founding member and award winning screenwriter)
• Kendall Uyeji
• Michael Yichao
• Sameer Arshad
• Serin Ngai (veteran SIS playwright and actor)
• Pearl Mei Lam
• Zheng Wang (long time producer for Dare to Dance)

Last year’s event sold out, so get you ticket now!
https://click4tix.net/patrons/ticketDetails.html?_id=137

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Not Another Isekai 

Or That Time I Got Reincarnated In An Improv Show 

Somehow, it’s happened yet again: a totally normal, everyday person from 2026 has woken up to find themselves reincarnated in a fantastical world ✨. Jet City Improv and Pork Filled Productions are proud to present: Not Another Isekai, directed by Michael Yichao. 

NOTE: while we aspire to assemble a majority BIPOC cast for the show, we are seeking improvisers of all backgrounds to join the cast! 

https://jetcityimprov.org/auditions 

ABOUT THE SHOW 

This show is an improvised play in the Isekai genre, where a character from the normal world finds themselves suddenly transported, summoned, or reincarnated into a new fantastical setting. We are casting improvisers to bring that fantastical world to life, playing the various denizens, antagonists, and notable characters in the world. 

Each show will also feature a different special guest: sometimes an improviser(s), sometimes a notable person in the Seattle community, and for a few special shows, even a volunteer audience member! The guest will serve as the main protagonist and hero of the story, as the cast transports them on a journey of high fantasy adventure (and a surprising amount of personal discovery) along the way. 

WHAT WE’RE SEEKING 

We’ll be looking to cast improvisers with strong skill sets in grounded emotional play and character-driven scene work, as well as experience in crafting a long-form narrative over a two act structure. We will be especially looking for performers who have strong skills in supporting and raising up their scene partners, quickly building trust in a scene, and driving clear storytelling without needing to be the main character in that moment. 

AUDITIONS: 

West of Lenin – Front Studio, Fremont 

Saturday, February 14th (4 time slots available) 

Callbacks: Sunday, Feb 15th 

PROCESS: 

• Rehearsals begin Sunday, March 1, 2026, and will rehearse on Sundays and Wednesdays. 

• Shows run May 7- May 30 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (12 performances) 

• Pay: $40/show 

• Strike: Sunday, May 31 (required) 

Questions? Email take5improv@gmail.com and devon@jetcityimprov.org! 

Accessibility Info: 

Auditions, Callbacks, and Rehearsals will take place at West of Lenin in one of the Studios, which is accessed via a flight of stairs. West of Lenin does not have an elevator. All spaces in West of Lenin Theatre utilize an air purifier. Most spaces in West of Lenin utilize overhead fluorescent lighting. We will attempt to make the space as accessible as possible, however, this is a rented space and we do not have the resources to accommodate everything.    

     Back by popular demand!

     Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions (in association with Theatre Off Jackson) bring back Instant Noodles, the 24-hour play festival, to Theatre Off Jackson (409 7^th Ave. S., in Seattle’s International District) February 21 at 7:30 pm and February 22 at 2 pm!

     Over 50 Asian and Asian American theatre writers, actors, directors, musicians, and designers will unite to make magic! Everyone will meet Friday night and 24 hours later, seven new 10-minute plays will take the spotlight! Hence, “Instant Noodles!” There is no other place in the Northwest to experience this much Asian talent under one roof! The plays will be performed twice! Once on Saturday night and once on Sunday afternoon. Then it’s over!

     “Instant Noodles is so inspiring!” says SIS Co-Executive Producer Kathy Hsieh. “Where else can people experience the artistry of 50 ethnically diverse Asian and Asian American theatre artists under one roof sharing brand new short plays?! Instant Noodles is a joyous celebration of Asian and Asian American talent that played to sold-out crowds last year, so get your tickets early! And what better way to honor the Lunar New Year?”

     “I am so excited to announce the second annual Instant Noodles Festival!” says PFP producer Kendall Uyeji. “After completely sold out shows last year, PFP is returning to partner with SIS to create a show with more Asians that you have ever seen on stage at once! We are excited to have Yun Theatre and Pratidhwani be a part of our invite team to make sure all aspects of the Asian diaspora are represented. It’s going to be so much fun!”

     “Instant Noodles allows PFP and SIS” says PFP Executive Producer Roger Tang, “to work with more Asian and Asian American artists than we can in our mainstage show…AND it allows the artists to work with each other. Some of them have never worked on a show where they WEREN’T the only Asian in the room.”

     Instant Noodles is rated PG-14 for potential profanity, wild and crazy antics and Asians unleashed on stage. Tickets start at $7 (thanks to support from 4Culture) and go to $25 and $50. They can be bought in advance at  https://click4tix.net/patrons/ticketDetails.html?_id=137. For more info, email tix@porkfilled.com, text ‪(206) 486-0375 or go to www.porkfilled.com.

     SIS Productions is an award-winning production company that strives to create, develop and produce quality works that involve Asian American women, their themes, and Asian American issues. SIS Productions encourages opportunities and support for Asian American women to be involved in all aspects of the production of artistic endeavors. SIS Productions is supported by 4Culture and The Allen Family Philanthropies via their Accelerator Grant with ArtsFund and is fiscally sponsored by Living Voices.

     The oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, Pork Filled Productions is an award-winner theatre company that centers Asian American artists to imagine fantastical, inclusive and FUN universes. Through genres of science fiction, noir, fantasy, steampunk and more, PFP envisions bright universes informed by diverse experiences and perspectives, with larger-than-life characters.  PFP is supported by 4Culture, ArtsWA, ArtsFund, the Allen Family Philanthropies, Seattle People’s Fund and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.

     Pork Filled Productions is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington with the services, resources and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.

Happy Holidays Pork Filled Friends!

Just two days left in 2025—It’s not too late in the year to try something new!

Which is why I, Alanah Pascual , am writing to you and not our usual Head Hawg, Roger. It’s important to me that you know who makes up Pork Filled Productions. So, take a look at some of our personal producere highlights we had in 2025! To check out everything we’ve done this year, read our latest State of the Pork.

Instant Noodles: I literally cooked spam inside of the theatre (lobby). Probably the most Asian thing I’ve done this year.

“Seeing a kid sit upright as the lights dim reminds me that theater weathers every storm. Really seeing the people in front of you, holding them, caring for them, and giving them the gift of a story that they want to hear will never fade..” -PFP Producer Omar Faust

Exotic Deadly: “A highlight with Pork Filled this year was running a super fun and successful performance with our understudy cast for Exotic Deadly. Their hard work, determination, and dedication really shone brightly that night!” –Alyda Storm, PFP Producer 

NANAY Devising Workshop:

As part of development for our 2026 main stage, I invited some incredibly generous friends to participate in a devising workshop.

“I felt inspired and happy to spend time playing with you all.” -Actor Iveliz Martel 

Outside of Pork FIlled, we producers are also working artists. You’ll have seen us onstage and backstage at ACT/Union Center Arts, Seattle Rep, ArtsWest, Washington Ensemble Theatre and JetCity Improv, and much more. And in 2026, we are not slowing down.

Any donation to Pork Filled makes an impact.

• $10 gets a physical script in an actor’s hand.
• $100 puts a costume on that actor.
• $400 pays for one night of stage time at our venues.

Donate here: https://poweredbyshunpike.org/c/PBS/a/porkfilled

See you soon,

Alanah Pascual

Hello, Pork Filled Phans,

Giving Tuesday is a week away (December 2), But don’t brush this off as another fundraising pitch!

What we do has impact!

At our last show, Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play, our ticket manager met folks from the 1.5 Gen Asians MeetUp group. This was the first time that they saw a PFP or SIS show and one said that they were happy they came and they absolutely “felt seen” (especially through the Ami and mom scenes). They were overcome by emotions that we put on shows through the AAPI lens and made their whole group feel seen and heard.

That means a lot for our future. About 20% of King County is Asian American (and growing!), but only 5% of roles in stage go to Asian actors. And Seattle is way behind in producing AAPI plays; there’s a list going around with nearly four dozen major Asian American plays that have yet to be produced in Seattle, despite the fact that the last two Gregory Award winners (Puget Sound’s Tonys) were Asian American productions.

PFP is fighting to change that.

Help us by donating.  Whether it’s $5 or $500 dollars, your gift helps brings Asian American stories to Seattle area stages.

• $10 buys a paper script to put in an actor’s hands;
• $100 is three days rent for rehearsals;
• $400 buys a day on stage to present our stories. 

NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL.

A generous donor has stepped up to match your gift from now until the end of the year (up to a total of $1,250). Your gifts gets doubled to give PFP a running start into 2026.

Go to our donor portal (https://poweredbyshunpike.org/c/PBS/a/porkfilled) and give today!