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“With hate crimes against Sikhs and Muslims on the rise, Morrison provides a voice to one of the deadliest Hate Crimes committed against the Sikh diaspora on August 5, 2012. Her storytelling not only pays reverence to the six lives lost that day but also resurrects the spirit of Chardi Kala, Relentless Optimism, in us all that the moral arc of the universe will always bend to the good."
~ Pardeep Singh Kaleka
Sikh Temple Oak Creek, Director Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
RAG HEAD is a solo show written and performed by Sundeep Morrison.
On August 5, 2012 a white supremacist entered a Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people. Since 9/11, there has been an alarming increase in hate crimes committed against Sikhs, Muslims and other immigrant communities. With their turbans and long beards, Sikhs have become easy targets in the United States. Today there are +500,000 Sikhs in the U.S., many of whom have been subject to Xenophobic harassment or violence, yet over 70% of Americans don’t know who Sikhs are or what their faith entails.
In RAG HEAD, Morrison explores hate, hope and American identity while portraying seven inextricably linked characters whose lives are forever changed by one hateful act.
“Rag Head is best described as awakened heart — that feeling of opening your heart to the world and having it touched. Sundeep Morrison creates and performs an interwoven story that leads the audience in a journey of love, hate, interdependence, and impermanence, challenging us all to be the best humans we can be.”
~ Arno Michaelis
Activist & Reformed White Supremacist
Production Team
Sundeep Morrison
ACTOR/WRITER
Sundeep Morrison (they/them) is an award winning Queer Non-binary Panjabi Sikh Canadian actor, writer and director. Sundeep recently received the award for Best Drama at United Solo (2022) and was awarded the Disruptors TV Writing Fellowship (2021) and was proud to be part of the Trans and Non-Binary cohort. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, their work focuses on social justice, sexuality, and gender. A child of Panjabi Sikh immigrants, Sundeep pursues their passion as a storyteller to explore the beautiful and at times painful complexities of growing up with deep eastern roots in a western world. Inspired by their parents, Sundeep’s celebrated solo show RAG HEAD: An American Story sheds light on the often misunderstood and misrepresented Sikh community and the rise in xenophobia in post 9/11 America. Sundeep’s work has been featured in international publications and has also been written about in academic texts such as the Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics: Racialization, Islamophobia and Mistaken Identity. Actively utilizing their platforms to amplify marginalized voices and build bridges in their community, they have worked with the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and the San Diego ACLU. Sundeep also works as a volunteer and community organizer advocating for ICE detainee rights and translating in Panjabi and Hindi for detainees seeking asylum in the US.
Kat Evasco
DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Kat Evasco (she/her) is an award winning writer, theater maker, comedian and cultural strategist committed to honoring and celebrating the experiences of immigrants, women and LGBTQ communities. Kat was recently awarded the Gerbode Foundation Theater Awards (2022) and the Kenneth Rainin New & Experimental Works (NEW) Program Grant (2020) towards the premiere of her new play Be Like Water produced by Brava Theater in San Francisco. Building on the success of her autobiographical one-woman show Mommy Queerest co-written by John Caldon, Kat supports artists to produce solo shows. She is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in Playwriting and her works have been featured on Deadline, IndieWire, Vice, Shondaland, Bustle, The Advocate, Out Magazine, and NBC News Asian America. Kat is the founder and CEO of With You Productions and holds a BA in Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University. She served as the Senior Program Director and Director of Artist Leadership at the Center for Cultural Power, leading the design and implementation of the organization’s core programs including the Disruptors Fellowship and the Creative Entrepreneur Series. Kat has helped develop award winning autobiographical solo shows while facilitating personal narrative storytelling workshops and helping others tell their stories in ways that recognize their own power is also a vital part of her artistic practice. Kat is resides in Los Angeles
Deanna Singh
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Deanna Singh (she/her) is a renowned speaker and trailblazer in the field of social change, impacting over 100,000 people annually with her dynamic presence and inspirational messages. As an award-winning author, educator, business leader, and social justice champion, she has dedicated her life to creating positive change. Deanna is the Founder and Chief Change Agent of Flying Elephant, which works towards creating a more equitable society with the mission to shift power to marginalized communities. She holds degrees from Fordham University, Georgetown University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has received a mutitude of awards and recognitions. Deanna Singh is a true inspiration and a powerful force for change.