What does it mean to have a body? In Full Contact, writer/performer Ariel Estrada investigates his experiences as a 20-year survivor of a brutal martial arts cult. The performance interweaves the story of his late father’s immigration from the Philippines with his own coming-of-age as a gay man at the height of the AIDS crisis. Through these histories, Estrada brings to life the emotional battle between father and son, and his ongoing battle to take pride in himself as a gay Filipino American against all odds. Full Contact was a finalist for the National New Play Network’s 2020 Commission Grant.