Working with performer Joe Ngo on his one-person show Words Words... at Barn Arts Collective. This is a play that we have been working on at Leviathan Lab.
Lots of time to work...and eat lobster!
About Words Words...:
A man struggles to connect with his mother in her native Teo Chew language, he realizes he is in a constant fight to stop the loss of his cultural heritage.
Great news! Meghan Kreidler, Sun Mee Chomet, David Huynh, Sherwin Resurreccion, and I were honored with the Ivey Award for Best Ensemble for the Mixed Blood Theatre production of Vietgone by Qui Nguyen. The production was directed by Mark Valdez.
First day of rehearsals at Barrington Stage. I am assisting on GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton. Louisa Proske directs.
This assistantship is a part of the NY Directing Fellowship he received from the Drama League.
From July 5 to July 16, I participated in The Actors and Directors Project, which was hosted by Theater for a New Audience in Brooklyn, NY.
The project was created by Jeffrey and Cicley Berry, Director of Voice at The Royal Shakespeare Company, to investigate how actors and directors work together to bring Shakespeare’s worlds alive through the language. This year, the project was led by Alison Bomber, from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
I am the proud recipient of the 2017 Drama League NY Directing Fellowship. The other three recipients of the fellowship are Rebecca Martinez, Bonnie Gabel, and Matt Dickson.
As a part of the fellowship, recipients attend professionals week, where they attend performances, participate in seminars and workshops with industry professionals; participate in a Master Director Retreat; assist on two productions; and direct for DirectorFest, where they direct a fully produced production for audiences that include artistic directors, producers and other industry professionals.
I am performing in the role of Nhan in VIETGONE by Qui Nguyen at Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The production runs until April 30.
