Director Resume

2019 Citizen Wong, by Richard Chang, MOCA, & Utah Tour 

  

2017 You For Me For You, By Mia Chung, SLC Theatre Dept. 

 

2013 Frigid Festival, The Women of Tu-Na House, by Nancy Eng  

2012 Hollywood Fringe, Award/Best Solo, The Women of Tu-Na House, by Nancy Eng 

 2012 NY Fringe, The Women of Tu-Na House, by Nancy Eng (Solo) 

2011 New Orleans Fringe, The Women of Tu-Na House, by Nancy Eng (Solo)                   

 2012 Crazyface, by Clive Barker, SLC Theare Dept. 

 2009 Middlecrest, by Angela Santillo, SLC Theatre Dept. 

                   2008 Shogun Macbeth, by John Briggs, Off-Broadway, Pan Asian Rep. 

2004 Speak Truth To Power, by Ariel Dorfman, SLC Theatre Dept. 

                  2004   Mixtape, Director of Solo Work by Susan Kim at The Belt Theatre, NY. 

2003 The Lost Boys, by Andrew Rothschild, - SLC Theatre Dept.   

 

2002 SPLEEN, Co-Director and Creator of Flamenco/Butoh Solo work of Les Fluers de Mal, by Charles Baudelaire /Workshop   

 

1999 Leir Rex, Director/Writer, Produced by SHOUT Prdns., New York Performance Works, La MaMa E.T.C.          

     

 1999 Look Back In Anger, by John Osborne, Produced by Upstart Crow Prdns. At New York Performance Works. 

                        

1998 Impercetible Mutabilities of The Third Kingdom, by Suzan-Lori Parks presented at Sarah Lawrence College, New York 

 

1998 Le Orchestra, Jean Anouilh produced by New York Performance Works,  New York. 

1997 Night Stalkers, Director/Writer of adaptation of Beowulf. Produced by SHOUT Prdns. & New York Performance Works. Presented at La MaMa E.T.C. 

1996 PAPA-BOY, Director/Writer. Produced by SHOUT Prdns., & New York Performance Works. 

Presented at La MaMa E.T.C. 

1996 Pastime, by Dawn Akemi Saito. Produced by SHOUT Prdns., & New  York Performance Works. 

Presented at La MaMa E.T.C. 

1996    27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Auto-De-Fe, The Lady of Larkspur Lotion 

by Tennessee Williams, produced by New York Performance Works. 

                    

1994 The American Dream, by Edward Albee. National Asian American Theatre Co., New York 

 

1991  Letters To A Student Revolutionary, by Elizabeth Wong. 

 Off- Broadway for Pan Asian Repertory, N.Y., with National & International Tours- 1992 Singapore Festival of the Arts. 

 

                  Director/Teacher – Ensemble Studio Theatre Summer Retreat, Tanners- 

Ville, N.Y. with Susan Brinkley: “Building A Character”: Scene Study:  

Hedda Gabler, Look Back In Anger, No Exit, & Waiting For Godot. 

 

1991 The Trip, by Wakako Yamauchi (Staged Reading) at Ensemble Studio  Theatre, N.Y. 

 1989 PLAYBALL, by Rick Shiomi Off-Broadway for Pan Asian Rep., N.Y. 

 

1988 Mint Green In July, by Lynn Merrill Weyman (Staged Reading)  

Ensemble Studio Theatre, N.Y. 

 

1988 Bones Of Our Father, by Ann J. Haramine, Full Circle, by Linda Faigao Hall, & Pawns, by Lionelle Hamanaka (Staged Readings) at Henry Street Settlement/Asian-American Outreach Program, N.Y. 

 

1988 Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare (Staged Reading) for  

Riverside Shakespeare Festival “Bard’O Thon”, N.Y. 

1988  Fifth Street, by Melvin Fong (Stage Reading) – Pan Asian Rep., N.Y. 

 

1987 Origami, by Donna Tsufura & Yin Chin Bow, by Cherylene Lee  

(Staged Readings) – Pan Asian Rep., N.Y. 

 

1986 Who Do You Want Pierre Vidal?, by Rochelle Owens at Theatre For A New City, N.Y. 

                           

1985 Eat a Bowl of Tea, Writer/Co-Director Off-Broadway produced by Pan Asian Rep., N.Y. 

 

1983 Rowher, by Lionelle Hamanaka produced Off-Broadway by Pan Asian  Rep., N.Y. 

 

1982  “49”, by Hanay Geiogamah – Native American Theatre Co., at La MaMa 

 

1981 Pet Food, by Jessica Hagedorn (Staged Reading) – Pan Asian Rep., N.Y. 

 

1979 The Dowager, Writer/Director Off-Broadway produced by Pan Asian  Rep. at La MaMa Annex, N.Y. 

 

1974 Bedtime Story, by Sean O’Casey at the Direct Theatre, N.Y. 

 

1973 Straight Up, by Syd Cheattle at Cyrano Rep., N.Y. 

 

1972 The Lost Whaleboat at Jean Cocteau Rep., N.Y. 

 

1972 Birdbath, by Leonard Melfi at Brecht-West Theatre, New Jersey 

 

 

 

 

Professional Positions: 

 

Senior Artist at Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, N.Y. 1997- 

Instructor: Acting/Solo/Playwright Lab 2000- 

 

Theatre Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y. – 1995-2019 

Sarah Lawrence College Summer High School Musical Theatre Program-Faculty/Director Bronxville, NY- 2006-2016 

CCE: Adult Continuing Ed. Dept. Sarah Lawrence College, NY 2006-11 Course: Creative Imperatives; Developmental Class for Solo Artists and Writers 

2002- Co-founded an Educational Writing/Theatre/Poetry program for Immigration Social Services (ISS) in Chinatown, NY for tri-lingual children; most of them students from Fuchen Province, China. 

Project Director with Fay Chiang of Asian American Playwrights Outreach Program at  

Basement Workshop and Henry Street Settlement 1983-88 

 

Founding Board of Director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, New York, 1977-) 

 

Professional Actor and Playwright for 53 years. 

 

Combat Choreographer for Off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheims Pacific Overtures at the Promenade Theatre, New York 

 

Combat Choreographer/Japanese Classical Movement Instructor for Dallas Shakespeare Festival’s production of Shogun Macbeth, directed by John Briggs 

Awards: 

 

2011-2012 Co-Recipient w/Pan Asian Rep (NEA Grant) for Play: Dojojo: The Man Inside The Bell, to be produced in 2013 Off-Broadway 

1988 New York State Council On the Arts Fellowship: Arts for Living Center, Henry Street Settlement, N.Y.—Co-Director/Playwright-Instructor for Asian-American Play Development Series with Fay Chiang 

 

1985 New York State Council On the Arts Fellowship: Instructor of Multi-Ethnic Playwrights: Eight writers/30 actors presenting staged readings at Basement Workshop (Chinatown), NYC. Artistic Director-Fay Chiang 

 

*College- Southwestern College, Calif. 1967-69 /Theatre Major 2years, consequently drafted-served in US Coast Guard 3 ½ years. 

 

1984 New York State Council On The Arts Fellowship in residency to Chinatown History Project (Museum) to adapt Louis Chu’s novel—“Eat A Bowl of Tea” for Pan Asian Repertory, N.Y. 

 

1983 Obie Best Actor for YELLOW FEVER, Produced by PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE 

1983 Rockefeller Residency to PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE for PAPA-BOY. 

 

1979 New York State Creative Artists Public Service Recipient (CAPS) for AN AMERICAN STORY. 

1978 New York State Creative Artists Public Service Semi-Finalist for THE DOWAGER. 

 

1971 Best Actor Focus Press Award-Buffalo Studio Arena, N.Y. 

1967 Best Supporting Actor Nomination –Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, Ca.