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"Harvard degrees. Carnegie Hall. A carefully mapped future. For the Chen siblings, none of it has translated into that elusive modern American obsession: happiness. Mike Lew's TIGER STYLE!, now playing at Profile Theatre under Peter Kim's direction, is a searing, hilarious exploration of what happens when you're caught between two worlds and unprepared for both."
Koin News 6 feature on Profile Theatre's production of "Tiger Style" by Mike Lew, with Evangeline Billups, Nick Ong, and director Peter Kim.
"Tiger Style! accompanies siblings Albert (Nick Ong) and Jennifer Chen (Evangeline Billups) as they embark on an 'Asian Freedom tour': a late-in-life rebellion against their parents that takes them from Irvine, California to San Marino to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. It’s a journey Albert optimistically predicts 'will be just like the Back to Africa movement!'
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'Except I don’t think that worked out,' Jennifer foreshadows."
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"Columbia School of the Arts Presents F-Ing A An MFA Acting Thesis Production. Fucking A, Suzan-Lori Parks' innovative twist on The Scarlet Letter, is a timely and mystical story following a noble mother and her wayward son."
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"Our rehearsal rooms (yes, multiple at once) in contrast have seen a leveling of the power-over structure, in an attempt to truly embrace each actor’s voice and point of view. We began by meeting with the actors individually to envision a score for each myth that synced with what we believe to be the intention behind this adaptation – and from there, we’ve given them the support they needed to bring it to life."
- directors Julian Abelskamp & Gillian Abbott
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"I had the pleasure of working on this fabulous play for the past few weeks with an even more fabulous company of actors who have shown brilliance, dedication, and a level of talent that never ceases to amaze me. I absolutely love working on material like this; the honesty and dark humor has made this play a bountiful experience for me as a director and for the entire company. The work asks us the most immediate of questions: what is the purpose of life?" - director Tea Alagić
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"Produced by MOCA, written by Emily Locke, and directed by Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, Double Happiness is a comedic, theatrical show offering guests a 10-course meal curated by the city's oldest Chinese restaurant, Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown. The play premieres this Saturday and is already sold out. Guests can purchase tickets for other dates this month here."
"Dramat president Joseph Bosco ’20 said that the Dramat executive board was particularly excited about “Agnes of God” because putting on an all-female play this fall is a timely way to showcase women at Yale. Thomas said that the Yale Rep is the perfect space to stage this show because it was originally built as the Calvary Baptist Church. Evan Billups ’20, who plays the young nun Agnes, said that the theatre’s history and high ceilings make the space feel especially appropriate."
"Written by Stefani Kuo ’17, 'Architecture of Rain' is the first play in the Yale Dramat’s history to feature a cast of all-Asian women. Starring Du, Arya Sundaram ’20, Evan Billups ’20, and Emily Locke ’19, the play is about loss and memory. It tells the story of an Asian family grieving the death of their daughter, All-Grown-Up, and invokes themes of remembering and forgetting."