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ABOUTMy name is Gaven, rhymes with "Raven"... he/him/his. I am a brown queer Asian American theatremaker based in New York City. I have experience with new play development, production dramaturgy, audience engagement, direction, and arts administration. I am a globally conscious and interdisciplinary artist who believes that theatre is a transformative tool for underrepresented communities to imagine and create radically new inclusive worlds. I continue to work closely with LGBTQIA+ community leaders, artists with disabilities, and international artists whose work focus on Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Belonging (EDIB) Initiatives. I believe in an artistic collaborative process that centers on feminist and queer concepts of radical compassion, love, empathy, and community-building. I advocate for LGBTQIA+ and feminist issues, mental health awareness, inclusive accessible theatre, and advancement of diverse representation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) people on and off U.S. stages. I have had the honor to intern and work at various companies in various artistic, administrative, and dramaturgical positions: The Juilliard School Drama Division, Musical Theatre Factory, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, New York Theater Workshop, Ma-Yi Theatre, the TEAM, Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN), and Bremen Schaulspielhaus. B.A. American Studies, Dickinson College; M.F.A. Dramaturgy, University of Massachusetts Amherst; and graduate certificate of Advanced Feminist Studies from the UMass Amherst Women, Gender, and Sexualities Department. I am also a proud former teacher of Teach for America's Memphis Corps from 2012 to 2014. I recently completed a year-long professional apprenticeship in the Drama Division at The Juilliard School. I currently reside with my 10-year-old dog Ripley in the East Village. I am the Community Engagement Associate at New York Theatre Workshop.
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What's New?
Upcoming and Recent:
June 21, 2021. Directed a reading of Garrett David Kim's play Are You There Truman? for Leviathan Lab Episcopal Actors' Guild. Exploring the piece as a radio play.
June 14, 2021. Produced and ran the Veteran Voices Playwriting Presentation with NYTW Teaching Artist Dillan Guerra. The program was a collaboration between New York Theatre Workshop and Poetic Theater Productions.
June 7, 2021. A zoom reading of Learning How to Read by Moonlight directed by Michael Alvarez, produced by Leviathan Lab and Episcopal Actors' Guild.
June 2021. Sa Aming Puso aired June 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 12th by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and New York Theatre Salon as part of 2021 Global Forms Theatre Festival. A collaboration with theatremaker, actor, & translator Regina De Vera and theatremaker and film editor Uno Servida.
Aprile 20, 2021. DREAMING OUTLoud Sharing, a collaboration among PENAmerica, National Queer Theatre, and New York Theatre Workshop.
April 17, 2021. New York Theatre Workshop's Mind the Gap Showing.
March 2, 2021. New York Theatre Workshop held its virtual gala celebrating the 25th Anniversary of RENT. I hosted the after-party virtual trivia room!
January & February 2021. Illustrated the limited edition art for the 25th Anniversary of RENT at New York Theatre Workshop!
June 21, 2021. Directed a reading of Garrett David Kim's play Are You There Truman? for Leviathan Lab Episcopal Actors' Guild. Exploring the piece as a radio play.
June 14, 2021. Produced and ran the Veteran Voices Playwriting Presentation with NYTW Teaching Artist Dillan Guerra. The program was a collaboration between New York Theatre Workshop and Poetic Theater Productions.
June 7, 2021. A zoom reading of Learning How to Read by Moonlight directed by Michael Alvarez, produced by Leviathan Lab and Episcopal Actors' Guild.
June 2021. Sa Aming Puso aired June 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 12th by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and New York Theatre Salon as part of 2021 Global Forms Theatre Festival. A collaboration with theatremaker, actor, & translator Regina De Vera and theatremaker and film editor Uno Servida.
Aprile 20, 2021. DREAMING OUTLoud Sharing, a collaboration among PENAmerica, National Queer Theatre, and New York Theatre Workshop.
April 17, 2021. New York Theatre Workshop's Mind the Gap Showing.
March 2, 2021. New York Theatre Workshop held its virtual gala celebrating the 25th Anniversary of RENT. I hosted the after-party virtual trivia room!
January & February 2021. Illustrated the limited edition art for the 25th Anniversary of RENT at New York Theatre Workshop!