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Welcome! I hope you are doing well during these challenging times. Please stay safe and healthy by responsibly social distancing and wearing masks when in public even during protests. Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Live Matter. We must call upon our politicians to invest in the development of community, arts & education programs, and social services. Please take time to join me and my colleagues in action, whether it's protest, education, healing, and civic engagement; please scroll down for resources and places to donate.
I'm happy to share that I am continuing to program virtual community events and gatherings with New York Theatre Workshop to support artists, audiences, and communities affected by COVID-19. I've also returned to Musical Theatre Factory as an associate dramaturg for Makers Cohort 2. On the side, I'm illustrating for New York Theatre Workshop, National Queer Theater, and Dixon Place. Also writing a new play tentatively called The Believers while finally spending some time editing and revising my play Learning How to Read by Moonlight.
Recent Projects:
July 8, 2020. Guest instructed PUBLIC SPEAKING 101 for youth leaders (15-18 years old) participating in the Vermont branch of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Youth Development Leadership program.
June 29, 2020. Was a guest panelist for the American for the Art's DIAL (Diversity in Arts Leadership) program. Was in conversation with fellow panelists and DIAL fellows (18-22 years old) about dismantling white supremacy in predominantly white arts institutions.
June 13-25, 2020. Directing Garrett David Kim's Are You There Truman? for Pride Plays 2020. Producers are Nick Mayo, Michael Urie, Doug Nevin, and Rattlestick Theater. An invited ZOOM reading for industry, family, and friends was held on June 25th after a 29 Hour New Play Development Workshop. Read more here.
I'm happy to share that I am continuing to program virtual community events and gatherings with New York Theatre Workshop to support artists, audiences, and communities affected by COVID-19. I've also returned to Musical Theatre Factory as an associate dramaturg for Makers Cohort 2. On the side, I'm illustrating for New York Theatre Workshop, National Queer Theater, and Dixon Place. Also writing a new play tentatively called The Believers while finally spending some time editing and revising my play Learning How to Read by Moonlight.
Recent Projects:
July 8, 2020. Guest instructed PUBLIC SPEAKING 101 for youth leaders (15-18 years old) participating in the Vermont branch of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Youth Development Leadership program.
June 29, 2020. Was a guest panelist for the American for the Art's DIAL (Diversity in Arts Leadership) program. Was in conversation with fellow panelists and DIAL fellows (18-22 years old) about dismantling white supremacy in predominantly white arts institutions.
June 13-25, 2020. Directing Garrett David Kim's Are You There Truman? for Pride Plays 2020. Producers are Nick Mayo, Michael Urie, Doug Nevin, and Rattlestick Theater. An invited ZOOM reading for industry, family, and friends was held on June 25th after a 29 Hour New Play Development Workshop. Read more here.
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My 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 8-year-old dog Ripley in the East Village. I am the Community Engagement Associate at New York Theatre Workshop.
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First ZOOM all staff meeting. Photo/GIF credit: Kacie Chow
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New York Theatre Workshop
Out of continued concern for the health and safety of our audiences, artists and staff, NYTW will not return to public events in the 2019/20 season. Covid-19 Resources for Artists New York Theatre Workshop staff have compiled list of resources for our diverse community. The list is growing and will be updated periodically. Click here to access the list. Free Virtual Programming Beloved members of NYTW’s artistic community will be leading master classes on directing, writing, performance and beyond on Monday afternoons while we’re on hiatus. Wednesdays are dedicated to artist conversations and talks, while the rest of the week is filled with music jam sessions, open mic night events, more! Click here to read more and register. Black Lives Matter Movement Resources The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, James Spurlock, David McAtee, and countless other Black folx are reprehensible and are unacceptable. Black Lives Matter. We encourage you to join us in action. We offer the following resources that we are using today:
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