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My name is Gaven (it rhymes with "raven").
​I'm a proud theatre Maker and Community Arts Organizer.

2024 photo by Adam Fontana

I use the pronouns they and he. I am a brown, first-generation, gender non-conforming Filipino American theatre maker based in New York City, and I bring a deep commitment to storytelling that centers Asian American, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and neurodiverse voices. I actively work as a playwright, director, dramaturg, and arts administrator. I bring a diverse professional background, having served in artistic, administrative, and dramaturgical roles at esteemed organizations like The Juilliard School Drama Division, Musical Theatre Factory, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Ma-Yi Theatre Company, and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others. My original work has been developed or produced by a number of companies, including Leviathan Lab, The Shelter NYC, Orchard Project, Company One, and CHUANG Stage. I’m a current member and co-facilitator of Ma-Yi Writers Lab. As an artist living with Bipolar Disorder, I’m dedicated to fostering responsible and empathetic representation of mental health and neurodiversity on and off the stage. I advocate for inclusive mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed healing, and I strive to create spaces that uplift and support underrepresented voices in culturally meaningful ways. After almost 6 years at New York Theatre Workshop, I joined Signature Theatre Company as its full time Marketing Manager of Audience and Community Engagement. Outside of theatre, I love boxing, traveling to the countryside, and spending time with my senior dog.

READING IN MANILA
​Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, 4:00 pm

JOIN ME IN THE PHILIPPINES...
Mercury Makes the Skin Glow will have a one-night-only public reading in Manila. A star-studded Filipino cast reads the play publicly: Nic Chien, Alex Diaz, Sheila Francisco, Jon Santos, Nacho Tambunting, Kakki Teodoro.

What: First Public Reading of MERCURY
Where: Manila House, BGC, PH
When: Sunday, January 18th
Time: 4:00 pm PHST
Duration: 100 minutes with 1 Intermission
COST: Manila House Members: Free | Guests (Non-Members): ₱500
RSVP: ​[email protected]