Banner Photo: Moderating a post-show conversation with Kristina Wong and Chay Yew at New York Theatre Workshop, 2021. Photo Credit: Lia Chang
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Community Engagement
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Audience Engagement
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Speaking Engagements
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Partner Organizations
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The joy of working as an artivist at a non-profit is that I have the rare chance to create community programs with local leaders and the community members themselves. Here are some of the programs that I've helped develop, manage, and produce.
Public Speaking and Community Engagement
Engagement @ New York Theatre Workshop, New York, NY, November 2019 - Present
Joker, post-performance discussion, IRT Theatre, New York, NY, July 2019, moderator
June is the First Fall, post-reading discussion, A.R.T./New York Midtown, New York, NY, December 2018, moderator
Snowflakes, Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Curtain Theatre, Amherst, MA, December 2017, moderator
“Intern Panel”, American College Dance Association @ Jacob’s Pillow: Becket, MA, August 23, 2017, panel member
“Conversation with Former NYTW Interns”, New York Theatre Workshop: New York, NY, July 12, 2017, panel member
The Happiest Song Plays Last Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Rand Theatre, Amherst, MA, April 2017, moderator
Benevolence Post-Show Events, NYPOP, New York, NY, March 2016, producer and speaker
- Leads planning of free public virtual programming, which is accessed by an international theatre community;
- Creates new partnership programs with local non-profits in New York City;
- Creates new programs for emerging artists, such as Networking Nights and Artists’ Corners;
- Leads public talkbacks among artists, audiences, students, and local community leaders;
- Co-facilitated conversations within the institution in regard to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging initiatives as a facilitator of NYTW’s Core Team;
- Organizes free local community events, such as monthly Open Mic Nights;
- Creates, leads, and manages new free educational program for the immediate NYC community and beyond.
Joker, post-performance discussion, IRT Theatre, New York, NY, July 2019, moderator
- July 3rd, "Contemporary Queer Asian and Asian Am Artist-Activism" with Bex Kwan and Hubert Silva
- July 5th, "Conversation with Joker Family" with Cast and Playwright Yilong Liu
- July 6th matinee, "Representation of Queer Filipinos on the Stage" with Ralph Pena (Ma-Yi Theatre Co.) and Ariel Estrada (Leviathan Lab)
June is the First Fall, post-reading discussion, A.R.T./New York Midtown, New York, NY, December 2018, moderator
Snowflakes, Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Curtain Theatre, Amherst, MA, December 2017, moderator
- December 1st, 2nd, 7th, Conversations between playwright Dustin Chinn and Audience
“Intern Panel”, American College Dance Association @ Jacob’s Pillow: Becket, MA, August 23, 2017, panel member
“Conversation with Former NYTW Interns”, New York Theatre Workshop: New York, NY, July 12, 2017, panel member
The Happiest Song Plays Last Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Rand Theatre, Amherst, MA, April 2017, moderator
- April 8th, "POC Representation on University Stages" with cast
- April 13th, "Life as a Veteran Student" with Veterans of UMass Amherst
- April 15th, "Latinidad and Cultural Identity in Performance" with Priscilla Page, Iris Garcia, and Christian Santiago
Benevolence Post-Show Events, NYPOP, New York, NY, March 2016, producer and speaker
- March 6th, show response by Dr. Megan Lewis, Professor Judyie Al-Bilali, and playwright Ifa Bayeza
- March 7th, show response by Dr. John H. Bracy, Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and playwright Ifa Bayeza