Speakers for this event

• Christina R Chan

  Christina R Chan

  Christina R Chan is an actor, playwright and producer. Her writing explores the intersections in Asian American history, racial justice, mental health challenges and gambling addiction in the AAPI community.

  During the pandemic, Christina was in Lyric Stage’s audio walking plays Walking It Off and Hummingbird. She was seen on Zoom as Eleanor in Company One Theater’s “DownTown Crossing” by David Valdes. Her favorite roles in person have been An Mei, THE JOY LUCK CLUB (Umbrella Theater, Concord, MA), Ensemble, Wild Swans (American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA), and Comrade Chin/Suzuki, M Butterfly (Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA).

  Christina was a Company One Theater Playwright Fellow and a three-time LAB Grantee.
  Her play, Stir Frying Mahjong was a semifinalist for the O’Neill National Theater Conference. She was commissioned by the Chinese Historical Society of New England and ArtsEmerson to adapt a play written by Harry H Dow, the 1st Asian American to pass the Massachusetts’ bar.

  Her plays have been produced or workshopped at the MFA, ArtsEmerson, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Company One Theater, TC2 Theater, Starlight Square, Fresh Ink Theater, and HowlRound. Her work is published in AAPC Anthology I, II, III, IV, & V by in vivo.

  Christina is a Co-Founding Member of the Asian American Playwright Collective (AAPC). She received her theater training at Trinity Rep Conservatory, Rhode Island and Royal National Theatre, UK.

  Christina R Chan是一名演员、剧作家和制片人。她的作品致力于于探讨亚裔美国人的历史、种族正义、心理健康以及亚太裔社群中的赌博成瘾问题。Christina参演的作品包括Walking It Off，《蜂鸟》，和DownTown Crossing (Company One Theater)。Christina曾是Company One Theater的剧作家，也是三次Live Arts Boston艺术发展项目基金的获得者。她的剧作《炒麻将》曾入围O’Neill全国戏剧大会的半决赛，也曾受纽英伦华人历史协会和ArtsEmerson的委托改变Harry H Dow的剧本。她的剧本在MFA、ArtsEmerson、剑桥多元文化艺术中心、Company One Theater、TC2 Theater、Starlight Square、Fresh Ink Theater和HowlRound都进行了制作或研讨。她的作品由in vivo出版，被发表在AAPC文集I、II、III、IV和V中。Christina是波士顿亚美编剧联合会的联合创始人，曾在罗德岛的Trinity Rep Conservatory和英国皇家国家剧院接受戏剧培训。

• Jingwen Zhang

  Jingwen Zhang

  Jingwen Zhang (She/Her/Hers) is a bilingual artist working internationally and currently residing in Boston as a Director, Playwright, and Stage and Production Manager. Previous directing credits include The Orphan of Zhao: A Modern Adaption; Love, and Everything Related (virtual production) at CHUANG Lab@Emerson. Stage management credits include A Deal by Zhu Yi (English and Mandarin); The Ghost of Keelung by Jamie Lin at CHUANG Stage; The Flight of a Legless Bird by Ethan Luk at Beijing Prism Theater Festival. Assistant stage management credits include The Colored Museum, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy at The Umbrella Stage Company. Production assistant credits include Much Ado About Nothing at Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Jingwen is a graduate of Emerson College (BFA Theatre 22’).

  张竞文（她）现居波士顿，是一名双语艺术家、导演、编剧、制作和舞台监督。她是Emerson College 2022届戏剧专业的毕业生。过往导演作品包括创剧社的《赵氏孤儿》（现代改编版）和《爱，和所面向的》。她作为舞台监督参与的制作有《杂音》（CHUANG Stage）、The Ghost of Keelung（CHUANG Stage)，和《无脚鸟的飞行》（北京棱镜戏剧节）；作为舞监助理参与的制作有The Colored Museum, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy（The Umbrella Stage Company）；作为制作助理参与的制作有《无事生非》（Commonwealth Shakespeare Company）

• Micah Rose

  Micah Rose

  Micah Rose carves queer divinity through breath, word, and movement. They are a mestize Tagala memory artist who shares traditions like theatre, story circles, yoga, spoken word, and taiko as paths for communal care. Micah roots in relationship: weaving futures with peoples at Arts Connect International, The Theater Offensive, Company One Theatre, Pao Arts Center, Liyang Network, American Repertory Theatre, and beyond. Their art is published in All the Oils by Ginger Bug Press, CONSTRUCT zine, The Margins, The Wave Magazine, and HowlRound Theatre Commons. Rose’s online avatar is @micah_pdf on instagram and linktr.ee/mrose1