Asian Actors & Thespians

What are the challenges of doing a revival of a show that was written several decades ago? Director Katherine Chou, and actors Tony Jin and Scott Keiji Takeda to talk about their revival of David Henry Hwang’s The Dance and the Railroad, which is currently running right now until Nov. 1 at the Los Angeles Theater Center - produced by Artists at Play and the Latino Theater Company.Click on this link for tickets and more information!For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Katherine on Instagram @kacawcaw, Tony @tony.jin_, and Scott @scottytakeda.

Can you make it as a theater person in LA? Do you have to live in New York? Director/casting director Shinshin Tsai joins the show to talk about how he’s made Southern California his artistic home.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Shinshin on Instagram @shinnyshinshin.

What is it like to be in an MCU/DCU blockbuster? Superman actor Paul Kim stops by the show to share his experiences and insights.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Paul on Instagram @paulk1m and check out his page on IMDb.

Are stage managers artists too? New York stage manager Ada Zhang stops by the show to discuss why stage managers are so important to the theatermaking process.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Ada on Instagram @adazzyqy.

An opportunity lost is never to be retrieved. Actor Jo Mei stops by the show to talk about how she has made the most of her opportunities during her career.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Jo on Instagram @jotomato and check out her website at jomei.com.

Everyone knows that fortune favors the bold, and that goes double for actors and drama artists. Playwright/screenwriter Keiko Green joins me on the show to talk about how taking big swings has led to success in her career. For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Keiko on Instagram @keikothegreen and visit her at keikogreen.com.

As the old adage goes, “Reach for the moon, and even if you fall short, you’ll land among the stars.” Artistic director of Yangtze Rep Chongren Fan joins me on the show to discuss how he’s making his big dreams come true.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Chongren on Instagram @fanchongren and visit him at chongrenfan.com, and check out Yangtze Rep at yzrep.org and follow them on Instagram at @yz_rep.

Being a working artist ain’t easy. You gotta believe in yourself, and have faith in your work. Lily Tung Crystal joins me on the show to talk about her decorated career as a multi-hyphenated theater artist.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Lily on Instagram @lilytungcrystal and check out East West Players @eastwestplayers.East West Players’ Flower Drum Song is playing now through May 31 at the Aratani Theater in Los Angeles. Click this link to get tickets!

Filipino-American playwright, Nicholas Pilapil stops by the show to talk about his artistic journey, and he breaks down his exciting new play, “God Will Do The Rest.”For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And follow Nicholas and Artists at Play on IG @nicholaspilapil and @artistsatplayla.

Contrary to popular belief, being a “jack of all trades” can be a good thing, especially if you’re an artist! Legendary playwright/screenwriter Carla Ching joins me on the show to talk about how her various talents have helped her during her career.For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.And make sure to follow Carla on Instagram @carlaching and check out her website at carlaching.com.