Esther Chen

Second Generation Productions Brings SHORT STACK 2 to Ma-Yi Theater Company
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2023

Second Generation Productions (2G), in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company, will present Short Stack 2, a 2nd annual festival of short plays by Asian American playwrights.

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at McCarter Theatre Center is a Magical Holiday Production
by Marina Kennedy - Dec 13, 2022

A thrilling production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is being presented at McCarter Theatre Center through December 24. 

Asians Strike Back: A Coronavirus Comedy & Science Show Comes to Caveat NYC
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2020

Kyle Marian (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Woke AF, Asian AF, The Symposium: Academic StandUp) and Esther Chen (Asian Comedy Festival, HBO Succession) are bringing together some of NYC's best Asian comedians and researchers to strike back at the Coronavirus! This all-Asian variety show will tackle the science and racism around the COVID-19 outbreak. Get ready to laugh and learn about viral infections, fighting misinformation, sino-phobia, and the latest face mask fashion directly from Asian experts.

ABC Talent and Casting to Present the 2018 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 25, 2018

ABC Talent and Casting will present the 2018 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase, TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 at the New World Stages – Stage 2, in New York City. Part of Disney|ABC Television's ongoing commitment to create opportunities for undiscovered talent, the showcase features selected participants performing in a one-night showcase for casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry professionals. In addition, the selected showcase actors are awarded a one-year mentorship with executives from the ABC Casting Department. As part of the mentorship, the showcase actors will be offered on-camera workshops specifically for them to further hone their craft and auditioning skills. Talent will also have access to various ABC and ABC Studios executives.

Photo Flash: EST/Youngblood Presents a Bloodworks Reading Of Daniel K. Isaac's ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2018

EST/Youngblood presented a Bloodworks Reading of ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME by Daniel K. Isaac at Ensemble Studio Theatre on June 6th.

DCPA Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for SMART PEOPLE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2017

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce the full cast and creative team for the Theatre Company's production of Smart People, directed by Theatre Company Associate Artistic Director, Nataki Garrett in her DCPA Directorial debut.

Mission to (dit)Mars to Present ALL SYSTEMS GO MISSION 4
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 9, 2016

Mission to (dit)Mars, a theatre arts collective serving Queens artists, is thrilled to announce All Systems Go: Mission 4 as the final event for the LAUNCH PAD Reading Series this year.   This free play reading will be held at the Astoria Performing Arts Center at 30-34 Crescent Street in Astoria, Queens on Monday, June 20th at 7pm.

Photo Flash: World Premiere of CAREFULLY TAUGHT at Astoria Performing Arts Center
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 6, 2015

The Award-Winning Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to announce the world premiere production of CherylL. Davis's (2014 AUDELCO Playwriting Award winner for Maid's Door), CAREFULLY TAUGHT, directed by Pat Golden(Assistant Director on Emily Mann's Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams). Check out photos from the production below!

U.S. Premiere of BEHIND THE MASK Set for TNC, Now thru 7/12
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2015

An ancient myth about blood and honor reveals the secret life of a Chinese theater troupe in the dark comedy 'Behind the Mask -- a Play' by Chinese authors Feng BaiMing and Huang WeiRuo, which is being newly adapted by Yangtze Repertory Theatre in a production helmed by Chinese-born director Chongren Fan. The play will be performed in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles and will be completely accessible for English-speaking audiences. English translation is by Kristen Hung. This U.S. premiere will be presented by Yangtze Rep tonight, June 25 to July 12 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, East Village.

Casting Announced for TSP's Modern Dress OTHELLO
by Sally Henry Fuller - Feb 14, 2015

To kick off a season that explores gender warfare, victim shaming, racial bias and police corruption, The Seeing Place Theater announces its cast for Shakespeare's timeless drama, OTHELLO.