Podcasts about Desdemona Chiang

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at home, Vonda drowns the grief of her losses in credit-card debt while the evil AmazOni Enterprises encroaches, buying out her neighbors. Can Momo save the peach? Can Vonda save her house? And can they become a happy family against all odds? Please note that Br'er Peach may or may not be appropriate for your family: it contains a short sex scene with descriptions of body parts, some bleeping/implied cursing, and discussions of death and dying. Br'er Peach is an audio play by Andrew Saito, directed by Desdemona Chiang, produced in partnership with The Parsnip Ship, in collaboration with Business Lunch Productions. The cast includes Crystal Lucas-Perry, Michael Gene Sullivan, Kevis Hillocks, and Resa Mishina; with sound design and engineering by Twi McCallum. Dramaturgy by Iyvon E. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at home, Vonda drowns the grief of her losses in credit-card debt while the evil AmazOni Enterprises encroaches, buying out her neighbors. Can Momo save the peach? Can Vonda save her house? And can they become a happy family against all odds? Please note that Br'er Peach may or may not be appropriate for your family: it contains a short sex scene with descriptions of body parts, some bleeping/implied cursing, and discussions of death and dying. Br'er Peach is an audio play by Andrew Saito, directed by Desdemona Chiang, produced in partnership with The Parsnip Ship, in collaboration with Business Lunch Productions. The cast includes Crystal Lucas-Perry, Michael Gene Sullivan, Kevis Hillocks, and Resa Mishina; with sound design and engineering by Twi McCallum. Dramaturgy by Iyvon E. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon. But their celebrations quickly become complicated by the surprise birth of their son, Momotaro—who looks nothing like them! When a raccoon steals the magical peach, Momo bravely sets off into the wilds of Georgia to rescue it, meeting animal friends and foes along the way. Back at home, Vonda drowns the grief of her losses in credit-card debt while the evil AmazOni Enterprises encroaches, buying out her neighbors. Can Momo save the peach? Can Vonda save her house? And can they become a happy family against all odds? Please note that Br'er Peach may or may not be appropriate for your family: it contains a short sex scene with descriptions of body parts, some bleeping/implied cursing, and discussions of death and dying. Br'er Peach is an audio play by Andrew Saito, directed by Desdemona Chiang, produced in partnership with The Parsnip Ship, in collaboration with Business Lunch Productions. The cast includes Crystal Lucas-Perry, Michael Gene Sullivan, Kevis Hillocks, and Resa Mishina; with sound design and engineering by Twi McCallum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  1. Iya Osotunde Fasuyi aka Mama C joins us to talk about her recent film NYATITI MEDICINE, the BPP at 55, UAACC, the recent We Cry Genocide Tribunal and her Heal the Community 2021 Tour.  2. Destiny Muhammad, Harpist from the 'Hood, joins us to talk about The Destiny Muhammad Trio, three day digital residency next week, Nov. 3-5, 12-1 p.m. PT, Livestream to Facebook & YouTube 3. Jeanette Harrison, Producer, Founder, AlterTheater; Desdemona Chiang, Director; Iyvon E(debiri), Dramaturg, Artistic Director of The Parsnip Ship, a radio-play series and platform amplifying underproduced artists, join us to talk about the radio play: Br'er Peach by Andrew Saito. Visit https://www.altertheater.org/peach

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  1. CHARLOTTE HILL O'NEAL aka Mama C aka Iya Osotunde Fasuyi is an internationally known visual artist, musician, performance artist, ATR priestess, film maker, poet/writer of more than three decades experience. Visit UAACC 2. Destiny Muhammad Trio, joins us to talk about her Digital Residency Nov. 3-5, 12-1 PM PT on YouTube and FB. 3. Br'er Peach from archives, April 17. We speak to director, Andrew Saito and cast, Michael Gene Sullivan and Resa Mishina.  4. Br'er Peach @ AlterTheater The season starts with an audio play by Andrew Saito, Br'er Peach, produced in collaboration with The Parsnip Ship and in association with Business Lunch Productions. We speak to Jeanette Harrison, Co-Founder, Artistic Director AlterTheater; Desdemona Chiang, Director, Iyvon E., Dramaturg.  The run is October 21 - December 12, www.altertheater.org/peach

For Asian Pacific American Heritage month in May, Dmae Roberts features theater director Desdemona Chiang. Like many theater artists, this noted director has been perfecting the virtual reading which has evolved as its own art form during the pandemic. Hear … Read the rest The post Desdemona Chiang -A Great Leap appeared first on Stage&Studio.

For Asian Pacific American Heritage month in May, Dmae Roberts features theater director Desdemona Chiang. Like many theater artists, this noted director has been perfecting the virtual reading which has evolved as its own art form during the pandemic. Hear … Read the rest The post Desdemona Chiang -A Great Leap appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Broadway ReFocused is in conversation with writers Tidtaya Sinutoke (music) and Isabella Dawis (book/lyrics) and director Desdemona Chiang about the new musical, Half the Sky. Half the Sky tells the story of an Asian American woman climbing Mount Everest. It is a contemporary American musical on a global scale, infused with the sounds of traditional Thai and Himalayan folk music. The writers are winners of the 2020 Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award and 5th Avenue Theatre’s inaugural First Draft: Raise Your Voice Commission. In this podcast, we deep dive into why this story was written, why representation matters on stage, and the bigger dreams of telling this story to a wider world audience. We listen to the hauntingly beautiful song, “Bistarai'' that follows the Sherpa through the Khumbu Icefall on Mt. Everest. You can learn more about Half the Sky on halftheskymusical.com and on IG: @halftheskymusical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helen Huang is known for her work on Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020), American Horror Story (2011) and Vacation (2015). Helen Huang, Professor of Costume Design, is an award-winning costume designer who has worked in theatres throughout the DC area, across the country, and abroad. Helen's new book, Elizabethan Costume Design and Construction: (The Focal Press Costume Topics Series) is available on Amazon.com. Helen's design work was chosen for exhibit at the A. A. Bakhrushin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Take Ten is an interview with Professor Huang published in theatreWashington. Click here to read. Professor Huang was featured by the 2016 Oregon Shakespeare Festival for her costume design work on The Winter's Tale, directed by Desdemona Chiang and presented from an Asian/Asian-American perspective. See videos: Envisioning Sicilia & Bohemia and Humor, Poetry & Magic in the Designs of Helen Huang. Design Credits: MD/DC AREA: The Washington Ballet, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Studio Theatre, Folger Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Roundhouse Theatre, Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, Olney Theatre REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie Theatre, George Street Playhouse, The Classic Stage Company New York, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Syracuse Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Playmakers Repertory Theatre, The Arden Theatre, Disney Creative Entertainment, Boston Lyric Opera.    

This week, series host Rafael Molina explores education in schools and classrooms, from stories about being an immigrant struggling to understand playground games to the importance of rebellious teachers and the power of showing students that Shakespeare can be for them (and the struggle when it feels like it isn’t). Our guests are director Desdemona Chiang, multihyphenate artist QuiQui Dominguez, and high school teacher Caitlin Honig. Learn more, ask questions, and get involved at seattleshakespeare.org/education-celebration

The series “What We May Be: Race and Education” launches Seattle Shakespeare Company’s new podcast Rough Magic. This 4-episode series dives into the intersections between race, education, and Shakespeare through interviews with artists, educators, and students. Hosted and produced by Rafael Molina, this podcast features interviews with Valerie Curtis-Newton, Rosa Joshi, Lamar Legend, Sara Porkalob, Desdemona Chiang, QuiQui Dominguez, Sunam Ellis, Dedra D. Woods, Manny Cawaling, and more. Through transparent conversations about social justice, education, and Shakespeare—and examinations both macro and micro—we hope you will be inspired to actively decolonize, restructure, and create accountability in theatrical education.

In this episode, Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks sits down with director Desdemona Chiang, to discuss her tremendous national directing career, her work to further Asian American stories on stage, and how she's developed a reputation for directing across all genres. IN CONVERSATION, The Drama League's acclaimed series of discussions with the directors changing the face of theater, television, and film, is now online! The process of creating art is revealed in these intimate, surprising, and wide-ranging conversations with award-winning creators from around the world. The artists in this video have donated their time and fees to help provide much-needed aid, relief, and programs for stage directors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. You can help! Donate here: dramaleague.org/ghostlight If you're a director needing assistance, visit our COVID-19 resources and emergency relief programs here: dramaleague.org/covidresources/covid19resources Learn more about Desdemona Chiang: https://www.desdemona.org/blog/   Watch the interview on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/420517347  Learn more about The Drama League: dramaleague.org/ Video Editing Services provided by @catalinmedia  

In this episode of the podcast “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Ernie Manouse chats with Desdemona Chiang, director of Vietgone at the Alley Theatre, from Oct. 4 – Nov. 3. A mix of rom-com, road trip, hip-hop and 70s pop culture, the play by Qui Nguyen is inspired by the story of how his own parents met and fell in love in 1975 in an Arkansas camp for Vietnamese refugees. Then, Catherine Lu learns more about... Read More

Subverting Eurocentric Theatre "Am I entering a field that doesn't have me in its legacy?" - Desdemona Chiang Being an only-child shaped the lives of both Cheeyang and Desdemona. They connected over their shared over-achieving nature, big identity questions as theater artists, and their different views on mortality. In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Desdemona grew up as an immigrant from Taiwan (2:17) Why Desdemona became a Biology major (7:44) What happened when Desdemona dissected cadavers (14:52) How Desdemona tackled post-graduation depression (18:16) When Desdemona came out as a Theatre Artist (21:17) If being Chinese shaped Desdemona's life (26:30) How Desdemona feels about doing art (35:01) Why Desdemona is afraid of dying (42:00) And so much more… Some Questions We Discuss: Did being an only child contribute to overachieving? (05:11) Was Biology undoing what theatre was doing and vice versa? (16:17) What do you do when your template for life is ripped away? (18:45) What are the qualities of a good director? (28:47) Why do people tell stories? (35:50) Links and Resources: Follow Desdemona on Instagram UC Berkeley - Biology University of Washington - MFA Directing Follow East Side Story on Instagram Follow Cheeyang on Instagram Did You Enjoy the Podcast? If you did, please leave a review on iTunes!

Highlights from the first 3 episodes of the season. Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate. Guests (in order of appearance): 1: Kuhoo Verma (Octet); 2: Desdemona Chiang (2019 Princess Grace Award); and 3: David Park (Red Roses Green Gold). Full transcript available. IG: @eastsidestorypod / @cheeyangmusic

Yi Zhao is a Beijing-born, Paris-raised and U.S.-educated lighting designer currently based in Berlin and working internationally, whose designs for theater, opera, live music and dance are informed by a rigorous background in fine art photography and a passion for music. His lighting designs have been seen at Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, Soho Rep., Ars Nova, the Guthrie Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, The Wilma Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Opera Omaha, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Curtis Institute of Music, ArtsEmerson, Philadelphia FringeArts, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and Ballet de Lorraine in France, among others. He has collaborated with directors & choreographers Lileana Blain-Cruz, Sarah Benson, Blanka Zizka, Les Waters, Liz Diamond, Joel Ferrell, James Bundy, Miguel Guttierrez, Michael Counts, Desdemona Chiang, Ralph Peña, Chris Bayes, Alec Duffy, Charlotte Brathwaite, and Nicole Canuso, among others. He holds degrees from the Yale School of Drama and the University of Chicago, and is a recipient of the 2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre.

Dmae features two nationally recognized theatre artists, director Desdemona Chiang and scenic designer Carey Wong. Both are currently collaborating together on KING OF THE YEES by Lauren Yee at the Portland Chinatown Museum. The play tells Yee’s family story in San Francisco’s Chinatown. But the themes are relevant to Portland’s own Chinatown history which the […]

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins us again with her weekly review of one of the region's theatrical offerings. Today, she spotlights the new production of King of the Yees at Baltimore's Center Stage.In Lauren Yee's semi-autobiographical dramedy, the award-winning playwright explores ethnic identities and family relationships. When her father, Larry -- a man of great stature in their Chinese American community -- suddenly goes missing, Lauren embarks on a surrealistic voyage to find him, save his story, and chronicle a rapidly disappearing segment of Chinese-American culture.Desdemona Chiang directs the production at Center Stage, with a cast that includes Khanh Doan as Lauren Yee, Stan Egi as Larry Yee, Joe Ngo as Actor 1/Ensemble, Celeste Den as Actor 2/Ensemble, and Tony Aidan Vo as Actor 3/Ensemble.King of the Yees continues at Baltimore's Center Stage thru Sunday, November 18th. Ticket info here.

PRE-ORDER the new issue of Treading the Boards which will be available next week. Some theatres have announced seasons (thank goodness it keeps me in business when they do that). There's an artistic director leaving and another coming in and some really good interviews to tell you about. Oh, and I saw the Terrence McNally documentary. JOIN THE MAILING LIST SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Cape May Stage, NJ Barter Theatre, VA Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, NC WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT Joanie Schultz is leaving WaterTower Theatre, TX Ethan Paulini is joining Weathervane Theatre as the AD ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS Ethan McSweeny talks about why he gave American Shakespeare Center a chance and what he sees for the theater's future Actor Jefferson Mays talks about his work in the new adaptation he and his wife wrote for A Christmas Carol. Desdemona Chiang talks about directing her latest production of King of Yees at Baltimore's Center Stage. DON'T FORGET TO PRE-ORDER THE LATEST ISSUE OF TREADING THE BOARDS WHICH WILL SHIP NEXT WEEK. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

Desdemona Chiang's newest project at Seattle Public Theatre co-produced with SIS Productions let's Western eyes inside the unseen contemporary Eastern life of a young woman in China. I ask Desdemona to explain how she sees her role as an American artist exploring the strange yet familiar territory of life in China. Tickets: https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/ Intro music: Evan Schaeffer "Bedrock" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Evan_Schaeffer/Glow_1216/Evan_Schaeffer_-_07_-_Bedrock_1156 Outro music: Evan Schaeffer "Big Splash" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Evan_Schaeffer/Big_Splash/Evan_Schaeffer_-_19_-_Big_Splash

Prince Hamlet is a moody death-metal addict with a messed-up ghost on his case. The jealous monarch from The Winter’s Tale has become a tyrannical ruler in imperial China. And the 70’s musical The Wiz is … well … The Wiz. It’s hard to conceive of any scenario in which a presentation of ‘The Wiz’ – a variation on the Wizard of Oz set in a fantasy version of a New York ghetto – would be made to seem tame and safe, but safety is a matter of perspective. In what turns out to be Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s most daring and inventive summer season in years, the Allen Elizabethan Theater has now opened, presenting two supremely bold, thoroughly satisfying takes on William Shakespeare—and a perfectly pleasant production of The Wiz that, in any other year, might have actually felt like the risky choice. Helmed by first-time OSF director Robert O‘Hara, the delightfully revolutionary 1975 adaptation of Frank Baum’s fantasy novel has been given a respectfully energetic staging that may comes as a shock to anyone who thinks that the 1978 Michael Jackson-Diana Ross movie was actually The Wiz. The movie version changed the tone, cut crucial songs, and transformed the sweetness of the stage show into confusing, uncomfortable, weirdness. On a strikingly bare stage, a mostly African-American cast brings The Wiz to life, not with elaborate sets, but with brilliant costumes and over-sized, crystal clear performances. As Dorothy, Ashley D. Kelley is all kinds of adorable, and she leads an impressive cast of singers and actors who act first, sing second, and dance third, but fully capture the up-from-the-streets inspiration that is sewn into every beat of Charlie Smalls and William Brown’s groundbreaking show. Compared to the committed, goofy comfort of The Wiz, Lisa Peterson’s freaky, gleefully transgressive art-house horror show of a Hamlet is the equivalent of setting fire to elementary school. Which is to say, it’s brilliant, but possibly not what anyone expected. Danforth Comins’ angsty/angry prince carries an electric guitar, is haunted by the ghost of his dead father—who is seen running here and there past doorways and windows before suddenly appearing right next to his son. Hamlet is ominously “shadowed” by the ever-watching form of Neurosis guitarist Scott Kelly, accompanying the action on an array of instruments. The introduction Kelly’s Doom Metal music, intrinsically spring from feelings of anger and fear, is nothing short of ingenious, and the cast’s commitment the creepy beats of a classic horror story results in a Hamlet that is alternately thrilling, heartbreaking, and unforgettably disturbing. Standing somewhere in between those two shows is Desdemona Chiang’s surprisingly effective staging of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, an emotionally complex, endlessly surprising interpretation of the Bard’s silliest and saddest romantic fantasy. Almost post-modern in structure, the story begins in Sicilia – transformed here into China – where the jealous king Leonates — becomes convinced that his wife, the devoted queen Herminone has been unfaithful. The resulting series of misfortunes move the tale to Bohemia, here imagined as a kind of steampunk/Godspell version of the Old West, giving Shakespeare’s melancholy masterpiece a touch of Kung Fu. As Leonates abandoned daughter Perdita (Cindy Im, breathtakingly good) comes to adulthood in a foreign country, the patented forces of fate and Shakespearean soft-heartedness conspire to bring two broken families back together again. Rarely has The Winter’s Tale made so much emotional sense, transformed with skill and affection into a play overflowing with sweet, life-affirming beauty. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival runs February to October, in Ashland, Ore. For information on all currently running shows visit osfashland.org. I’m David Templeton Second Row Center, for KRCB

It's Episode 86 with Desdamona Chiang, hosted by Olena Hodges! We talk about how she began as a director, her approach to directing, and her upcoming production of The Winters Tale at the Oregon Shakespeare festival!  If you're heading to Ashland, tickets are available at osfashland.org. The Winters Tale runs June 9 to October 16 in the Allen Elizabethan theater. Learn more about Desdemona by visiting her website: http://www.desdemona.org/blog Learn more about Desdemona’s company, Azeotrope, here: http://www.azotheatre.org/az This episode is sponsored by Island Shakespeare Festival.

A Benefit for The Fountain Project: Cure the Blues III with Lloyd Gregory and Lena Sunday is Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 7 PM at Yoshi's in Oakland. This morning we speak to Ms. Sunday and Mr. Gregory as well as Dr. Erlene Chiang who is one of the founders of The Fountain Project, an organization that offers free medical care from both homeopathic, Chinese as well as Western or allopathic modalities ten times a year. The next session is in El Cerrito on Nov. 17. Phone registration is Nov. 16 (510) 524-1057. Visit http://fountainproject.org  For tickets: info@thefountainproject.org or (510) 524-1057. We close with an interview with playwright, Christopher Chen and director, Desdemona Chiang re: Chen's The Hundred Flowers Project which is in previews tonight (pay what you can), opening Monday and continuing Wed.-Sat. at 8 PM Nov. 1-17, 2012 at The Thick House, 1695 18th Street, in San Francisco. Visit www.crowdedfire.org or call (415) 746-9238.  Music: Lloyd Gregory's A Moment in Time; Gentle Warrior and a smidgeon of Haiti (smile).