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。

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