Ken Yotsukura he/him (Chorus) is a Japanese-American actor and professional photographer. Originally from the DC area, Ken moved to Boston to attend drama school where he started his own business at 18 years old. Since then, he has balanced two careers as an actor and photographer full-time, often running back and forth between auditions and shoots. You can check out his work below. Recent credits include New Repertory Theatre: The Normal Heart (Craig/Hiram), Central Square Theatre: The Chinese Lady (Atung, u/s), PURE (Chris), The Theatre Offensive: SWAN (Brad), Wheelock Family Theatre: Make Way for Ducklings (Lack/ens) – workshop. Nominated for BroadwayWorld’s Best Performer in a Streaming Musical (2022 Regional Awards). Education: Boston University: BFA in Theatre Arts, ActorsStudio at Pinewood Studios London: Screen Acting Diploma. www.kenyotsukura.com / www.kbyphotos.com @kenyotsukura @kbyphotos
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Cindy Tsai (understudy, Afong Moy) (she/her/hers)is a Taiwanese and Chinese-American artist from the 626 San Gabriel Valley. BFA Musical Theatre, Minor in Critical Race and Ethnicities. In her free time, you can find her going on foodie adventures and binging anime. Recent performing work: We Won’t Sleep workshop at Signature Theatre, NYCLU’s Sing Out for Freedom at NYC Town Hall. Recent producing work: Broadway for Racial Justice Sings: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 4/4 by Heesun Hwang, This is the Hour: Under Our Own Pen with ZAPI Artists. IG: @cindyctsai
November 2022
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Winnie Chiang (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/ her) is excited to be part the first production of The Chinese Lady in the Greater Boston area. Her recent work includes Do you feel Anger? (Assistant Stage Manager, Kitchen Theatre Company); Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Our Daughter Like Pillars, The Bluest Eye, Witch (Production Assistant, Huntington Theatre Company); Much Ado About Nothing (Assistant Stage Manager, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Shrike (Assistant Stage Manager, Fresh Ink Theatre Company); King Lear, Pride and Prejudice (Stage Management Intern, Actors’ Shakespeare Project).
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Kira Gandolfo (Assistant Dramaturg) (she/her) is so thankful to have been a part of this process for The Chinese Lady! She is currently a junior at Boston University’s School of Theatre studying Theatre Arts Performance and minoring in dance. Aside from theater, Kira enjoys reading, going on long walks and romanticizing her little Boston life. Thanks for coming and enjoy the show!
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Jingwen Zhang (Assistant Director) (she/her/hers) Graduated from Emerson College, Theater BFA. A bilingual artist working internationally. Currently residing in Boston as a director, playwright, and stage and production manager. Directed The Orphan of Zhao: A Modern Adaption in Chuang Lab, Love, and Everything Related (virtual productions). Worked as the stage manager in A Deal, Ghost of Keelung, with Chuang Stage, and The Flight of a Legless Bird in Beijing Prism Theater Festival. Also served as assistant stage manager in The Colored Museum, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy with The Umbrella Stage Co. and worked as the production assistant for Much Ado About Nothing in Commonwealth Shakespeare Co.
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