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Dress in Code Digital Program 1.1 Flipbook PDF
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THE NEW SCHOOL Dwight A. McBride, President
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS Richard Kessler, Executive Dean
SCHOOL OF DRAMA Pippin Parker, Dean Gayle Fekete, Associate Dean
Present
DRESS IN CODE written by Li-ying Chien translated by Wei-ming Liu Egelman directed by I-Chen Wang April 1, 2, 5 at The Bank Street Theater A recording of Dress in Code will be available to stream on-demand on April 8, 2022 at 7:30pm ET. RSVP:
FEATURING
Haley Kofuku Henson……………………..…..….Nurse Zoe Liu 刘心竹………………………………..………Xian-Jun Timmy Ong……………………………………….…Fan-Shen Luna Murphy……………………………..………..…Jun-Fan David Zhenqian Li………………………….....Jun-Liang Cheng-Hsien Kuo (Binbin)……………...Yang Huai
Running Time This performance will run approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Advisory Incense will be burning in the theater before and during this performance.
Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge with respect the indigenous people on whose ancestral lands The New School now stands. We are gathered on the unceded land of the Lenape peoples. We ask you to join us in acknowledging the Lenape community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. The New School alsoacknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many indigenous peoples, including those on whose land this institution is located. This acknowledgment demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
Assisted listening devices are available at The Bank Street Theater by request to the House Manager.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
When I was a girl, I often thought, if only I could find a place to live freely, happily, and safely when I became a woman. By freely, I meant not being asked to be nice all the time or expected to find a husband and reproduce. By happily, I meant being able to be with someone I like despite our genders. I read stories in different cultures until I realized that place simply did not exist. As I was reading, I also learned more about the White Terror Era of my home island, when people who claimed themselves as Taiwanese as I do, were arrested, tortured, if not killed by the Chinese Nationalist (KMT) party. It was also when my mom got punished for speaking Taiwanese as a school kid- two decades later, she raised her children in Mandarin and sent us to learn American English. I connected the dots between what happened in Taiwan and the stories of my family to try to make sense of what I amthere must be a reason why I was born this way. I need to know more about myself before I face the world. And thus, I'm telling this story about a woman who doesn't know who she is. What makes a person themself- could it be the social expectations they internalize in their thinking; the culture they somehow inherit through the language brought by colonizers; the stories told by the ones who love them; or the accumulation of their actions? As a wise friend once told me: Just tell your story in your own words, create your narrative, and they will become your history, the foundation of your decisions that take you into the future. -I-Chen Wang, Director
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE HALEY KOFUKU HENSON (Nurse) Credits: The New School - THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Yasha), ROMEO AND JULIET (Romeo). The University of New Mexico - OUR TOWN (Emily Webb), THE WOLVES (#2), THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Marcy Park). The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival - AS YOU LIKE IT (Phoebe). Haley would like to thank her family, friends, and wonderful cohort for their endless love and support. CHENG-HSIEN KUO (Yang Huai) is a Taiwanese actor making his New York City stage debut. He is currently a first year MFA student at the School of Drama at The New School. He has been featured in more than 30 TV commercials for leading brands in Taiwan, including SAMSUNG, EVA Air, Wrigley’s Airwaves, and Lay’s. TV: “Magic Showdown” (Taiwan Public Television), “My Goddess” (iQIYI), “Dolly House” (Taiwan Public Television). Film: “Fall in Love at First Kiss ” (New Classics Media), “The Village of No Return” (Warner Bros.). He is grateful for the constant support from his parents and friends. Follow him on Instagram: binbin_kuo DAVID ZHENQUIAN LI (Jun-Liang) is happy to be working on his first production at the School of Drama at The New School. He would like to give thanks to everyone who has helped him become who he is today and everyone who has inspired him. He wants to thank God and himself for making everything happen. ZOE LIU 刘心竹 (Xian-Jun), she/her, audacious, bilingual artist from Beijing, chaotic neutral. Past credits include: Taiga in the Berkshires (Williamstown Theatre Festival), 400 Years of Inequality (CU Great Hall), Isabel, Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard (TNS). A heartfelt thank you to each of you who put up this beautiful story, my final production in this sweet, weird little voice sucking space. You in the audience, I hope we touched your feelings for someone. The big four letter word to my gang, and our mentor-instructors–– I love you. Because we've told each other more than I've shared with anyone; Thank you. For holding me up, seeing me grow. LUNA MURPHY (Jun-Fan) is so grateful to have been invited to such a special piece that highlights Asian artists and Asian stories. Thank you to everyone for acknowledging such a powerful and relevant story with grace and resilience during these times. Luna graduated from the University of North Carolina school of the arts senior program in 2020 and is currently a freshman getting a BFA in Acting at The New School. She wishes her fellow actors and team the best with everything they accomplish and hope you enjoy! TIMMY ONG (Fan-Shen) is a graduating MFA Actor at The New School, hailing from Malaysia. He is incredibly proud to share this story from "his" side of the globe. This work has excavated his fears, pride, and parts of himself that were buried so well for so long. It has been healing. Timmy also sings, dances, plays the cello, and writes. One half of the writers/creators of the Green-Eyed Monster Project. TNS credits: ISABEL, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, DIVINE CONTRADICTION, RICHARD III, MUSICIRCUS, THE ART OF CHANGE.
Other credits: EUPHRASIA THE MUSICAL, THE RETREAT, KELAS TAMBAHAN. Follow his MFA journey on IG: @heytimmyhere.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM I-CHEN WANG (Director) is an international director based in NYC. Her directorial view ties closely to her observation and personal experiences on navigating national and gender identities as a Taiwanese woman. She creates in various forms, including new plays, experimental operas, and live-stream performances. She holds a BA at the National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) and is expecting her theater directing MFA degree at the New School of Drama in May 2022. Her most recent work includes a new play: Isabel by Ruth Tang (2021); an opera film: Eternal Rest, composed by Willem Oosthuysen and written by Tristen Moseley (2021.) i-chenwang.com BELLA BELLIZZI (Student Projection Designer) is a third-year BFA student at the School of Drama at The New School. She is focusing on writing (of stage and screen), projection design, and directing. Bella is a part of the leadership for the student-run organizations Playground Theatre Company and The Drama BFA 'Buddy' Program. She is incredibly grateful to be the projection designer for Dress in Code and, in her words, is "simply happy to be here!". ALMEDA BEYNON (Sound Design) is a sound designer from Lafayette, Louisiana. She has a BA in Theatre Design and Technology from Louisiana State University, and an MFA in Sound Design from Carnegie Mellon University. Almeda has designed many projects in Louisiana, Pittsburgh, and New York, as well as travelling internationally to Seoul, South Korea and Festival Fringe Edinburgh with touring shows. KAIWEI CALVIN CHANG (Student Composer) is a NY-based Taiwanese musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist. His works often explore combinations of experimental techniques, stylistically varying forms and compositional approaches, emphasizing timbre and texture, and fusing a vast improvisational vocabulary with unorthodox post-production, songwriting and sound design methods. As a composer, he has been commissioned numerous artists such as musician Elliot Cole, singer-songwriter Andres Volkov, visual artist Melanie Stirner, fashion designer Barbara Bao, and has collaborated with NYbased artists such as graphic designer Nancy Hu, multidisciplinary artist Zena Spratley, singer-songwriter Cherophobiac and electronic musician Luisa Mei Bressan. EMILY CLARKSON (Lighting Design) Above anything else, Emily is pursuing work that is seeking to uproot dormancy, and make the difference that only art can. She is an NYC based freelance lighting designer who was listed as one of LDI Magazine’s “30 Under 30 Emerging Designers”. Past credits include: TheatreSquared's Vietgone, Feigned Courtesans at The New School, Beth Morrison Project's Next Generation Opera, and 10,000 Balconies with Kholoud Sawaf, Brother’s Keeper at New World Stages.
MCKELVEY COURTNEY COLLINS (Student Assistant Stage Manager) is a second-year BFA student at the School of Drama at The New School. Past credits include Romeo & Juliet (The New School). TAYLOR HOLLISTER (Assistant Stage Manager, they/he) is excited to be joining their first production with The New School. They are a Brooklyn-based stage manger, with past credits including THEN SHE FELL (Third Rail Projects), MEDEA (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and RETURN THE MOON (Third Rail Projects). JACQUELINE HOLLOWAY (Fight/Intimacy, she/her) is an internationally recognized Stage Combat Choreographer and Instructor and is certified with the Society of American Fight Directors (Certified Teacher & Fight Director) and Fight Directors Canada. She is also an Intimacy Choreographer as well as a consent educator. More info on Jacqueline and her work can be found on her website www.arteviolenta.com LEX LIANG+ (Scenic Designer)— NYC/Off-Broadway: 50+ productions—recent work includes Penelope: A New Musical, Nine Circles, and The Bacchae, Antigone. Upcoming: The Acting Company’s Romeo & Juliet. Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare, Alliance Theatre, Asolo, Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver Center, Geva Theatre, The Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Syracuse Stage, Woolly Mammoth, and others. He is the founder and owner of LDC Design Associates, an experiential event design and production company in NYC. Recent projects include Ubuntu Pathways: Fight for Good, Operation Smile’s 35th Anniversary Gala, The Tony Awards Gala, and BCBG’s 30 Year Retrospective. Member, United Scenic Artists-829. www.LexLiang.com JENNA NG LOWRY (Production Stage Manager, she/her) is a Chinese American stage manager based in NYC. Her credits include productions with Normal Ave, American Repertory Theater, Parity Productions, Urban Stages, SheNYC Arts, and others. She is a proud resident of Astoria, Queens, and a volunteer at the Astoria Food Pantry. Jenna holds a BA in Theater from Muhlenberg College. RODRIGO HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ (Associate Scenic Designer, they/he) is a Scenic and Costume designer from Cancún and Mexico City currently based in NYC. Looking forward to critically engaging in nuanced, new stories in the hopes to lead our industry in a more just and welcoming path for disenfranchised communities. Works include: Scenic and Costume Designer for FADE at the Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, NY; Scenic Designer for WIZARD OF OZ at Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Cape Fear, NC; Scenic and Costume Designer for CORY & SMIN’S LOVE CONQUERS THE EARTH by Billy McEntee, NY; Associate Scenic and Costume Designer for CINDERELLA and BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK at The Fine Art Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Proud member of “Wingspace Theatrical Design”, “La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network” and “Colegio Mexicano de Diseño Escénico”
NGHĨA NGUYEN (Associate Costume Design) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2018 and in the same year moved to New York City. Since then, they worked in costume shops and primarily worked as wardrobe for Off-Broadway productions. Dress in Code is the first show they worked in the costume design capacity in the city and they are very excited for people to see their work. A thank you from Nghĩa to Julia Kulaya and Madison Cagle of the costume shop for helping them through the process as well as Chantel King and Ange Lopilato of production for their support. XIN ZINC TONG (Assistant Director) is a director, producer, collective deviser who recently moved to New York City from San Diego, California. Their recent credits include SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I’M NOT EVEN ME (Scripps Onstage), THE PATRICK O’SULLIVAN SHOW (Company 157), SHHH… DO YOU REMEMBER (Found Space Company), SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (UCSD), TARTUFFE (UCSD). They would like to give a big shout out to their partner, family and friends for supporting them pursuing this incredible journey that is performing arts.
PRODUCTION TEAM
I-Chen Wang.………..…………………………………………………………………….……………………Director Lex Liang+…..…….………………………………………….………………………….……………..Scenic Design Johanna Pan……….……………………………………..………………….………………….Costume Design Emily Clarkson…………………..…………………………………………….…………………Lighting Design Almeda Beynon.…………………………………………………….………….…………………..Sound Design Tea Alagic…………………………………………………………………New Visions Directing Faculty Chay Yew………………………………………………………………………………………….Directing Mentor Rodrigo Hernandez………….……………………………….……….……..Associate Scenic Design Nghia Nguyen……….……………………………………..……………….Associate Costume Design Jacqueline Holloway……………………………………………………..…..Fight/Intimacy Director Zinc Tong………………………………………………………………..……….Student Assistant Director Kaiwei Calvin Chang…………………………………………………………………...Student Composer Jenna Ng Lowry..….………………………..…………………………….Production Stage Manager Taylor Hollister..….…………..………………………………………….…..Assistant Stage Manager McKelvey Courtney Collins……..….……………..….Student Assistant Stage Manager Ruth Tang and I-Chen Wang………………………………………………………Script Adaptation Azure Osborne-Lee and zavé martohardjono……………….….Cultural Dramaturgy Bella Bellizzi……………………………………………………..………….Student Projection Designer Erica Blumrosen………………………………………………………………Projection Design Mentor Cynthia Reynolds……………………………..……………………………….….Alexander/Movement Susan Cameron………………….…..……………………………………………..….Dialect/Voice Coach Cate Alston………..….……………………………..………………………………..…Wardrobe Supervisor Jack Bebinger.…….…………………..……………………………………………….Lighting Programmer AJ Surasky..……………………..…………………………………………………………..Sound Engineer/A1 Violet Woundy…………………………………………………….……Student Production Assistant +
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