Playwright and Writing

Chinese American Food

Semi finalist – Eugene Oneill Theater Center National Playwriting Conference

Semi finalist – Terrence McNally Incubator at Rattlestick Theater

The Undivine Comedy

2 any race/gender

In a reimagined New York City which is divided into Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell, we follow the steps of our Kafkaesque version of Dante and Vergil. The Undivine Comedy seeks to explore the themes of racism, class divisions, and inequalities.

Staged Reading at Cellunova New Play Festival 2023 at Theaterlab

Reading at Columbia Dramaturgy Showcase at Shapiro Theater.

Shichahai is not Sea 什刹海不是海

A story of 100 years in a colonial treaty port in Cheefoo, China. A french hotel hosted by a Chinese man and a french wife.

Supported by Columbia School of Arts Summer Travel Grant.

Writing for Journals

Performing Stories of Chinese Women’s Body Image in When I Look at Myself

An article featured in Howlround about the production notes of a documentary theater project

Artist-Scholar-Dramaturg

Contact

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