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Man of God — Geffen Playhouse 2022 & Williamstown Theatre Festival 2022
Variety Magazine: These girls might have been caricatures if not for the actors who bring them to life…With “Man of God,” Moench has taken a simple situation, four independent-minded characters and an abundance of wit and crafted a show that restores your faith in theater.”
New York Times: “…it’s a play whose potency accumulates as it balances ordinary adolescent bickering with stomach-dropping realizations…It’s a smart and thoughtful play, with a wordless, minutes-long penultimate scene that’s a tour de force of tension: the girls packing their suitcases to go home, radiating fury and betrayal. And the revenge fantasies that lead up to it? They’re lots more fun than contemplated homicide ought to be.”
BroadwayWorld: “MAN OF GOD is a button pusher…The script is agile. And although extremely funny, even the inventive lighter moments pull no punches…The casting here is downright perfect. The female actors are incredible as an ensemble and the work is exceptional with direction by Maggie Burrows.”
StageRaw.com: “The rapport of Yoo, Chen, Galbraith, and Li is convincing as bickering and vulnerable teenagers on the cusp of adulthood: They stand out together as well as in their individual and group encounters with the subtle Park.”
The Saratogian: “Man of God” is brilliantly performed, directed, and choreographed with technical support of sets, lights, and sound being equally brilliant…If you miss it here, I strongly suspect you will have an opportunity to see it in New York City.”
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MAN OF GOD - Williamstown Theatre Festival 2022
ROLE — Mimi (Lead)
“Chaos ensues when four teenage girls on a mission trip to Bangkok discover a camera hidden by their pastor in their hotel bathroom. Do they leave it to God or take matters into their own hands? The pressure builds quickly in this suspenseful comedy that interrogates justice, privacy, religion, the patriarchy, and who you follow on Instagram. Juxtaposing girl power with teenage angst, the girls’ different ideals emerge as they discover what it takes to fight back. Maggie Burrows returns to Williamstown to direct this funny feminist thriller by newcomer Anna Ouyang Moench.”
MAN OF GOD — Geffen Playhouse Production 2022
ROLE — Mimi (Lead)
“During a mission trip to Bangkok, the four members of a Korean Christian girls’ youth group discover that their revered pastor has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom. Samantha is personally wounded that Pastor would do this to her. Kyung-Hwa thinks everyone needs to have lower expectations for men. Jen is worried about how this might affect her college applications. And Mimi’s out for blood, as usual.
Their communal rage and disillusionment fuel increasingly violent revenge fantasies amidst the no-holds-barred neon bubblegum sex-tourism mecca of Bangkok. Man of God is a funny feminist thriller about that moment when girls realize the male gaze has been watching all along—and decide they’re definitely gonna do something about it.
Man of God had its world premiere in January 2019 as an East West Players production at the David Henry Hwang Theatre at the Union Center of the Arts in Los Angeles.”
BALLOON ANIMAL — written and directed by Em Johnson, First Bloom Films LLC
ROLE — Sadie (Supporting Lead)
“A young circus performer, stuck under the harsh rules of her father and community expectations, finds herself captivated by small-town America, forcing her to question everything.”
2022 FESTIVALS — Manchester International Film Festival, Cinequest, Arizona International Film Festival, Kansas City Film Fest International, Vero Beach Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Manhattan Film Festival, New Filmmakers New York, Offshore Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival
CHILDREN OF COMBS AND WATCH CHAINS — written by Emily McClain, directed by Jacob Daniel Sinclair
ROLE — Tricia McDonald
“A dark twist on the Gift of the Magi. Della and Jim Young desperately long to be parents. After years of failed fertility treatments and then finding out they are not eligible to be adoptive parents due to Della’s medical history, both embark on their own individual quests to achieve the goal they both believe will bring them the true fulfillment and the happiness they’ve been missing. Each keeps their plan secret from the other- but the hidden costs of their journeys eventually overwhelm their relationship. The consequences of their choices come to fruition and leave them longing for another, less treacherous path.”
HOME — written and directed by King Lu
ROLE — Ting
“An elderly Chinese grandma wakes up in a motel room in America, with no recollection of how she got there.”
THE KIND ONES — written by Miranda Rose Hall, directed by Robert Lufty
ROLE — April
“Out in rural Montana, in a decaying family farmhouse, Nellie is trying to tend to her pigs and move on from her past. But when a stranger shows up with a dangerous offering, she once again finds herself face-to-face with the horrors of domestic violence. A gothic comedy thriller about the lengths some will go to seek retribution.”
MOTHER OF EXILES — written by Jessica Huang, directed by Jennifer Chang
ROLE — Eddie Loi
“Mother of Exiles follows the Loi family’s journey through America across 200 years – as they are ushered along by the spirits of their ancestors. In 1898, a pregnant Eddie Loi faces deportation. In 1998, her grandson Braulio decides who stays and who goes. In 2098, their descendants sail toward a new country, fleeing climate crisis.”