Company Bios for The Chinese Lady

THE COMPANY

MI KANG | AFONG MOY

Mi is thrilled to be working with IRT on The Chinese Lady. She is a recent Northwestern University M.F.A. Acting graduate and made her professional Chicago theatre debut in The Chinese Lady at TimeLine Theatre earlier this year. Select school credits include: Dance Nation, Peerless, and Hedda Gabler. Mi was previously based in Seattle where select credits include John (ArtsWest Playhouse), The Journal of Ben Uchida (Seattle Children’s Theatre), Jane Eyre, A Tale for Time Being (Book-It Repertory Theatre), and The Great Inconvenience (Annex Theatre). She is represented by Stewart Talent.

TRIEU TRAN | ATUNG

Trieu’s previous roles include Alan Strang, Equus(LADCC Nomination) with George Takei at East West Players; the title role in Oedipus the King (Portland), The Legacy Codes(Dean Goodman Award) with TheatreWorks, and The Chinese Lady (Artists at Play/Greenway Court Theatre). Other stage favorites: Rashomon, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV Part 1, Richard III.Film: Tropic Thunder, Trade of Innocents, Desolate, How High, Hancock, Desperation, Last Call. TV: Monsterland, Altered Carbon, The Newsroom,Intruders, Men At Work, Quickdraw, Malcolm in the Middle.Trieu’s solo play Uncle Ho to Uncle Samwas co-written with Robert Egan, developed at Ojai Playwrights Conference, and premiered at Seattle ACT, with additional runs at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Shakespeare Orange County, and PlayMakers Rep.

RALPH B. PEÑA | DIRECTOR

Ralph has been Ma-Yi Theater Company’s artistic director since 1996. Under his leadership, Ma-Yi has become the country’s leading incubator of new plays by Asian American playwrights, as well as garnering nine Obie Awards among many others. For Ma-Yi, Ralph has directed Felix Starro, The Chinese Lady, The Children of Vonderly, House/Boy Microcrisis, House Rules, The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra GO!, and Among the Dead. Ralph’s work has been seen on the stages of Laguna Playhouse, Victory Gardens, Long Wharf Theater, Children’s Theater Company, the Public Theater, NAATCO, the Round House Theater, and LaMama ETC., among others. He is the recipient of an Obie Award for his work on The Romance of Magno Rubio and a proud member of the Ensemble Studio Theater.

JUNGHYUN GEORGIA LEE | SCENIC DESIGNER

At the IRT Junghyun has designed scenery for The Book Club Play and Pipeline; costumes for This Wonderful Life and The Unexpected Guest; and both for Twelve Angry Men. She is a Korean-born New York–based scenic and costume designer. She has designed for New York Theatre Workshop (Drama Desk Nomination, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord), Public Theatre (The Chinese Lady), Ma-Yi, Soho Rep, the Play Company, Alley Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, PlayMakers Rep, and the Acting Company. She earned her M.F.A. at the Yale School of Drama. junghyungeorgialeedesign.com

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LINDA CHO | COSTUME DESIGNER

On Broadway, Linda has designed POTUS,Take Me Out, The Great Society, The Lifespan of a Fact, Anastasia(Tony nomination), A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder(Tony Award), and The Velocity of Autumn. Off Broadway: Twilight, Cambodian Rock Band(Signature Theatre); and Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, and Endlings(NYTW). Regional: A Thousand Splendid Suns(ACT), Bhangin’ It(La Jolla Playhouse), Noir(Alley Theatre). Opera: Samson et Dalila(Met Opera). Other awards: TDF’s Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, Ruth Morley Design Award. Other: Advisory Committee Member of American Theatre Wing. Education: M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama. lindacho.com.

OLIVER WASON | LIGHTING DESIGNER

Oliver designs lighting and others visuals for theatre, opera, dance, music, or anything in between. Recent work includes Der Freischütz, Fidelio (Heartbeat Opera); The Chinese Lady, Among the Dead, House Rules (Ma-Yi); Sagittarius Ponderosa (NAATCO); Agrippina(Juilliard Opera). Regional credits include shows at Yale Rep, Barrington Stage, Berkeley Rep, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Playmakers Rep, Triad Stage, Speakeasy Stage Company, and the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center. Faculty: Northeastern University. B.A. Hunter College, M.F.A. Yale.

FABIAN OBISPO | COMPOSER

Fabian’s IRT credits include The House That Jack Built, The Crucible, The Miracle Worker, Holes, King Lear, Les Trois Dumas, and Ma Rose. Recent off-Broadway credits include MaYi’s Teenage Dick, NAATCO’s Out of Time, Public Theater’s Sea Wall/A Life, and Oedipus el Rey. Other off-Broadway credits include MTC, MCC, Atlantic Theatre Company, Vineyard Theatre, New Group, CSC, Primary Stages, New York Theatre Workshop and Theater for a New Audience. His regional theatre credits include Arena Stage, Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Alliance Theater, American Conservatory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse and Hartford Stage, among others. His awards include Barrymore, Berkshire Theatre Critics, International Motion Picture and the LA Film Festival’s Indie Short Fest.

RICHARD J ROBERTS | DRAMATURG

This is Richard’s 33rd season with the IRT, and his 25th as resident dramaturg. He has also been a dramaturg for the New Harmony Project, Write Now, and the Hotchner Playwriting Festival. He has directed IRT productions of A Christmas Carol (four times), Bridge & Tunnel, The Night Watcher, Neat, Pretty Fire, The Cay, The Giver, The Power of One, and Twelfth Night. Other directing credits include Actors Theatre of Indiana (where this season he directs Violet), the Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Edyvean Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis Civic Theatre, Butler University, University of Indianapolis, Marion University, and Anderson University. Richard studied music at DePauw University and theatre at Indiana University and has been awarded a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Indy Arts Council.

THE COMPANY

MATT SHIVES | STAGE MANAGER

This production is Matt’s 31st with IRT. Locally, Matt has worked with Dance Kaleidoscope, Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, Phoenix Theatre, and Summer Stock Stage. Matt was a production team member for the 74th and 75th Annual Tony Awards, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back, The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS, and NFL events featuring Madonna, Meghan Trainor, Demi Lovato, Yolanda Adams, and Meek Mill. Talent logistics credits include the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend and 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. For TV, he has worked on The Voice, Encore!, Dear…, Tough as Nails, and others. Matt holds a B.A. in theatre design and production from Purdue University and lives in Indianapolis with his wife and son.