Philip W. Chung
Philip W. Chung | |
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| Occupation | Playwright, art director |
Philip W. Chung is a Korean American writer/producer, co-founder of Los Angeles-based Lodestone Theatre Ensemble and was its co-artistic director.
Career[edit]
Chung has written and produced for theatre, film and television. He was the Co-founder/Artistic Director of the Asian American theatre company Lodestone Theatre Ensemble[1] and is the current creative director for director Justin Lin's company YOMYOMF.[2][3][4] His producing projects include the upcoming LGBTQ-themed horror film Moonshadow,[5] the Stage 13/HBO Max Asian food series Family Style,[6] and Google's first 360 degree live-action film Help [7] directed by Justin Lin.
Chung has taught Asian American studies courses at UC Santa Cruz and playwriting at the L.A. Cultural Affairs Dept. and the Asian American Writers Workshop.
His play My Man Kono about the life of Charlie Chaplin's Japanese American valet Toraichi Kono premieres off-Broadway in NYC in 2025.
Plays[edit]
- Home is Where the Han Is
- Laughter, Joy & Loneliness & Sex & Sex & Sex & Sex
- Dead of Night
- Aziatik Nation '04
- The Golden Hour [8][9]
- One Nation, Under God [10]
- My Man Kono
- Grace Kim & The Spiders From Mars [11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/theater-ensemble-devoted-to-asian-american-themes-closes-its-doors/1886866/
- ^ Lieberman, David (2012-06-08). "YOMYOMF Network Leaps Into Top 10 In Deadline's YouTube Channels Ranking". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (2012-06-15). "YouTube channel YOMYOMF launches, focus on Asian-American pop culture". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Asian American actors find a home on YouTube". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2018-11-12). "'Pose's Silas Howard To Direct LGBTQ Horror 'Moonshadow' From Gunpowder & Sky And YOMYOMF". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-05-01). "Justin Lin's YOMYOMF And Stage 13 Serve Up 'Family Style' Food And Travel Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Roettgers, Janko (2015-05-27). "How Google and Justin Lin Are Reinventing Movies For Mobile (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Weekly, L. A. (2006-04-26). "New Theater Reviews". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "'Golden Hour' for spiritual quests". Los Angeles Times. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "The Unsettling Price of Salvation". international.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Wada, Karen (2009-05-03). "Lodestone Theatre Ensemble is going out on its own terms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "10 Years Later, the Lodestone Takes a Final Bow with Grace". LAist. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ Media, Character (2009-11-03). "Will the real Grace Kim please stand up?". Character Media. Retrieved 2023-03-14.