ESP Biography
LEENA YIN, Outreach coordinator for Stanford AATP
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Major: Biology College/Employer: Stanford Year of Graduation: 2017 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Leena Yin is the Outreach Coordinator for Stanford Asian American Theater Project. She has been involved in theater since elementary school. More recently, she has been in AATP’s productions of My Fair Lady and House of Aunts (by Zen Cho, adapted by Annabel Chen); this year she will also be performing in Ching Chong Chinaman (written by Lauren Yep) and Sunday in the Park with George (by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine). She hopes to bring a greater enjoyment of theater to the API community, a greater understanding of API issues to the theater community, and both of these things to you. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)V4892: Diversity in Theatre in Splash Spring 2016 (Apr. 09 - 10, 2016)
Interested in theater? Then this class is for you!
From Shakespeare to Fresh Off the Boat, all of us have favorite TV shows, movies, or plays—stories we enjoy watching on screen or on stage. In a country with so many different kinds of people, who gets to tell these stories? Can a Chinese girl be Juliet? Should a white actress play a Asian woman? Develop your acting skills while exploring these questions and more with the Stanford Asian American Theater Project. No experience needed, just a willingness to discuss and participate!
V4081: Asian Americans on Stage in Splash Spring 2015 (Apr. 11 - 12, 2015)
Are you interested in theater? In race and ethnicity? In reading a cool play? In developing or trying out your acting skills? Then this class is for you!
Learn about the history of Asian representation in American theater, and explore the implications of race in an industry so dependent on appearances. How should directors cast shows that call for ethnically specific characters? Is there actually such thing as being “race-blind?” What is "Asian-American theater," really? We'll look at questions like these through works by famous playwrights, including David Henry Hwang, founder of the Stanford Asian American Theater Project.
No experience needed--just a willingness to discuss and participate!
V3901: Asian Americans on Stage in Splash Fall 2014 (Nov. 08 - 09, 2014)
Are you interested in theater? In race and ethnicity? In reading a cool play? In developing or trying out your acting skills? Then this class is for you!
Learn about the history of Asian representation in American theater, and explore the implications of race in an industry so dependent on appearances. How should directors cast shows that call for ethnically specific characters? Is there actually such thing as being “race-blind?” What is "Asian-American theater," really? We'll look at questions like these through works by famous playwrights, including David Henry Hwang, founder of the Stanford Asian American Theater Project.
No experience needed--just a willingness to discuss and participate!
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