STAGE

A Selection of Theater Projects

Edward started their storytelling path at the East West Players—one of the oldest theater of color in the United States, where he worked as an actor-producer and wrote their first stories as plays.

  • As Playwright

    • A full-length play: Winner of James Milton Highsmith Drama Award

    • Finalist of Bay Area Playwrights Festival by Playwrights Foundation

    • “Haunted” (an excerpt from the play) published in Ricepaper

    • “Haunted” featured in BIPOC Expressions: A Showcase of Short Plays, organized by Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco (PCSF)

    • “Hooking Up” (an excerpt from the play) featured in Closets are for Clothes by Left Coast Theater

  • As Actor

    • A full-length play based on Amy Tan’s best-selling classic written for the stage by Susan Kim and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera

    • Variety: “A capable 11-member ensemble, under helmer Jon Lawrence Rivera’s astute guidance, impressively inhabits each of the play’s 18 scenes”

    • Stage Scene LA: “Under Jon Lawrence Rivera’s imaginative, sensitive direction, the entire cast perform flawlessly”

    • LA Times: “Blending hilarity and heartbreak, the play has moments both side-splitting and shattering.”

  • As Actor & Producer

    • A full-length play written by Elizabeth Wong and directed by Peter J. Kuo

    • Best of Fest: Fullerton College

  • As Writer & Performer

    • Press Play

    • Calm in Chaos

    • FANatic

  • As Playwright

    • A collection of 8 short developed and public readings held at East West Players’ David Henry Hwang Writers Institute

  • As Playwright

    • An autobiographical one-person show developed with Dan Kwong, Leo Garcia, and Tim Miller. Excerpt performances held at Highways Theatre

    • Developed and public reading held at East West Players David Henry Hwang Writer’s Institute