The Commencement of William Tan

Full Length Drama

3M, 3F

William, a well-liked student athlete at Lincoln High School and who happens to be Asian, plans to cruise through his senior year at what’s considered the most diverse high school in Nebraska until racial tensions arise between some of William’s friends, who are on the football team and a gang of FOB Asian kids. These turn of events forces William to come to terms with his thoughts on race, and how he identifies, or doesn’t identify with his own ethnicity as the entire school, including the staff turns to William to make peace between the two groups.

Yale Cabaret November 5-7 2015

Directed by Lauren E. Banks

WILLIAM TAN………………………………….……..Eston Fung
BETSY…………………………………………………….Baize Buzan
MS. CHADA………………………………………..Libby Peterson
DUTCH…………………………………………………Jason de Beer
VINH……………………………………………………………Jae Shin
POM-A-LINKS…………Rebecca Hampe, Tori Keenan-Zelt,
Cat Rodriguez

DRAMATURGS…………….Ashley Chang, Kee-Yoon Nahm
SCENIC DESIGN………………………..Dan Cogan, Jean Kim
COSTUME DESIGN…………………………Edmund Donovan
LIGHTING DESIGN…………………………….Alex Zinovenko
SOUND DESIGN…………………………………………Fan Zhang
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS…………Dan Cogan, Rae Powell
CHOREOGRAPHER……………………………..Matia Johnson
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER………….Sean Patrick Higgins
STAGE MANAGER……………………………….Steven Koernig
PRODUCERS…………….Sooyoung Hwang, Steven Koernig

New American Voices – Queens Theatre (March 2014)

Directed by Tamara Fisch

WILLIAM………………………………………..……..Alton Alburo
VINH……………………………………………………..……..Tony Vo
DUTCH…………………………………………….…….Miles Jacoby
MS. CHADA……………………………………….…..Jenni Putney
BETSY…………………………………….……..Libby Woodbridge
THE POMALINKS…………….Laurel Recsetar, Kelsey Foltz,
Sarah Lusche
Stage Directions…………………………..…Naveen Choudhury

Reading: Ma-Yi Labfest 2012

Directed by Tamara Fisch

WILLIAM…………………………..Mason Lee
VINH………………………………..Tony Vo
DUTCH…………………………….Brock Harris
MS. CHADA……………………..Kathleen McElfresh
BETSY……………………………..Emma Galvin
THE POMALINKS…….…….Victoria Pollack, Bailey Newman, and Kirsten Harvey
Stage Directions………………Natalie Bird

Reading: New York Stage and Film 2012

Directed by Tamara Fisch

WILLIAM…………………………..Neema Atri
VINH………………………………..Alex Bartner
DUTCH…………………………….Lorenzo Landini
MS. CHADA……………………..Erin Ortman
BETSY……………………………..Sarah Tollman
THE POMALINKS…………….Sarah Mozeson, Carolina Perez, Eva Revenal
Stage Directions………………Katya Landua