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
Reading: 2G Jumpstart Commission 2012
Directed by Tamara Fisch
WILLIAM……………………………Eston Fung
DUTCH………………………………Jordan Dean
BETSY……………………………….Sarah Lord
Stage Directions………………..Katie Newcomer
BETSY
I just don’t understand what’s so great about a cheerleader?
WILLIAM
They spread cheer.
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
- Finalist – 2013 Bay Area Playwrights Festival
- 2G Jumpstart Commission
- New York Stage & Film Residency
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