A Taste of Hong Kong – Digital Program

Richard (he/him) is the Artistic and Producing Director of Pi Theatre as well as a dramaturg, educator and specialist in contemporary theatre and performance who’s received, among other awards, the Larry Lillo Prize and the Ray Michel Award. He’s been nominated 6 times for Outstanding Director (winning twice) and once for Significant Artistic Achievement. Seven new plays that he’s premièred have gone on to publication by Talon Books or Scirocco Drama. New plays and Canadian premièrs he’s directed recently include: The Canadian premiere of Medicine by Enda Walsh. Black & Rural by Shayna Jones, Truth & Lies (with Libby Willoughby) by Pippa Mackie, Vishesh Abeyratne, Sebastien Archibald and Lucia Frangione, the Canadian premiere of Lampedusa, by Anders Lustgarden, Dance Like No One’s Watching by Munish Sharma and the Canadian premiere of Hir by Taylor Mac.

Born in Tkaronto (Toronto) to settlers from Hong Kong, Marjorie Chan is the Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille. As an award-winning interdisciplinary artist, she primarily identifies herself as a writer with specific interest in contemporary opera and collective forms, while also maintaining an active practice as a dramaturge and director. Marjorie also has a long history of working at the intersection of accessibility and dramaturgy, creating spaces and processes for more radical inclusivity in theatre creation.

A graduate of Theatre Humber’s Technical and Production program, with an extensive repertoire in stage management and stagehand work. Twenty-four years of industry work with Directors /Choreographers such as: Lois Anderson, Donna Spencer, Crystal Pite, Richard Wolfe, Diane Roberts, Stephen Drover, Corey Payette. Notable productions: CHILD-ish, Revisor, The Shipment, Reflections on Crooked Walking 2023, Cedar Woman, The Invisible Hand, God’s Lake, The Whipping Man, Children of God, Long Division, Annapurna, Skydive, Falling In Time. Photo courtesy of Four Eyes. To Keith for his love and support. Dedicated to my Mother.

Andie Lloyd is a queer interdisciplinary artist and community advocate, raised and living on unceded Qayqayt territories. She works as a lighting designer and media artist, and is a co-founder of HK House 香港屋, a Metro Vancouver based non-profit dedicated to the love and preservation of Hong Kong culture. Some notable design involvements include: Lasa Ng Imperyo (rice & beans theatre) — Projection Design, Paper Mountains (Anya Saugstad) — Lighting Design, Fat Joke (Neworld Theatre) — Projection Design, Happy Valley/馬照跑. 舞照跳 (rice & beans theatre) — Projection Design, Clean/Espejos (Neworld Theatre) — Surtitle Design. Andie is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Free Hong Kong. Free Palestine.

Sophie Tang is an award-winning lighting and set designer working in Theatre, Opera and Dance. She has worked with companies including Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Electric Company Theatre, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera, Theatre Calgary, Artsclub Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Citadel Theatre, Canadian Stage, Theatre Replacement and so on. Selected credits: The Little Prince (Pacific Opera Victoria), Three Musketeers (Citadel Theatre x Artsclub Theatre), The Lehman Trilogy (Theatre Calgary), Salesman In China, Rez Sisters ( Stratford Festival),The Apple Cart (Shaw Festival), Jersey Boys, Legend of Georgia McBride, 12 dates of Christmas, The Orchard (Artsclub Theatre), Twelfth Night, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Harlem Duet, (Bard on the Beach), The Pearl Fishers , A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vancouver Opera). Portfolio website: sophieyufeitang.com)

Gabriel Cropley is a Toronto based lighting+projections designer and three-time Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee. Gabriel has had the privilege of collaborating with the Ballet Creole, Ottawa Dance Directive, Toronto Dance Theatre, TMU Performance Dance, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, NAfro Dance Productions (Winnipeg), Aluna Theatre, Coal Mine Theatre, dance: made in canada | fait au canada, CanAsian Dance, University of Toronto Opera, RAW Tiako, Sampradaya Dance Creations, Dancemakers, Humber Theatre, BoucharDanse, pounds per square inch performance, Avinoam Silverman Dance, Little Pear Garden Dance Company, City of Toronto/Nuit Blanche, Toronto Heritage Dance, Capitol Theatre Port Hope, Newton Moraes Dance Theatre, York Dance Ensemble, TOES for Dance, Danny Grossman, Sook-Yin Lee & Jennifer Goodwin, Hamilton Children’s Choir, Tracey Norman, Dance Arts Institute, and Art of Time Ensemble, and more. gabrielcropley.ca

Ronnie Cheng is a queer Hong Konger interdisciplinary artist whose primary mediums are lens-based art, animation, new media art installations, and creative writing. Ronnie graduated from the Bachelor of Media Studies program with a minor in English at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan), as the recipient of the 2021 Vernon Film Society Media Prize and the 2024 Creative Studies Bachelor of Media Studies Award (capstone project, “the lights will take you home 隨光尋家”). Ronnie has also had both live-action and animated films screened at festivals globally, was the 2024 Fall Artist-in-Residence at CommunityWise Resource Centre in Calgary, and has had gallery work exhibited across Western Canada. Ronnie is currently based on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Alex Mah (馬少雄) is a composer and interdisciplinary artist originally from Singapore. He is based on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Alex is the company composer at EDAM Dance and collaborates regularly with Hong Kong Exile and The Biting School. He holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University and an MRes from Bath Spa University (U.K.).

Educated in the fields of scenography and landscape architecture, Jergus’ designs respond to various social demands by using spatial responses. Jergus designed over 50 productions in Canada and Europe. In the last few years, he spends most of his time designing public spaces.

Jessica Han (she/her) is a Taiwanese-Canadian lighting designer, technical director, production/stage manager, and filmmaker who is currently splitting her time between Taipei, Taiwan, and the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations (also known as Vancouver, BC). She has been working, collaborating, touring nationally and internationally with local dance & theatre artists and companies since 2011. She is currently the technical director of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, as well as the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. You can find more of her work at https://jessicahan.ca

Emma is an emerging director and stage manager based on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ nations. She recently stage managed the Canadian premier of The Height of the Storm (UP). Other recent stage management credits include: apprentice on Sexy Laundry (Arts Club on Tour), co-SM on The Last Resort (an immersive performance by Dreamqueen Collective), SM on When We Were Singing (UP & Touchstone), and SM mentor on Chickens (UP – Ovation Award Winner for Outstanding Production). Coming up next she will be co-SMing 9to5 the Musical at RCMT. Emma holds a BA in Classics and History of Science & Technology, an MA in Western Esotericism, and has trained and worked as a funeral director, but theatre is her favourite!

Doris Huang is an emerging Taiwanese theatre artist with a background in dance. She graduated from the University of the Fraser Valley with a degree in theatre. She has extensive stage experience in theatre productions, digital performances, devised works, and dance showcases, both as a performer and a designer behind the scenes. Her backstage contributions include dance choreography, digital art design, and collaborations across various stage disciplines. She is particularly passionate about the intersection of technology and storytelling. She looks forward to collaborating with artists from diverse backgrounds, exchanging creative ideas, and continuing to explore theatre throughout her journey.