love in a champagne bottle
The summer I turned ten, I spent most nights in the dressing room for “champagne babes” at my dad’s nightclub. My mother worked long hours and my parents did not want me to be home alone, so, this was (obviously) the best option. The first night, I tried to take everything in excitedly: the slinky champagne-colored dress perched on a chair, the jumble of heels stashed haphazardly under the table. The second night, I heard my dad argue with his business partner about hiring an Asian Michael Ja...
love in a champagne bottle
The summer I turned ten, I spent most nights in the dressing room for “champagne babes” at my dad’s nightclub. My mother worked long hours and my parents did not want me to be home alone, so, this was (obviously) the best option. The first night, I tried to take everything in excitedly: the slinky champagne-colored dress perched on a chair, the jumble of heels stashed haphazardly under the table. The second night, I heard my dad argue with his business partner about hiring an Asian Michael Ja...
Being and Performance
There are many things going on in my mind when I perform on stage. For starters, If you were in the audience, you’d immediately notice. Because I am almost always cast as a female. Characters on stage are so different from what I am. I am a boy, and Asian. To portray a female, my theatre teacher always instructs me, “you should postulate the intention behind every single movement in order to ‘become a woman.’” I “become” different characters with different methods. Sometimes I’d use camp and ...
Being and Performance
There are many things going on in my mind when I perform on stage. For starters, If you were in the audience, you’d immediately notice. Because I am almost always cast as a female. Characters on stage are so different from what I am. I am a boy, and Asian. To portray a female, my theatre teacher always instructs me, “you should postulate the intention behind every single movement in order to ‘become a woman.’” I “become” different characters with different methods. Sometimes I’d use camp and ...
