Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
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Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
Grappling with Otherness
"Don't ever forget, you will be thought of as an other." - Cynthia Meng
Within a year of freelancing, Cynthia has worked in rooms for musicals in-development on Broadway, Off-Broadway and out-of-town tryouts. What is her secret? Does it only have to do with luck, like she puts it? Or is it more? I believe there's certainly more to that and we investigate that in the episode.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
What Cynthia thought of playing classical piano (3:05)
What Cynthia studied at Harvard (13:45)
How Cynthia got to work on Hadestown (21:19)
The difference between Broadway and Off-Broadway for Cynthia's jobscope (29:12)
How has Cynthia conquered being Asian and Female in this industry (34:03)
And so much more…
Some Questions We Discuss:
What was classical piano competitions like? (3:52)
Was musical theater part of family tradition? (8:41)
Did she actively run away from what her parents associated with? (12:40)
What was it like to work on a Tony Award winning musical? (23:37)
Does seeing yourself represented on stage makes a difference in your career choices? (37:30)
Links and Resources:
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Harvard University - Computer Science
Moulin Rouge (Musical)
Lempicka (Musical)
Hadestown (Musical)
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East Side Story
Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
