Chongren Fan 范崇人

THE DRAGON KING’S DAUGHTER

World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission

Story, Lyrics, and Music by Marcus Yi
Directed by Chongren Fan
Choreography by Billy Bustamante
Music Direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes
Fight Choreography by Ryan Sellers

Venue: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Time: Nov-Dec 2023

Cast: Michelle Cabinian, Eymard Cabling, Leo Yu-Ning Chang, Sally Imbriano, Jonny Lee Jr., Quynh-My Luu

Understudies: Ashley D. Nguyen, Jimmy Nguyen, Sarah Anne Sillers, Jacob Yeh

SHANGHAI SONATAS

book by Alan Goodson

composed by Xiang Gao

lyrics by Joyce Hill Stoner

directed by Chongren Fan

music direction by Asher Denburg

conducted by Noreen Green

Venue: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Time: March 2023

Cast(L to R): Neal Mayer, Stephanie Lynne Mason, Adam B. Shapiro, Juliet Petrus Laurenti, Xiaoqing Zhang, Ethan L Phong, Julian Remulla, Cáitlín Burke, Sara LaFlamme and Anzi DeBenedetto.

CITIZEN WONG

written by Richard Chang

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T/New York Theatres

Time: April-May 2022

Scenic Design: You-Shin Chen

Costume Design: Karen Boyer

Lighting Design: Leslie Smith

Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau

Projection Design: Lacey Erb

Cast: Bonnie Black, Shing Chung, Nick Jordan, Scott Klavan, Whit K. Lee, and Malka Wallick.

TIGER STYLE!

written by Mike Lew

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: TheatreSquared, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Time: Feb-April 2022

Scenic Design: Chika Shimizu

Costume Design: Yuan Yuan Liang

Lighting Design: Yi-Chung Chen

Sound Design: Dave Sanderson

Cast: Hyunmin Rhee, Brian Kim McCormick, Stephanie Shum, Brandon Ruiter, and Eileen Rivera Eusebio.

THE EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE

written by Damon Chua

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: Theatre Row NYC

Time: Winter 2019, 2020, 2022; Virtually April 2021

Scenic Design: You-Shin Chen

Costume Design: Karen Boyer

Lighting Design: Leslie Smith

Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau

Cast in Repertory: Leanne Cabrera, Kiet Tai Cao, Ya Han Chang, DeAnna Choi, Dinh James Doan, David Huynh, Brian Kim, Jonathan Frye, Hyunmin Rhee, Mandarin Wu, Xiaoxiao Sun and Xiaoqing Zhang.

Graphic Design: MSWORKZ Marta Szmyd

ROMULUS THE GREAT

written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

English Translation by Gerhard Nellhaus

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: TBG Mainstage Theatre

Time: June 7th - 23rd, 2018

Scenic Design: Chika Shimizu

Costume Design: Karen Boyer

Lighting Design: Yi-Chung Chen

Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau

Production Dramaturg: Bindi Kang

Movement Director: Rourou Ye

Cast: Brian J. Alford, Colin Asercion, Byron Clohessy, Elisa de la Roche, Ryan Egar, Marcus Crawford Guy, Annemarie Hagenaars, Dana Kreitz, Christopher McIntyre, Mark J. Quiles, Neil Redfield, Michiko Sasaki, Jim Shankman, and Sheilagh Weymouth

410[GONE] (NY PREMIERE)

written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: Cino Theater at Theater for the New City

Time: June 3rd-18th, 2017

Scenic/Costume/Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau

Lighting Design: Yi-Chung Chen

Production Stage Manager: Bonnie McHeffey

Cast: Carolina Do, Edgar Eguia, Meilin Gray, Gerardo Pelati, Roger Yeh.

STONES IN HIS POCKETS (CHINA PREMIERE)

written by Marie Jones

translated and directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: D6 Theater, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center

Time: December 16th, 2016 - January 8th, 2017

Scenic and Costume Design: Kate Noll

Lighting Design: Oliver Wason

Sound Design: Annie Yin Jing

Cast: He Ping, Liu XuanRui

BEHIND THE MASK, A PLAY (USA PREMIERE)

written by Huang WeiRuo and Feng BaiMing

adpated and directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: Cino Theater at Theater for the New City

Time: June 25th, 2015 - July 12th, 2015

Scenic and Costume Design: K.K. Wong

Lighting Design: Yi-Chung Chen

Sound Design: Xiren Wang

Mask Design: Andrew Diaz

Stage Manager: Nick To

Cast: Shan Y. Chuang, Esther Chen, Chien-Lun Lee, Xiao Quan, Viola Wang, Neil Redfield, Hui-Shan Yong, Chris Smith, Francisco Huergo

THE FINAL KISS

written by Maurice Level

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: The Flea Theater

Time: September 23rd - October 5th, 2014

Scenic Design: Andrew Diaz

Costume and Makeup Design: Emma Lipschutz

Lighting Design: Rachel Fae Szymanski

Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau

Fight Direction: Alex J. Gould

Cast: Alec Gaylord, Shane Hall, Oliva Jampol, Sonja O'Hara

CLOUD 9*

written by Caryl Churchill

directed by Chongren Fan

Venue: Suzanne Wright Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College

Time: October 11th-13th, 2012

*MFA in Theater Thesis Project

Scenic Design: Eleanor Arculus

Costume Design: Elizabeth Bland

Lighting Design: Rebecca Sealander

Sound Design: Jesse Heffler

Projection Design: Daniel Glenn

Cast: Nick Anderson, Eric Bohn, Collin James Bradley, Alexis Ingram, Kelsey Monson, Connor Miller, Corrine Yap