SOUND
Sept 11 - Oct 4, 2015. Azeotrope / ACT Theatre. Seattle, WA.
WORKSHOP: PEOPLE SITTING IN DARKNESS
April 1-3, 2016. University of Washington. Seattle, WA.
HEART SHAPED NEBULA
by Marisela Treviño Orta Shotgun Players, Berkeley, CA Scenic: Maya Linke | Costumes: Antonia Gunnarson | Lighting: Stephanie Buchner | Sound:Matt Stines | Video: Micah Stieglitz https://vimeo.com/128836856
Thank You10 Episode VI: 4000 Miles
Considered one of the most influential writers of his generation, Lin Yutang said, “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familia pillow.” So if travel is all about returning home again, Dorothy may have gotten it right when she clicked her ruby slippers, and [...]
4,000 MILES
"Director Desdemona Chiang has realized a family portrait that crosses generational social, political, and cultural lines with ease and tenderness."
Bill Rauch Announces OSF’s 2016 Season
"I am particularly excited about THE WINTER’S TALE in the Allen Elizabethan Theatre, seen through an Asian and Asian-American cultural lens."
Desdemona Chiang on bridging generational gaps in 4000 Miles
"It is a sweet, funny, and poignant story of two people who, as a result of an unexpected tragedy, find themselves connected and changed forever. "
EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM
Feb 26, 2015 - Mar 21, 2015. Crowded Fire Theatre Company. San Francisco, CA.
The International Examiner: Desdemona Chiang brings the bard’s truths to today’s stage
Survival was tough in Shakespeare’s day, as it often can be today, and director Desdemona Chiang wants to bring that struggle to modern Seattle audiences with Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
Encore Arts: Q&A with Desdemona Chiang
Desdemona Chiang is a stage director and University of Washington MFA graduate based in Seattle and San Francisco who puts the spotlight on the marginalized and forgotten... this month she directs Measure for Measure at Seattle Shakespeare, their first restaging of the play in twelve years. I talked to Chiang about the show, finding contemporary relevance in Shakespeare and the challenges of bi-urban living.