AMERICAN THEATRE: A visual artist and theatre designer specializing in live performances and digital media, Nam studied painting, sculpture, video design, and metal craft. Recent projects include X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at the Metropolitan Opera, Yellow Face on Broadway at Roundabout Theatre Company, A Transparent Musical at Center Theatre Group (CTG), Once Upon a (Korean) Time at Ma-Yi Theater Company, and Long Day’s Journey into Night at Audible Theater.
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I love articles like this. Articles that exist to highlight people who spent years working and improving only not to be recognized as much as they should be. I also really loved how they found theater professionals from all different backgrounds, cultures, and places. While this is all amazing, my absolute favorite part about this article was the way they formatted the information about the professionals. Starting from, “known for,” then “what’s next,” “what makes them special,” and finally, “planting the seeds.” As a theater artist I feel like that format is such a good way to show accomplishments and aspirations without writing it all in a paragraph and expecting people to read it all. Finally, as a Korean-American in theater (something I don’t see a ton of), reading about the last artist, Yee Eun Nam, made me so happy and feel so appreciated. Representation is important, and this article did just that.
This article is very cool. I found it really interesting to see such a large amount of diversity among theatre artists. Coming from Houston, a huge cultural melting pot, this is something that I value heavily. Having people with many different backgrounds in the room is extremely important in a few ways. It results in a product where the audience walks away, feeling represented on stage. It also encourages conversations between creatives, which can help us understand other people's perspectives. This is something that we all need to do more. I would absolutely like to learn more about how these people’s experiences abroad have shaped the artist that they have become. I feel like some of the norms would be different in other countries, and I would imagine that it would be difficult to work in America after working abroad. Overall, this was a great article that highlighted some incredible artists.
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