Asian Actors & Thespians
Asian Actors & Thespians
A podcast featuring API actors and drama artists, in which we chronicle their artistic journeys and discuss important issues impacting the API community. Hosted by New York City-based actor, Chase Lee.
How to make it in Hollywood as an AAPI actor (ft. Krista Marie Yu)
Hollywood! La La Land! City where dreams go to…die. For most actors, anyway. Only a select few find a way to make it in the City of Stars. Star of Hulu’s “Reboot,” Krista Marie Yu, joins me on the show to tell us about how she did it.
How do you found a theater company? ft. Ralph Peña
I want to stage plays! I want to make movies! But how do I start? How does one found a theater/production company? Co-founder and artistic director of Ma-Yi Theater Company, Ralph Peña, joins me on the show to tell his incredible story.
What’s it like to be an influencer and an actor? ft. Christina Calcote
Part 2 of my conversation with Christina Calcote, in which we discuss the intersection of their status as a social media influencer and their artistry. We also talk about navigating this crazy world as an Asian person, K-Pop stanhood, and BTS!
Taylor Takahashi on his journey from Asian basketball star to feature film actor
Why do basketball players always make the best actors? Ray Allen, LeBron, Jordan. It’s gotta be the shoes, right? AAPI hooper-turned-film actor, Taylor Takahashi, joins me on the show to share his story.
Christina Calcote on biracial erasure in the film/theater industry
Why are there so few biracial Asian characters on stage and on screen? Why so few bisexual and genderqueer characters? Don’t they have stories to tell too? Wasian actor/influencer Christina Calcote joins me on the show to share their insights.
What is it like to be a transgender actor? ft. Pooya Mohseni
Pooya Mohseni joins me on the show to detail her remarkable journey as a woman/artist of transgender experience and share her thoughts on the women’s rights crisis in Iran.
What it’s like to be a plus-sized AAPI actor ft. Cori Menzies
In what ways do plus-sized actors face discrimination in the industry today? What can we do to enact change? We’ll answer these questions, and more, as I invite my friend and colleague, Cori Menzies, on the show.