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 accelerate your acting career (ft. Simon Shih)
Are you feeling stuck in your acting career? Wondering how to accelerate your career and move forward? Actor Simon Shih joins me on the show to talk about how he’s managed to consistently book work in just one year of professional acting.
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.
Why did I choose to be an actor?
Why would anyone in their right mind choose such an impractical profession? On this inaugural episode of Asian Thespians, I introduce myself, tell my story, and talk about what got me into acting and led me down this whimsical, wonderful path.