{"title":"Gregory Keng Strasser \/ \u8d39\u94ff\u94ff","role":null,"image":{},"lede":null,"content":"<p><strong>GREGORY KENG STRASSER\/ <span>\u8d39\u94ff\u94ff<\/span><\/strong> (he\/him\/his) was raised between suburban Michigan and urban Shanghai, so he's equally adept at shoveling driveways and drinking hot tea on a summer day. He learned to love bridging cultures together, but also queering them in language and art.  As a creator, Greg has directed and\/or written works for theatre, opera, video games, and film and worked across the world but mostly in the Washington DC area. His credits include: <strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong>: Thailand: <em>Doi Nang Non<\/em>. Denmark: 4  untitled performances with Odin Teatret & Ikarus Stage Arts. <strong>NEW YORK<\/strong>: The Parsnip Ship: <em>American Spies <\/em>by Sam Hamashima; <strong>DC AREA<\/strong>: Rorschach Theatre: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/strsts\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea<\/em> <\/a>by Julia Izumi, <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/410gone\" target=\"_blank\"><em>410[GONE]<\/em><\/a> by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig; Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/pericles\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pericles<\/em><\/a><em> by Shakespeare<\/em>; Peabody Opera Theatre: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/huz-mdt\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hin und Zuruck<\/em> by Hindemith, <em>Les Mamelles De Tiresias <\/em>by Poulenc <\/a>(with Alison Moritz); 4615 Theatre Company: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/the-infinite-tales\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Infinite Tales<\/em><\/a> (self-authored). <strong>REGIONAL<\/strong>: American Stage: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/thechineselady\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Chinese Lady<\/em><\/a> by Lloyd Suh; Opera Festival of Chicago: <em>L'inganno Felice<\/em> by Rossini; Shenandoah University: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/songofachilles\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Song of Achilles<\/em><\/a> by Madeline Miller (self-adapted); Brighton Center for the Performing Arts: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/the-odyssey\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a> translated by Emily Wilson (self-adapted)<em>;<\/em> Flying V: <em>Paperless Pulp vol. 2<\/em>; OTHER: 4615 Theatre Company: <a class=\"btn-- btn--__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/4615theatreco.itch.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dark City<\/em><\/a> a four-episode video game. As an Assistant\/Associate, Greg has worked with directors Ken-Matt Martin, Chongren Fan, Jennifer Chang, Ella Marchment, Carey Perloff, Molly Smith, Seema Sueko, and Derek Goldman. He has been commissioned by Arena Stage (contributing writing to films <em>The 51st State<\/em> and <em>May 22, 2020<\/em>), 4615 Theatre Company, Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, Shenandoah University, Adventure Theatre-MTC and others. His honors include the Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow at Arena Stage and being the recipient of the DCCAH Arts & Humanities Fellowship from 2020 to present. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan. Connect at: <a class=\"btn--btn-- btn--__link btn--btn-- btn--__link__link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gregorykengstrasser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">gregorykengstrasser.com<\/a> \/\/ @lil.scallion.pancake on IG<\/p>","website":"","alt":null}