YIHONG CHEN

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THEATRE

La Salpêtrière (Helen Hayes Award RECOMMENDED)

Didi

Taffety Punk

Will On the Hill

Juliet (R&J)

STC

Twelfth Night the Musical

Olivia

STC Academy

Macbeth

Lady Macduff / Witch

STC Academy

Measure for Measure

Julietta / Strumpet

STC Academy

Pericles

Lychorida/ Leonine/ Fisherman

STC Academy

Jade Star Hotel

Fan Fan

The American Opera Project

This Hair I Tear Is Mine

Sister

Lenfest Center for the Arts

Ascend!

Woman D

The Tank NYC

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella

Curtain Raiser

SH Cultural Square Theatre

Popular Mechanics

Performer

Wuzhen Festival

My Wife, Mother, Mother-in-law

Huiwen

Theatre Above

Father’s Letter

Xiyang

Magnolia Theatre

The Way Back 1949

Yun Chen

Guangzhou Opera House

IMMERSIVE THEATRE

The Grand Expedition

Dani

Shanghai Fosun Foundation

No Place

Travel Agent

Wollman Hall at The New School

TELEVISION

Yunge from the Desert

Co-star

Hunan Television

FILM

Gripped

Supporting

Dir. Michael Adrian Burgos

Street Dance of China

Lead

Dir. Wei Lu

Kenny's Camera

Lead

Dir. Adam Zhao

Don't Mess with Big Tex

Supporting

Dir. Louie S Lefk

996

Lead

Dir. Zhuoyuan Li

EDUCATION

Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy at GWU

MFA in Classical Acting

The New School

Contemporary Theatre & Performance

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

BA in Film & Television

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Musical Theatre

Shanghai Theatre Academy

2019 Winter Institute

Double Edge Theater

Physical Theater

TRAINING

Master Class

Larry Moss, Howard Fine, Lesly Kahn

Online

Acting

Alec Wild, Ed Gero, Patrice Johnson

New York & DC

Screen Acting

James Calleri, Bob Krakower

Online

Alexander Technique

Teva Bjerken, Chris Cherry

New York & DC

Movement

Annie Piper, Katherine Willis

New York

Shakespeare

Craig Wallace, Annelise Lawson

New York & DC

Voice & Speech

Lisa Beley, Susan Cameron, Alba Quezada

New York & DC

Lecog & Clowning

Christopher Bayes, Dody DiSanto

New York & DC

Musical Theatre

Grace McLean

New York

Directing

Tea Alagic, Dawn Hollison

New York & Michigan

Writing

Sarah Gancher, Deepa Purohit

New York

Stage Combat

Robb Hunter

Washington, DC

Chinese Actress and Musical Theatre Performer, Native Mandarin, Fluent English w/ slight accent, TV Show Director - Street Dance of China, the Voice of China, Certified in Ballet, Choreographer, SAFD Stage Combat: Unarmed, Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Intermediate Yoga/Pilates

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 96 lbs

Animation, Choreography, Contact Improv, Directing, Editing, UGC Creator, Suzuki, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boating - Sail, Body Building, Boxing, Canoeing, Cheerleading, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Hackey Sack, Hula Hoop, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Jump Rope - Double Dutch, Mountain Climbing, Pogo Stick, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Sculling, Snow Skiing - General, Swimming - ability - general, Track & Field, Trampoline, Volleyball, Yoga, Clowning, Dance Ballet, Dance Jazz, Dancer, Improvisation, Mime, Modeling, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Soprano, Asian - Chinese Accent, Fluent Chinese, Fluent English as a second language