May 15 - 15, 2021 , A Virtual Event

Liébling

by Vichet Chum

Vichet Chum will share two excerpts from his new play-in-progress, Liébling. We catch up with protagonist Sovanna in Cleveland as he encounters the ghost of his partner’s Cambodian/German/Hungarian grandmother and later we see Sovanna as he mentors a Gen-Z visual artist. CLICK HERE to order on demand.

Artists

Vichet Chum

(Playwright) is a Cambodian-American playwright and theater maker, originally from Dallas, Texas and now living in New York City. His plays have been workshopped at Steppenwolf Theatre, the Magic Theater, the Alley Theatre, the UCROSS Foundation, Fault Line Theatre, Crowded Outlet, Second Generation Productions, Weston Playhouse, Cleveland Public Theatre, more

Francesca Fernandez McKenzie

(Marguerite/Leena) is an actor originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, now at home in New York City. NYC: Kenny's Tavern (59E59); Gloria: A Life (Daryl Roth Theater); Love, Medea (Center at West Park). Regionally: Good Person of Szechwan (CalShakes), Sheddin' (Horizon Theater), Lily's Revenge (Southern Rep), Twelfth Night more

Jesca Prudencio

(Director/Live Conversation Guest) is a theatre and film director focused on interdisciplinary work across the U.S. and internationally. Recent works include The Interview, a virtual play by Ekaterina Avgustenyak (Arena Stage & Forum for Cultural Engagement, DC), Interstate, a new musical by Kit Yan and Melissa Yi (Mixed Blood), more

Jon Norman Schneider

(Sovanna) was last onstage as the Fool in Northern Stage's production of King Lear. Select New York credits include the title role in Henry VI Parts 1-3 (NAATCO), Awake and Sing! (NAATCO/The Public), Lunch Bunch (Clubbed Thumb), The Oldest Boy (Lincoln Center), Queens Boulevard (the musical) (Signature), Durango (The more

D'Arcy Dersham

(Dialect Coach) is an actor, teacher, and dialect coach currently based in Philadelphia. She is pleased to be working at Cleveland Play House again, after coaching a workshop production of Tiny Houses last year. A member of the Voice and Speech Faculty at the Brown/Trinity MFA Program for eight more