THIS EVENT IS A PART OF BARKING LEGS THEATER’S 30TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
On this exciting evening audiences will get a two-for-one deal! These two new works are the result of the Barking Legs Artist Incubator project. New Works include “‘Don’t Stand in Front of the Microwave’ and Other Things My Mother Told Me’ and “Reflection”.
"Don't Stand in Front of the Microwave" and Other Things My Mother Told Me
Charlene Hong White's "Don't Stand in Front of the Microwave" and Other Things My Mother Told Me is a semi-autobiographical, one-act play based on the experience of growing up as an Asian-American woman in white suburbia. Perhaps a tad Shakespearean influenced, the one-act play features both traditional dialogue between characters as well as extended sections of reflective poetic asides to the audience.
Collaborators:
Bios:
Charlene Hong White is the first-generation American daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and a career-changer into the performing arts. She is a graduate of the Professional Actor Training Program with Rex Knowles and Sherry Landrum as well as a recent acting student of Dr. Anne Swedberg's at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her writing voice is greatly impacted by her time as an undergraduate at Harvard University studying British history and literature and as a seminarian studying theology and mental health counseling. When not rehearsing for a show, Charlene enjoys thrifting and restoring vintage wear, drinking bubble tea, and playing board games with family and friends.
Michael Dexter Howard is a Chattanooga native who graduated from CCA. After receiving his Bachelor in Musical Theater from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, he quickly climbed his own beanstalk to the theatrical heavens in NYC with Wanda’s World (Originated Ethan: Off- Broadway). Michael is an Advanced Composer in the NYC Lehman Engle BMI Musical Theater Workshop. Michael also holds an additional Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education, and a Master's in Education: Principal Licensure from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Michael is currently in the Principal in Residence Program at the Chattanooga Preparatory School.
Karlee Ming Jamieson is a sophomore theater student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She has fallen in love with performing and was in the university’s productions of Feathers and Teeth (Chris) and Everybody (Somebody/Virtue). She has also started to explore stage management within the last year. She has worked as an Assistant Stage Manager on Into the Woods and Blithe Spirit with UTC.
Hannah Engelbrecht began working behind the scenes after acting in high school. Working with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Theatre Company, she gained experience in set and lighting design before finding her home in stage management. She has been a part of the stage management team at both the Chattanooga Theatre Center and the UTCTC. Previous credits include stage managing Into the Woods (UTCTC), Feathers and Teeth (UTCTC), Giant Steps: An Urbean Musical (CTC), and Once Upon a Time (Magic Lamp Entertainment). Hannah is currently the Events Coordinator at the Colonnade in Ringgold, GA. She is very excited to bring to the stage such a meaningful story and hopes you enjoy the show as much as we do!
Justin White is a software developer by day and a board gamer and anime aficionado by night. Previous theater credits include Singing in the Rain, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz, Once Upon a Mattress, Oliver, and The Master Poisoner. He contains multitudes.
Pearson Smith is a junior at UTC, pursuing a bachelor's degree in theatre entrepreneurship with a minor in education. She has been performing in the Chattanooga area for over ten years and has recently discovered a newfound interest in working backstage and behind the scenes. She is so excited to be a part of such a cool project as the assistant stage manager!
Reflection
F.E.E.L' s Production presents: Reflection🪞 - How do you see yourself 👀? The performers will introduce themselves and showcase "What and Who They Are.” The audience is encouraged to dress up as their own creative self and join in expressing our subconscious reflection.
There will be
Food 🍽
Art 🖌
Music 🎶🎧
Play 🤸
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Host: Novek Newi
Co Host: Oninye Nafree & Glattworld
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