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His Broadway & national touring credits include Aladdin in Disney's "Aladdin" on Broadway, In Transit, Allegiance (with George Takei & Lea Salonga), Godspell, Rent (final Broadway company), Wicked (Boq, original Chicago company), Pacific Overtures, Flower Drum Song. In 2010, he starred as Angel in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl opposite Wayne Brady, directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Regionally, he's performed at Philadelphia Theater Company, Pittsburgh CLO, The St. Louis MUNY, Dallas Theater Center, The Shakespeare Theater Company in D.C., North Carolina Theater, and North Shore Musical Theater. Television audiences will remember him as Wes the Warbler on “Glee", as well as his guest star appearances on "Instinct", “Odd Mom Out,” “Deadbeat” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” Telly is featured as a coach for the Jimmy Awards in the PBS documentary, "Broadway or Bust". He can be heard on many original Broadway cast recordings and has released two solo albums - I’ll Cover You (2012) and Songs for You (2016) - on The Yellow Sound Label. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama. He has taught master classes and courses at American universities like NYU, Nazareth College, The University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon and Point Park and has been a guest teacher at drama programs all over the world, from Edinburgh to Tokyo. Twitter / Instagram: @tellyleung Website: www.tellyleung.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1532521318358-QK93DZIHK2T1O8QI3XMQ/david+rhee.png ZAC EFRON - DAVID RHEE David Rhee (Playwright) is the Founding Artistic Director of Token Theatre. David began his career as an actor after graduating from New York’s Circle in the Square Musical Theatre program. Since then he appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie, worked at numerous theatres across America including Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Silk Road Rising, et el., and starred on televison’s Law and Order. David returned to school to earn his MFA at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in Dramatic Writing on full scholarship where he worked with Oskar Eustis at the Public Theater, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Lucas Hnath, Eduardo Machado, and Kristoffer Diaz. David has also been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628828633791-H9D6XDQBQZX6X1188ELG/token+copy.png ZAC EFRON - MIRANDA ANDERSON Miranda Anderson (Stage Manager) (she/her) is a freelance AEA Stage Manager in Chicago. She spent several years working mostly working with The Hypocrites in Chicago and touring shows around the country but has more recently worked with theatres like TimeLine Theatre Company and First Folio Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628655238496-7EY8980Y4MX4ZMQ1PT16/ZAC%2BEFRON.png ZAC EFRON - ZAC EFRON Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 at 7:30pm CST and Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at 7:30pm CST Director: Helen Young Cast: DAVID - Telly Leung* WAI - Wai Yim* Stage Manager: Miranda Anderson* *denotes members of Actors’ Equity Assoication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628826670706-1FXRDB3OMW0E7JWDIJOB/WaiYim+copy.jpg ZAC EFRON - WAI YIM Wai Yim (WAI, Co-Writer) is a proud member of Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA. He is the new Managing Director for Token Theatre. He first joined Token as The Director of Development. Originally from Hong Kong, Wai immigrated to Omaha, NE and started his acting career there. 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Recent works include workshop readings of the one-woman show from SoloChicago's Hello Kitty Must Die (actor), Silk Road Rising's New China Festival play reading series (lead director), Sue Pak's The Fixer (director) for Our Perspectives and Chicago Dramatist play reading series. Other directing and related credits include: Wild Boar (Dir., Silk Road Rising), American Hwangap (Dir., A-Squared/Halcyon), The Audience (Assoc. Dir., TimeLine), Hundred Flowers Project (Asst. Dir., Silk Road Rising) along with readings at Silk Road Rising, TimeLine, Artistic Home, Artemesia, Broken Nose, Polarity Ensemble. As an actor, Helen has worked with SideShow, TimeLine, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Polarity Ensemble, Muse of Fire, Side Project, Stage Left. 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He toured nationally with THE WHITE SNAKE, and THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, both written and directed by Tony Award winner: Mary Zimmerman. In Chicago, he has worked with: Token Theatre, Goodman Theatre, A Red Orchid Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, and Silk Road Rising. Movie credits: North of the 10 and Fatal Influence: Like, Follow and Survive. TV credits: Work in Progress (Showtime), Power Book IV: Force (Stars), Chicago PD (NBC), neXt (Fox), Patriot (Amazon) and The Chi (Showtime). As a director; Wai directed THE CHINESE LADY, THE GREAT LEAP, and THE WILD PARTY at BLUEBARN Theatre, and he received The Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award for Best Director (THE CHINESE LADY, THE GREAT LEAP) and Best New Script for his play THE EMPEROR & THE FOOL. 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Since then he appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie, worked at numerous theatres across America including Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Silk Road Rising, et el., and starred on televison’s Law and Order. David returned to school to earn his MFA at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in Dramatic Writing on full scholarship where he worked with Oskar Eustis at the Public Theater, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Lucas Hnath, Eduardo Machado, and Kristoffer Diaz. David has also been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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Currently the Director of Marketing & Communications at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, he previously served as the Marketing Associate at New York Theatre Workshop where he was involved in a number of exciting productions including the world premiere of folk opera Hadestown, Lazarus by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, and Othello featuring David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig. After studying Theatre and Sociology at Northwestern University, he was an active member of the Chicago theatre community (performing with Marriott Lincolnshire, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Porchlight Music Theatre and Silk Road Rising, among others) before moving to New York to earn his MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University. Erik has been a guest lecturer at Hunter College, and acted as Company Manager for Snug Harbor Productions and General Manager of Invisible Wall Productions in NYC. 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Helen is an actor and director. Recent works include workshop readings of the one-woman show from SoloChicago's Hello Kitty Must Die (actor), Silk Road Rising's New China Festival play reading series (lead director), Sue Pak's The Fixer (director) for Our Perspectives and Chicago Dramatist play reading series. Other directing and related credits include: Wild Boar (Dir., Silk Road Rising), American Hwangap (Dir., A-Squared/Halcyon), The Audience (Assoc. Dir., TimeLine), Hundred Flowers Project (Asst. Dir., Silk Road Rising) along with readings at Silk Road Rising, TimeLine, Artistic Home, Artemesia, Broken Nose, Polarity Ensemble. As an actor, Helen has worked with SideShow, TimeLine, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Polarity Ensemble, Muse of Fire, Side Project, Stage Left. 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Since then he appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie, worked at numerous theatres across America including Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Silk Road Rising, et el., and starred on televison’s Law and Order. David returned to school to earn his MFA at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in Dramatic Writing on full scholarship where he worked with Oskar Eustis at the Public Theater, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Lucas Hnath, Eduardo Machado, and Kristoffer Diaz. David has also been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/9cb87813-2758-4b36-a175-7581e60dd04b/Zac%2BEfron+II.png ZAC EFRON, Part II - ZAC EFRON, PART II Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7:30pm CST and Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 7:30pm CST Director: Alan Muraoka* Cast: DAVID - Moses Villarama* MRS. RHEE - Cheryl Hamada* WAI - Wai Yim* Stage Manager: Miranda Anderson* *denotes members of Actors’ Equity Assoication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628826042081-M2N1YSAW243NCVFAZR4H/WaiYim+copy.jpg ZAC EFRON, Part II - WAI YIM Wai Yim (WAI, Co-Writer) is a proud member of Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA. He is the new Managing Director for Token Theatre. He first joined Token Theatre as The Director of Development. Originally from Hong Kong, Wai immigrated to Omaha, NE, and started his acting career there. He now resides in Chicago and splits his time between both cities. He's the Artistic Director for aetherplough, a performance art company in Omaha. He toured nationally with The White Snake directed by Mary Zimmerman. In Chicago, he has worked with: The Goodman Theatre (The White Snake, The King of Hell’s Palace, King of the Yees, Postnation), TimeLine Theatre (Chimerica), Lookingglass Theatre Company (Speak Truth To Power), Victory Gardens Theater (The Dorothy J. and Andrew Haskel Custodial Closet), and Silk Road Rising (Speaking of Then). Regional credits: Regional credits: The White Snake (McCarter Theatre, The Old Globe, Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China); The Oldest Boy (Unicorn Theatre); Nomad Motel (Horizon Theatre Company); James & the Giant Peach, Narnia, The Diary of Anne Frank (The Rose Theater); The Merry Wives of Windsor, Antony and Cleopatra, Taming of The Shrew (Nebraska Shakespeare). TV credits: Chicago PD (NBC), neXt (Fox), Patriot (Amazon) and The Chi (Showtime). Social Media: @whyyim Website: www.whyyim.com Wai also has a YouTube channel: On The Cusp Tarot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1613245303202-HDWEQV0Z8AEKU864GPGA/IMG_8516-Edit-2-1.jpg ZAC EFRON, Part II - ALAN MURAOKA Alan Muraoka (Director) Television: Sesame Street: The Power of We (HBO Max & PBS; Best Director Nomination 2021 NAACP Image Award), Sesame Street (Season 51 & 52, Monster Foodies, Elmo’s World), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. New York theatre credits include: The Nice List (World Premiere Virtual Musical), Avenue Q (Off Broadway-Resident Director), The Report (NY Fringe), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre-Assistant Director), Jennifer Barnhart: It’s About Time! (Laurie Beechman Theatre), Elizabeth Ward Land: Still Within The Sound of My Voice (Green Room 42, Bistro Award- Best Tribute Show 2020) Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), The King and I (Harbor Lights Theatre Company), Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Below), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), Falsettoland (NAATCO), John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty (Joe's Pub). Regionally: Gold Mountain (Eccles Theatre & Perry’s Egyptian Theatre), Olney Theatre: South Pacific, Once On This Island. At the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City: The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s High School Musical, and Disney’s High School Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney's High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate Director for Up In The Air (Kennedy Center). As an actor, Mr. Muraoka has appeared in 7 Broadway shows and has been a cast member of Sesame Street for the past 23 years, where he plays Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store. Mr. Muraoka is a graduate of UCLA, where he received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award for performance. Upcoming: Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival- October 2021). Website: www.alanmuraoka.tv Instagram: @alanathoopers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1613246106856-OW5JX4GNJQ81HWHMD7L4/MosesV%2BHeadshot%2B1.jpg ZAC EFRON, Part II - MOSES VILLARAMA Moses Villarama (DAVID) is a proud company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Selected credits include Off-Broadway: Cambodian Rock Band (Signature Theatre); Fast Company (Ensemble Studio Theatre); The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise (The Play Company); Chairs and a Long Table (Ma-Yi Theater). Regional: Cambodian Rock Band, Vietgone, Henry V, The Odyssey, The Winter’s Tale, Snow in Midsummer (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Warrior Class (Alliance Theatre); Suspense! Radio Hour (Hudson Valley Shakespeare); King Lear, Amadeus, A Christmas Carol (Denver Center); Swamp Is On (Pig Iron). Training: MFA, National Theatre Conservatory. BA, University of San Francisco. All my love to Amy. @themightymos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628827290553-VP2FK0P2U5GXMXJW88LB/token+copy.png ZAC EFRON, Part II - MIRANDA ANDERSON Miranda Anderson (Stage Manager) (she/her) is a freelance AEA Stage Manager in Chicago. 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RHEE) is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Stage work includes roles at Goodman (A Christmas Carol), TimeLine (Chimerica), Lookingglass (Race), Silk Road Rising, (Yohen, Golden Child), Organic (E/R: Emergency Room), Pegasus (Blood Wedding), A-Squared (American Hwangap), and Rasaka (Washer/Dryer) theaters. She also appeared in Innocent Thoughts, Harmless Intentions at Next Theatre for which she received a Joseph Jefferson Citation. TV/film work includes: About Schmidt, The Dilemma. Nothing Like the Holidays, Chain Reaction, Losing Isaiah, Above the Law, Chicago Med, Boss, Chicago Code, Chicago Story, Early Edition, Unsolved Mysteries. She also hosted the TV series Your Chicago Kitchen (WTTW) and 4 seasons of Extreme Homes on HGTV but is probably most recognized for her on-camera work with the WTTW and national PBS pledge drives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1603125535175-IXG1VCQQAAM9UETPM3BW/ZE+poster+1.png ZAC EFRON, Part II https://www.tokentheatre.net/zacefron3 daily 0.75 2024-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628654780747-L7M9KAMRC9XU1KX1F3Z3/Zac+Efron+3+%2811%29.jpg ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - ZAC EFRON, THE FINAL CHAPTER Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7:30pm CST and Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 7:30pm CST Director: Alan Muraoka* Cast: DAVID - Hansel Tan* MRS. YIM - Lisa Tejero* WAI - Wai Yim* Stage Manager: Miranda Anderson* *denotes members of Actors’ Equity Assoication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628823547054-3WHNPS4EEW89X5THIXN5/Alan+M+copy.jpg ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - ALAN MURAOKA Alan Muraoka (Director) Television: Sesame Street: The Power of We (HBO Max & PBS; Best Director Nomination 2021 NAACP Image Award), Sesame Street (Season 51 & 52, Monster Foodies, Elmo’s World) , Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. New York theatre credits include: The Nice List (World Premiere Virtual Musical), Avenue Q (Off Broadway-Resident Director), The Report (NY Fringe), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre-Assistant Director),l Jennifer Barnhart: It’s About Time! (Laurie Beechman Theatre), Elizabeth Ward Land: Still Within The Sound of My Voice (Green Room 42, Bistro Award- Best Tribute Show 2020) Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), The King and I (Harbor Lights Theatre Company), Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Below), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), Falsettoland (NAATCO), John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty (Joe's Pub). Regionally: Gold Mountain (Eccles Theatre & Perry’s Egyptian Theatre), Olney Theatre: South Pacific, Once On This Island. At the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City:The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s High School Musical and Disney’s High School Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney's High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate Director for Up In The Air (Kennedy Center). As an actor, Mr. Muraoka has appeared in 7 Broadway shows, and has been a cast member of Sesame Street for the past 23 years, where he plays Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store. Mr. Muraoka is a graduate of UCLA, where he received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award for performance. Upcoming: Gold Mountain(Utah Shakespeare Festival- October 2021). Website: www.alanmuraoka.tv Instagram: @alanathoopers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628823671591-A88MLOJFQPC7V1SWJR95/WaiYim+copy.jpg ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - WAI YIM Wai Yim (WAI, Co-Writer) is a proud member of Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA. He is the new Managing Director for Token Theatre. He first joined Token Theatre as The Director of Development. Originally from Hong Kong, Wai immigrated to Omaha, NE, and started his acting career there. He now resides in Chicago and splits his time between both cities. He's the Artistic Director for aetherplough, a performance art company in Omaha. He toured nationally with The White Snake directed by Mary Zimmerman. In Chicago, he has worked with: The Goodman Theatre (The White Snake, The King of Hell’s Palace, King of the Yees, Postnation), TimeLine Theatre (Chimerica), Lookingglass Theatre Company (Speak Truth To Power), Victory Gardens Theater (The Dorothy J. and Andrew Haskel Custodial Closet), and Silk Road Rising (Speaking of Then). Regional credits: Regional credits: The White Snake (McCarter Theatre, The Old Globe, Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China); The Oldest Boy (Unicorn Theatre); Nomad Motel (Horizon Theatre Company); James & the Giant Peach, Narnia, The Diary of Anne Frank (The Rose Theater); The Merry Wives of Windsor, Antony and Cleopatra, Taming of The Shrew (Nebraska Shakespeare). TV credits: Chicago PD (NBC), neXt (Fox), Patriot (Amazon) and The Chi (Showtime). Social Media: @whyyim Website: www.whyyim.com Wai also has a YouTube channel: On The Cusp Tarot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628822995524-N3FN6MJ86YYXO4L51EFN/Screen+Shot+2019-12-14+at+12.49.57+AM.png ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - DAVID RHEE David Rhee (Playwright) is the Founding Artistic Director of Token Theatre. David began his career as an actor after graduating from New York’s Circle in the Square Musical Theatre program. Since then he appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie, worked at numerous theatres across America including Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Silk Road Rising, et el., and starred on televison’s Law and Order. David returned to school to earn his MFA at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in Dramatic Writing on full scholarship where he worked with Oskar Eustis at the Public Theater, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Lucas Hnath, Eduardo Machado, and Kristoffer Diaz. David has also been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628823239299-2TBCVEI78FGQQGXHYYE5/token+copy.png ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - MIRANDA ANDERSON Miranda Anderson (Stage Manager) (she/her) is a freelance AEA Stage Manager in Chicago. She spent several years working mostly working with The Hypocrites in Chicago and touring shows around the country but has more recently worked with theatres like TimeLine Theatre Company and First Folio Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628823778150-233BEZF6HP6YE7THPQUT/H.+Tan+4+copy.jpg ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - HANsel Tan Hansel Tan (DAVID) proudly reps the small island-state of Singapore, and is honored to be a part of Zac Efron’s development. Favorite collaborations – NYC: The Public, Tectonic, The Flea, Prospect Theatre, Urban Stages, Red Fern, Ma-Yi, Pan Asian Rep, National Asian Artists Project, ART NY, NAMT, NYMF. Regional & International: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Pioneer Theatre, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Centre, North Shore Music Theater, Harbor Lights Theater Co., Flat Rock Playhouse, Live & in Color, The Assembly, Austin City Limits, PNE Fair, Indiana State Fair, Sharjah Water Festival, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Wild Rice, Method Productions SG, Figurteatret i Nordland, Aichi World Expo. TV/Film: In Game: The Webseries (Man Powered Films), Complete Unknown (Amazon), The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC), Madam Secretary (CBS). He is recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council Overseas Bursary, “Best Actor” winner at Theatre Now New York’s inaugural “Sound Bytes” festival, “Best Principal Male Actor” finalist for the 2017 Theatre Bay Area Awards, and “Best Actor” finalist for the 2017 Broadway World Regional Awards. Proud member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA, prouder Asian-American immigrant, and currently persuading everyone to read Jeff Chang’s illuminating “We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation” (2016). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1628824185012-7A4BS4NAVW66W4XMZBJY/Lisa_5140.jpg ZAC EFRON, The Final Chapter - Lisa Tejero Lisa Tejero (MRS. YIM) most recently opened then was furloughed in an all female production of Henry the 6th in two parts titled Bring Down the House at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, where she last performed in White Snake. This last fall she directed a production of The Agitators at Upstream Theatre in St. Louis. Last season, she appeared at Berkeley Rep & The Guthrie in Metamorphoses, and previously in the Broadway production of Metamorphoses at Circle in the Square Theatre. She has just finished a production of Anything Goes at Arena Stage where she last did Metamorphoses. Before that she was King Lear with BackRoom Shakespeare Project. She is an Artistic Associate of Lookingglass where she has appeared in 1984, Argonautika, Curiosity Shop, Ethan Frome, Fedra, and S/M. Also in Chicago, Lisa has appeared in As You Like It, Ghostwritten, Journey to the West, Mirror of the Invisible World, The Odyssey, and Silk at the Goodman; Kafka on the Shore at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; as well as playing Lady Bracknell at Iowa Repertory Theatre and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Oak Park Festival Theatre. She has also worked at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Court Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, The McCarter, Milwaukee Rep, St. Louis Rep, Seattle Rep, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Victory Gardens. 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Gordon Chow plays DAVID’s FATHER, DOCTOR, OU812, ZAC EFRON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1649112643634-VLGR1YFEYI76BCXI5G3E/IMG_5862.JPG ZAC EFRON VG - Theresa Ro Stage Directions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1649466667380-7673T6ZSUOD67689XOOS/Headshot.jpg ZAC EFRON VG - Sammy Brown Stage Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1649692821444-AV8R8LQTU14B8DUQIKVC/Screen+Shot+2022-04-09+at+5.01.36+PM.png ZAC EFRON VG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1649692645796-Y3P1XE06UJNKJB871WZE/36189009_10156397850996870_5100161908950958080_n.jpeg ZAC EFRON VG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651164950561-4KSJZRKVY0PRV82MRZOP/IMG_2711.jpg ZAC EFRON VG - Cast of ZAC EFRON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651164357298-M6LNIQ4Q6CVXUOJVCWMB/IMG_2699.jpeg ZAC EFRON VG - Lisa Tejero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651165006333-RBWYM5S1ZACZSPMMSZU4/IMG_2681.jpg ZAC EFRON VG - Theresa Ro, Richard Manera, Wai Yim, Lisa Tejero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651165028133-B2XV873TDMNF0MIUVN4V/IMG_2652.jpg ZAC EFRON VG - Steve Scott, Sammy Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651164373942-ZLX3KJKO8X28PQMAZCSK/IMG_2704.jpeg ZAC EFRON VG - Lisa Tejero, Gordon Chow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1651164393308-95XZ0XJHXTJEF7FKQLWI/Facetune_27-04-2022-21-19-15+2.JPG ZAC EFRON VG L to R: Theresa Ro, David Rhee, Sammy Brown, Richard Manera, Steve Scott, Gordon Chow, Lisa Tejero, and Wai Yim. https://www.tokentheatre.net/-2022 daily 0.75 2022-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/6b30bbec-e6f5-4e59-a27f-0f35063b6ef7/Untitled+design.png > 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/92730e29-bf00-4117-9e18-b4dcecf8b36b/WTSMA+Graphic.png > 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tokentheatre.net/when-the-sun-melts-away daily 0.75 2022-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/10343dac-f0fb-4e9e-9e9a-423c79e05d33/Simran+Headshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Simran Deokule (she/her) is a Chicago based actor and producer represented by Shirley Hamilton Agency. Recently, she was seen as Summer in Men on Boats at the Wirtz Center, produced the 79th Annual Dolphin Show, and is looking forward to inaugurating the role of Anjani in the world premiere of Radial Gradient at Shattered Globe Theater. When she is not making theater, you can find her catching up on her Goodreads list or applying to law school :P She is so grateful to David, Wai, and the Token team for trusting her with our Fall Slot, and never wants to stop making magical theater with her friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/3ba91d85-203f-47a4-8d4a-5a98f3e3d136/Coco+Huang+Headshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Wenke (Coco) Huang (she/her) graduated from Northwestern University in June 2022 with a B.A. in Performance Studies and Art History. As an artist-scholar, she sees practice as research, and works as a scenic/costume designer, a dramaturg, and a puppeteer. Born and raised in Beijing, China, she values her international upbringing, intercultural experience, and interdisciplinary art-making. Recent works include The Seagull (asst. dramaturg) at Steppenwolf Theatre, The Garden of the Phoenix (puppet short film) for Lookingglass Theatre’s 50 Wards Series, and The Island (asst. director) at Court Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/7660873a-cd42-48e7-bdbe-48580a5ef88d/Karina+Patel+-+Headshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Karina Patel (she/her) is a theatre-maker, director and actor born in London, based in Chicago, and raised everywhere else. Recently, she has been directing and devising with Token Theatre, The Actor’s Gymnasium, The 24 Hour Plays, Pocket Theatre VR and is a 2022-2023 Directing Apprentice at PlayGround Chicago. She is currently assistant directing BALD SISTERS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Other credits include HOUSE OF JOY at the Repertory Theatre of St Louis (Associate Director) and LOOKINGGLASS ALICE (Assistant Director). She is a graduate of Northwestern University, and spends her free time making excuses to get bubble tea for the third time that week. Karina loves playtime with Emily, Juliet, Simran and Coco! https://www.karinapatel.me/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/5598f921-9f4b-49fd-aead-5a00ec66c774/Juliet+Huneke+Headshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Juliet Kang Huneke (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and teaching artist. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2022, and has recently performed in The Ugly One at Trap Door Theatre and in The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals at Theatre Row in New York City (directed by the one and only Karina Patel!!!). Some other favorite past roles include Betty 2 (Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties), Little Stone (Eurydice), and Clarisse (The Lightning Thief). When she's not acting, Juliet teaches silly classes at Chicago Children's Theatre and is writing a play about the queer Taylor Swift conspiracy theory, aliens, and Sally Ride. Juliet would like to devise with Karina, Emily, Simran, and Coco forever and ever and ever <3 https://www.julietkanghuneke.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/26f6018b-cd06-49d3-ad0b-48cc87b881da/IMG_0374_Original.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Haley Groth (she/her) is a Junior studying Theatre and Creative Writing at Northwestern. She is so excited to be a part of this team! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/d334fe65-69ef-4f09-ab55-9453fd1857bb/Emily+Zhang+Headshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Emily Zhang (she/her) is an actor based in Chicago. She recently graduated from Northwestern University with a double major in Theatre and Psychology and is represented by Gray Talent Group. Most recently, she was seen as Julie in WOO GIRLS at The Factory Theater and Bechdel Fest 9 at Broken Nose Theatre. She is also currently understudying for Number Four in AMONG THE DEAD at Jackalope Theatre. She is passionate about thoughtfully diverse representation, mental health and illness education, and aside from theatre, dinosaurs. These poems found her at a challenging yet crucial time in her life, and she hopes this piece can move you to get to know yourself the same way it did for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667770244909-PN6MU650OATBQY4VQHS4/Simran+Headshot.JPG WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Simran Deokule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667774546644-B1VMJWA2HNR2YBVNS8VD/Coco%252BHuang%252BHeadshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Coco Huang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667770536441-N5LFHU27T4A6GY21XLT1/Juliet%2BHuneke%2BHeadshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Juliet Huneke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667770225345-9R0RDWI3HLJPHHRTYDZB/Karina+Patel+-+Headshot.png WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Karina Patel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667770637352-XCZAWQVFCVX00NEX20UO/Emily%252BZhang%252BHeadshot.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Emily Zhang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667853113016-IO90PFVJJC9NUVY6USJF/IMG_0959.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Payton Shearn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1667853437354-PANZND0PF34JNFEEVMGB/IMG_0374_Original.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Haley Groth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/877048a0-2f3f-4f0a-aefa-943116cb7d0d/WTSMA+Graphic.png WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY ZAC EFRON, PART II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/9f12d4c9-870e-433e-a204-4fa44572b17c/IMG_0959.jpg WHEN THE SUN MELTS AWAY - Make it stand out Payton Shearn (she/her, they/them) is a recent graduate of Northwestern University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies and a module in Theatre Management. They are currently living and working in Chicago. Selected credits: MEN ON BOATS (PSM, Northwestern University), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (PSM, The Dolphin Show), MAMMA MIA! (Producer, Arts Alliance), SPAMALOT (ASM, Lovers & Madmen). Special thanks to her friends, family and mentors for everything, always. https://www.tokentheatre.net/zacefron daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719255367527-F2DY02839TLEJNC0VLR9/Zac+Efron+Production-134.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254495907-ERYI3Y621OHJ77D7KKKY/Zac+Efron+Production-120.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254367917-LXOB1AGIM3VEMT5E2VLA/Zac+Efron+Production-119.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254377349-JKHI9G7FYBZDIH4EBQZJ/Zac+Efron+Production-282.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254383131-VG0CKEKPG2UUQ14IRGUZ/Zac+Efron+Production-103.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254387962-KOMF9OCY0D3GLUCBMRK8/Zac+Efron+Production-090.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254413821-JFPLOUCDYR5ZCH769RMZ/Zac+Efron+Production-082.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719256722351-HNJS12DFGU6S2GQ98IWD/Zac+Efron+Production-075+%281%29.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719256726387-0FJ64H7F7DTSPM4NCDTH/Zac+Efron+Production-067.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254480989-QHBWKB5FLGWPGY1O8A42/Zac+Efron+Production-070.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254477258-ZR1MGLH4T9JYBZIN3Q7M/Zac+Efron+Production-062.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254506259-SFYY8L0T402JMLOLGP3Y/Zac+Efron+Production-215.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254488321-SVDQSIZEBU2JY58F9BHH/Zac+Efron+Production-054.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254500355-TMG137ZKNMYCINHUQIQD/Zac+Efron+Production-198.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719256723194-7DWX2R3DSSUEL8G9WJAI/Zac+Efron+Production-192.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254466563-BNYB0OP11JD2DCJO225C/Zac+Efron+Production-175.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254472535-XW05CWODO97Q4DYJLPIX/Zac+Efron+Production-155.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1719254472367-VAPXV6WRXDSUNEZNPL5U/Zac+Efron+Production-004.jpg > ZAC EFRON < https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/e5ecddd2-ddd3-4c49-8116-ed2a5bd2891f/IMG_8397.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out HANNAH BOLSTAD (Production Electrician) (She/Her) I'm beyond stoked to work with such an incredible team of artists for my first show with Token Theatre! I can't express how much pride, joy, and compassion this team has for their work, and especially this show. I hope you, the audience, can appreciate and love this show as much as we do. Thanks to my friends and advisors for always pushing me to be more. Enjoy the show! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743982245-L6F4X47WQ06Q3WZLQ4PK/Dwight_Sora_EDIT-4860.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out DWIGHT SORA (Understudy Wai) is happy to be supporting Token Theatre and their production of ZAC EFRON. Past performances include At the Vanishing Point (The Gift Theatre), Cymbeline (Strawdog Theatre), The Three Musketeers (Lifeline Theatre), and 12 Angry Men (Raven Theatre). He was also a virtual performer in Hummingbird, an interactive VR collaboration between Goodman Theatre and University of Illinois at Chicago, understudied the Chicago premieres of After the Quake (Steppenwolf Theatre) and Durango (Silk Road Theatre), and was a past ensemble member of educational troupes Imagination Theater and Erasing the Distance. Dwight is also a 3rd-degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of aikido, and provided culturally specific fight choreography for Pacific Overtures (Porchlight Music Theatre) and Company (Mercury Theater Chicago), and was an onstage combatant in Romeo et Juliet (Lyric Opera Chicago). He is a native of River Forest and a graduate of University of Chicago, and also works as a Japanese-English translator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/b7ef651d-b3bf-4d47-8bcc-4dd62eb3535f/Wai+Yim.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out WAI YIM* (Playwright, Wai) Originally from Hong Kong, Wai is an actor, director, choreographer, and playwright. He is also the Managing Director for Token Theatre. Chicago credits: Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and The White Snake, A Christmas Carol, The King of Hell’s Palace, Postnation, King of the Yees (Goodman Theatre); Chimerica (TimeLine Theatre); and Speaking of Then (Silk Road Rising). Regional credits: Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Old Globe), The White Snake (McCarter Theatre, The Old Globe, Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China); The Oldest Boy (Unicorn Theatre); Nomad Motel (Horizon Theatre Company). Film credits: North of the 10 and Fatal Influence: Like, Follow, Survive. TV credits: Work in Progress, The Chi, Power Book IV: Force, neXt, Chicago PD, and Patriot. His semi-autobiographical play, The Emperor and The Fool (Chronicles of the House of Yim) was workshopped at BLUEBARN Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska, and won the OEAA (Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards) for Outstanding Premiere of a New Script. Wai also won the OEAA Outstanding Director for The Chinese Lady at BLUEBARN. Many thanks to Christian, LOML. To Mama Yim: 我愛你 (I love you)! Social medias: @whyyim Web: www.whyyim.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1717354270122-0N8K5T1TQGEUD5A01WWI/token+copy.png > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out DANIEL FRIEDMAN (Lighting Designer) A Chicago-based lighting designer; Daniel is thrilled to be working with Token Theatre. He has designed lighting with Haymarket Opera Company, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Matter Dance Company, Momentary Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Oil Lamp Theatre, Interrobang Theatre Project, Redtwist Theatre, First Floor Theatre, Red Tape Theatre, Emerald City Theatre, and Haven Theatre among many others across Chicago. Daniel has served as an associate and assistant lighting designer on productions at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, San Francisco Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, Hartford Stage, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Folks Operetta, Timeline Theatre and Victory Gardens Theatre. Visit danielafriedman.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/9d5afbed-31a0-464a-addc-92efc8307a0a/CLCW.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out CHRISTIAN WHITT (ASM) is making a return to his theatrical roots and couldn’t be happier to be a part of this incredibly special production. While it’s been over a decade since he himself last performed on stage and graduated with a BFA from Marshall University School of Theatre, he has spent the last six years teaching K-8 Drama at Sandra Cisneros Elementary School here in Chicago. There he created the schools first active theater program and directed students in such spectacles as Disney’s Aladin Jr. and Willie Wonka Kids, as well as navigating the challenges and opportunities that were afforded by virtual learning throughout the pandemic (finger puppets should NEVER be underestimated). He recently took on a new role teaching Third Grade while earning his MAT in Elementary Education but hopes to further expand his involvement in Chicago Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/d866a08e-6541-4ffc-8707-eebfd6e551a5/ZAC+EFRON+at+AROT+poster.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - ZAC EFROn poster designed by Wai Yim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715705229566-MB7FTOWQSMHXL35L3FQG/Cheryl+Hamada.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out CHERYL HAMADA* (Mrs. Rhee) is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Stage work includes roles at Goodman (A Christmas Carol), TimeLine (Chimerica), Lookingglass (Race), Silk Road Rising, (Yohen, Golden Child), Organic (E/R: Emergency Room), Pegasus (Blood Wedding), A-Squared (American Hwangap), and Rasaka (Washer/Dryer) theaters. She also appeared in Innocent Thoughts, Harmless Intentions at Next Theatre for which she received a Joseph Jefferson Citation. TV/film work includes: About Schmidt, The Dilemma. Nothing Like the Holidays, Chain Reaction, Losing Isaiah, Above the Law, Chicago Med, Boss, Chicago Code, Chicago Story, Early Edition, Unsolved Mysteries, and indie film RELATIVE now available on Amazon Prime. She also hosted the TV series Your Chicago Kitchen (WTTW) and 4 seasons of Extreme Homes on HGTV but is probably most recognized for her on-camera work with the WTTW and national PBS pledge drives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/b624b711-3930-4c12-907f-29366bcbc8d4/Gordon%2BChow%2BHeadshot2.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out GORDON CHOW (Dad, Zac Efron, Doctor, Queen of Swords) Chicago credits include You For Me For You (Sideshow Theatre); American Hwangap (A-Squared/Halcyon Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Folio Theatre); and Fish Men (Goodman Theatre). Gordon has also worked with TimeLine Theatre, Silk Road Rising, Chicago Dramatists and Lifeline Theatre. Television credits include Chicago Med (NBC). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743916101-9GHRXZWZ00XWPWTWMW33/2019%252BPhoto%252BWai%252BChing-2%252B%2525281%252529.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out WAI CHING HO* (Mrs. Yim) was born and raised in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin. She resides in New York City. A veteran of the stage, her select NY credits include SNOW IN MIDSUMMER (Classic Stage Company); ENDLINGS (New York Theatre Workshop); Henry VI (NAATCO); NO FOREIGNERS BEYOND THIS POINT (MaYi) and JOY LUCK CLUB (Pan Asian Rep). Regionally she had worked extensively with prestigious theatre companies such as the American Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf, Long Wharf, Denver Centre of Performing Arts, The Goodman Theatre, Palo Alto Theatre Works, and the Lookingglass Theatre. Her film credits include HUSTLERS, in which she played opposite Jennifer Lopez, and SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, starring Nick Cage. In 2003 she won Best Actress award for her performance in ROBOT STORIES in the Si-Fi Film Festivals in Madrid, St Louis, and Puchon, S. Korea. She voiced the character of Grandma in TURNING RED, a 2023 Oscar-nominated animated film. Her television credits include ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, NEW AMSTERDAM, AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS and all four series of LAW&ORDER. She appeared in numerous episodes as Madame Gao in Marvel’s DAREDEVIL, IRON FIST, and THE DEFENDERS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743739100-4XYYROXLORDL7JRCMV0T/Alexis-1.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out ALEXIS “LEXIE” WILEY " (Stage Manager) (they/she) is a professional, Chicago-based stage manager. She works at Roosevelt University CCPA as their Production Stage Manager and Props Designer (Spring Awakening, Pride & Prejudice, Spunk, 42nd Street). More recently she has stage managed at Lookingglass Theatre (Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon), Theo Ubique (Baked! the Musical), and Capital City Theatre (Shining in Misery). Other credits include her work at Bristol Riverside Theatre (Cabaret, A Few Good Men, Murder for Two, I and You, Skeleton Crew), Pioneer Playhouse (Not Now Darling, Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders), and McLeod Summer Playhouse (Into the Woods, Sister Act). All her love to her supportive family and friends who came to see the show - laugh it up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1717354270122-0N8K5T1TQGEUD5A01WWI/token+copy.png > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out ISAAC MANDEL (Sound Designer) is a Chicago-based sound designer and engineer. He graduated from Illinois State University & attended Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Some of his past productions include Somewhere Over The Border (Teatro Vista), Passing Strange (Theo Ubique), Merrily We Roll Along (O'Malley Theatre). Some upcoming shows are Never Better (Theo Ubique), as well as the upcoming season at Roosevelt University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715825758722-4RNJNV3T3J2Y35LFM0SM/WEB_2.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out HANSEL TAN* (David) is an actor and educator hailing from the sunny isle of Singapore, and has appeared extensively on stage and screen in NYC, regionally, and internationally. Most recently, he completed his MFA in Performance Pedagogy at the University of Pittsburgh working at the intersection of kinesthetic techniques, embodied cognition, and neuroscience. Previous credits - NYC: The Public, Lincoln Center, Tectonic, Prospect, The Flea, The Cell, Pan-Asian Rep, Ma-Yi, Red Fern, NAAP, NAMT, NYMF. Regional: Princeton Symphony, Quantum, Pittsburgh City Theatre, Theatre Raleigh, Geva, Pioneer, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, O’Neill Theatre Center, North Shore, Flat Rock, Harbor Lights. TV/Film: “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Blacklist: Redemption” (NBC), “Complete Unknown” (Amazon), “In Game” (Webseries), “After the Frost” & “The Service” (Indie). As an educator, he has taught at Pitt, CMU School of Drama, Summer Performing Arts with Julliard, Yale-NUS, Sightlines Actor's Space, and the Haque Centre of Acting and Creativity. Designated Meisner Teacher (The Meisner Institute), Chekhov instructor-in-training (MICHA), proud member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA. Thank you to Alan, David, Wai, Jim, and my very own Zac Efron, Javi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/4a775b87-c18d-4638-a5cc-84c907e0656a/IMG_4511.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out TOM DANIEL (Technical Director) is thrilled to be working with Token Theatre! Tom has been building sets for over 35 years and enjoys creating environments that other artists perform on. Special thanks to Wai, David, Alan, Lexie, and Josh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715706001119-HGRIM27BXRS844ZNEQWN/David%2BRhee.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out DAVID RHEE (Playwright) appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, worked at numerous theatres across America, including Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, and Silk Road Rising, among others, and starred on television’s LAW & ORDER. David earned his MFA in Dramatic Writing at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he worked with Oskar Eustis at the Public Theater, Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks, Tony-nominee Lucas Hnath, and Eduardo Machado and Kristoffer Diaz. David is the recipient of the 2021 3Arts/Reva & David Logan Foundation Award, the Tisch School of the Arts Departmental Fellowship, and the Rackham Merit Fellowship Award. His plays have been seen in New York and Chicago at Victory Gardens, Silk Road Rising, and TimeLine Theatre where he was a member of their Playwrights Collective class of 2022. In addition to acting and writing, David is also the Artistic Director of Token Theatre, Chicago (tokentheatre.net) and was a guest lecturer at Northwestern University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and DePaul University. He is on faculty at Phillips Exeter Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/9ecfae55-452e-4420-a3b2-99fa26c2a39d/D16E2FCF-5A9C-4E18-82C8-2D3C160A4F2D-2.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out EME OSPINA-LÓPEZ (Projection Designer) (They/Them) is an artivist, videographer, and projection designer born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Back in 2015, Eme found themselves with La Compañía Estable, entranced in the making of operas, music, and dance shows. After a journey, and four years of creative and production experience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, they received their MFA in Media Design and Technology for Live Performance. Now in Chicago, bringing deep passion for new work development, they have collaborated with the Chicago Latino Theatre Alliance, PrideArts, Collaboraction, Refracted Theatre Company, Pegasus Theatre Chicago, and Paramount Theatre. They won best projection design at the 2024 Non-Equity Jeff Awards for Tambo & Bones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715706001119-HGRIM27BXRS844ZNEQWN/David%2BRhee.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - David Rhee PLAYWRIGHT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715716919987-OKTXHLB65P2RVA2PF5N2/a_%2Bmuraoka%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Alan Muraoka DIRECTOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715705238776-NIP1FTKP9THDR2GCC4OS/Wai+Yim.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Wai Yim CO-PLAYWRIGHT/ WAI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715825758722-4RNJNV3T3J2Y35LFM0SM/WEB_2.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Hansel Tan DAVID https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715705232324-3146KTMH7PP2MFX5QZN1/Gordon+Chow.png > ZAC EFRON < - Gordon Chow DAD/ ZAC EFRON/ DOCTOR/ QUEEN OF SWORDS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715705229566-MB7FTOWQSMHXL35L3FQG/Cheryl+Hamada.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Cheryl Hamada MRS. RHEE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743916101-9GHRXZWZ00XWPWTWMW33/2019%252BPhoto%252BWai%252BChing-2%252B%2525281%252529.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Wai Ching Ho WAI'S MOM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743928716-D35SD4WM83SYXH834YY7/Alexis-1.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Lexie Wiley STAGE MANAGER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1718826553979-KLK916KMJP2WOJ26GEPP/CLCW.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Christian Whitt ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715743982245-L6F4X47WQ06Q3WZLQ4PK/Dwight_Sora_EDIT-4860.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Dwight Sora UNDERSTUDY WAI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143017182-B8NSNYCEX709RX66OZ1F/IMG_4511.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Tom Daniel TECHNICAL DIRECTOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143020248-1H6DR646R5ZHHPY6A7GK/D16E2FCF-5A9C-4E18-82C8-2D3C160A4F2D-2.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Eme Ospina-López PROJECTION DESIGNER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143023508-0A6X00EXJVNWZ92OIQI2/IMG_8397.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Hannah Bolstad HEAD ELECTRICIAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143026850-486L4DU4MJM3MPGJ60JI/token%2Bcopy.png > ZAC EFRON < - Daniel Friedman LIGHTING DESIGNER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143078707-LZ2GKMXBCS76KAGSS5LM/token%2Bcopy.png > ZAC EFRON < - Issac Mandel SOUND DESIGNER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1720143446799-1RXBP6HKJT84O6UEF8GI/token%2Bcopy.png > ZAC EFRON < - Mara Blumenfeld COSTUME DESIGNER (Queen of Swords) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b42d8455b409be21dfa4e4b/1715716919987-OKTXHLB65P2RVA2PF5N2/a_%2Bmuraoka%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg > ZAC EFRON < - Make it stand out ALAN MURAOKA (Director) is a 2 time Emmy Award winning actor/director/producer. For the past 26 years he has portrayed Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store on the children’s television series Sesame Street. His stage credits include the Broadway productions of Disney’s Aladdin, Pacific Overtures, The King and I, My Favorite Year, Shogun, Mail, and Miss Saigon, where he played the lead role of the “Engineer.”. Muraoka’s numerous network television and film credits include: It Could Happen to You, City On The Hill, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, Brotherhood, The Tonight Show, As the World Turns, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, and Day of Independence. He has performed with the Boston Pops, Pink Martini at the Hollywood Bowl, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. As a director, his 1998 production of Falsettoland for the National Asian American Theatre Company received high praise from The New York Times. He has directed episodes and segments for Sesame Street including co-directing See Us Coming Together, Sesame Street’s first Asian American special, The Power Of We (2021 Daytime Emmy Winner, 2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Best Director), and co-directing Family Day (2022 GLAAD Media Award- Outstanding Preschool Program) .Other regional directing credits include Dallas Theatre Center, Legacy Theatre , Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre ,Olney Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Casa Mañana, and the MUNY. Upcoming productions: Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! (Edinburgh Fringe July/August 2024) & Disney’s Frozen (Olney Theatre October 2024) Visit his website at: www.alanmuraoka.tv and you can follow him on Instagram (@alanathoopers).