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Congratulations to all the Barrymore Awards Nominees! The Barrymore Awards recognize professional theatre in the Greater Philadelphia region, honoring local artists and theatre companies while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of our city's thriving theatre community. The Barrymore Awards is a program of Theatre Philadelphia @theatrephiladelphia Winners will be announced Monday, November 16th at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. 7pm. Full List of Nominees https://theatrephiladelphia.org/theatre-news/announcing-the-2026-barrymore-award-nominees Ticket sales will be available to the public beginning Wednesday, September 16th. InterAct Nominees: Outstanding Overall Production of a Play WALDEN Outstanding Ensemble in a Play PLANTATION BLACK Outstanding Direction of a Play Kimille Howard PLANTATION BLACK Outstanding Lighting Design Lindsay Stevens WALDEN Outstanding Scenic Design Chris Haig WALDEN Outstanding Sound Design Natali Merrill WALDEN Outstanding Original Production Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay SENG'S HAIR SALON 🔗 in bio to learn more about new plays at InterAct. #barrymores #nominees #theatre #theater #Philadelphia
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Deleting last season photos makes a mini movie??? #sengshairsalon #philadephia #stage #theatre #philly
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As the old adage goes, “Reach for the moon, and even if you fall short, you’ll land among the stars.” Artistic director of @yz_rep @fanchongren joins me on the show to discuss how he’s making his big dreams come true. Listen to this full episode of the Asian Actors & Thespians Podcast via the link in my bio, or anywhere you get your podcasts. #actor #asianactor #asian #broadway #theater
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Thanks to @yz_rep for once again giving us the space to read THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEES, play 1 of THE KOREA CYCLE, directed expertly by @nanawhirl! Thanks to @sonbobs_coffeehouse @shannontyo @laurastellasohn @bannnnnnow @doctorbiehlgood @thezoekim Sam Im @zeejster @ni_eu_ki @jaejelly for reading with us! Thank you to our wonderful SM @sorrowsofothers! And thank you to Chongren, Sally, Bindi, Yining, and everyone at Yangtze Rep for their support! And thanks to Elaine and Olivia and Think Big Picture for these photos and all their work.
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Get to know Julia Gu, member of #ProjectYZ, @yz_rep’s #AAPIArtist Residency ✨ Swipe ➡️ to learn more about their work, including 7 Minutes (HERE Arts Center) and Salesman之死 (Off-Broadway, 2023). Learn more about their work in our bio. #yangtzerep #nyc #yzrep
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MEET THE ARTISTS that brought you SENG'S HAIR SALON *world premiere* Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay (Playwright) is a Lao American poet, essayist, and playwright. Her work focuses on creating tools and spaces for the amplification of refugee voices through poetry, theater, and experimental cultural production. The Smithsonian APAC, Theater Mu, Theater Unbound, and Mixed Blood Theater have presented her plays. She’s received fellowships from the Bush Foundation (2021), McKnight Foundation (2021), Playwrights’ Center (2018), Loft Literary Center for poetry (2018) and children's literature (2019), Twin Cities Media Alliance for public art (2018), and is an Aspen Ideas Bush Foundation fellow (2018). She's received grants from the Knight Foundation, Forecast Public Art, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Center for Cultural Power, MAP Fund, Andy Warhol Foundation, and 30+ more. She's currently the Mellon Foundation playwright in residence at Theater Mu, a Core Writer at the Playwrights' Center, a Jerome Foundation AIR at Camargo Cassis, France, and a MN State Arts Board grantee. Chongren Fan 范崇人 (Director) is a New York-based bilingual stage director. Hailing from Shanghai, he is the Artistic Director of OBIE Award winning theatre company Yangtze Repertory Theatre. InterAct Theatre: Quixotic Professor Qiu; Off-Broadway: Citizen Wong and The Emperor’s Nightingale (Pan Asian Rep); Romulus the Great, 410[GONE] and Behind the Mask (YZ REP); Regional: The Dragon King’s Daughter (Kennedy Center/Helen Hayes Nomination); Tiger Style! (TheatreSquared); Shanghai Sonatas in Concert (The Wallis); International: China Premiere Stones in His Pockets (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre). Chongren was the Deputy General Manager of China Performing Arts Agency overseeing large scale live performances from China to USA from 2015-2020. He was a Jonathan Alper Directing Fellow at Manhattan Theatre Club and Resident Artist at Mabou Mines. He has been a guest lecturer at Barnard College and Yale School of Drama. Proud member of SDC and Off-Broadway League’s EDIJ committee. www.chongrenfan.com #stage #theatre #southeastasian #Philadelphia #philly
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Luv & thanks @catzuella Vilayphonh of @laos_inthehouse for bringing out our Philly Asian Aunties, Elders, Monks, children, basically everyone in our Southeast Asian community to share our production and experience of Seng’s Hair Salon, the second in the Philly Cycle of new plays @interacttheatreco @refugenius @fanchongren & community partners @cambodian.association @vietlead
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I'm going to hold your hand while I say this... SENG'S HAIR SALON is sold out for ALL remaining performances. We apologize for the inconvenience! Ticket holders, please arrive early to pick your favorite seat in The Proscenium Theatre. Friday—> 7pm Saturday—> 2pm & 7pm Sunday—> 2pm A new horror/comedy written about and with Philly’s Southeast Asian community for The Philly Cycle. Featuring… Lydia Gaston - SENG Bi Jean Ngo - VIMALA Daniel Ubin Burgess - PRINCE Joanna Liao - ANH Karen Li - SAREOUN/ KAYING Jungwoong Kim - THE ENTITY (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios) When a mysterious and fatal epidemic starts to haunt their shop, three generations of a Lao family in South Philly clash over what’s best for the well-being of their matriarch. $20-$40 BUY A TICKET: interacttheatre.org . . #Theatre #southeastasian #Philly #southphilly #worldpremiere
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Opening Night Photos! SENG’S HAIR SALON On stage NOW… *Thank you to our all our guests, community partners and the real Seng’s Salon for joining us last night.* by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay directed by Chongren Fan On stage now-May 10, 2026 A new horror/comedy written about and with Philly’s Southeast Asian community for The Philly Cycle. Featuring… Lydia Gaston - SENG Bi Jean Ngo - VIMALA Daniel Ubin Burgess - PRINCE Joanna Liao - ANH Karen Li - SAREOUN/ KAYING Jungwoong Kim - THE ENTITY (Photos by Jasmin Carroll and Arthur Robinson @arthesaurus_rex_2.0 ) When a mysterious and fatal epidemic starts to haunt their shop, three generations of a Lao family in South Philly clash over what’s best for the well-being of their matriarch. This modern American family includes Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian characters, who must navigate a dramatically shifting local and national cultural political scene while advocating for greater political representation. $20-$40 BUY A TICKET: interacttheatre.org . . #Theatre #southeastasian #Philly #southphilly #worldpremiere
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Horror & Comedy on stage now! (Proper photos coming soon) SENG’S HAIR SALON Opening Night Fun! by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay directed by Chongren Fan On stage now-May 10, 2026 A new horror/comedy written about and with Philly’s Southeast Asian community for The Philly Cycle. Featuring… Lydia Gaston - SENG Bi Jean Ngo - VIMALA Daniel Ubin Burgess - PRINCE Joanna Liao - ANH Karen Li - SAREOUN/ KAYING Jungwoong Kim - THE ENTITY When a mysterious and fatal epidemic starts to haunt their shop, three generations of a Lao family in South Philly clash over what’s best for the well-being of their matriarch. This modern American family includes Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian characters, who must navigate a dramatically shifting local and national cultural political scene while advocating for greater political representation. $20-$40 BUY A TICKET: interacttheatre.org . . #Theatre #southeastasian #Philly #southphilly #worldpremiere
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Happy Opening SENG’S HAIR SALON! A new horror/comedy written about and with Philly’s Southeast Asian community for The Philly Cycle. Presented by InterAct Theatre Company by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay directed by Chongren Fan On stage now-May 10, 2026 Featuring… Lydia Gaston - SENG Bi Jean Ngo - VIMALA Daniel Ubin Burgess - PRINCE Joanna Liao - ANH Karen Li - SAREOUN Jungwoong Kim - THE ENTITY Production Team… Chongren Fan - Director Melody Wong - Stage Manager Melpomene Katakalos - Scenic Designer Ariel Wang - Costume Designer Christopher Colucci - Sound Designer Jungwoong Kim - Choreographer Maria Shaplin- Lighting Designer Caitlyn Davis- Props Designer Hannah Anderson - Production Assistant Nick Wacksman - Master Electrician John Kolbinski - Audio Engineer Valden Kamph - Production Manager Journee Lutz - House Manager $20-$40 BUY A TICKET: interacttheatre.org #opening #southeastasia #stage #philadelphia #southphilly
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Now playing at @interacttheatreco .“Seng’s Hair Salon” by @refugenius directed by @fanchongren about a Southeast Asian family in South Philly, featuring me and a fantastic all Asian cast🤗
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