Education
PhD, New York University
Graduate School of Arts and Science/Tisch School of Art,
Performance Studies. May, 2003. New York City, NY, U.S.A.
MA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Theatre and Dance (Theatre).
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
BA, National Tsinghua University,
Foreign Languages and Literature.
Hsingchu, Taiwan.
Membership
Performance Studies International
Comparative Literature Association, ROC
Association for Cultural Studies
English and American Literature Association
Grants/Fellowships
1997 China Times Cultural Foundation,
Young Scholar Dissertation Grant
Aug. 1993 - Dec. 1995 NYU, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences,
Department of Performance Studies, Scholarship
(Tuition Remission).
Aug. 1990 - Dec. 1992 East West Center Student Grants, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Awards
Nov. 2004 NTPU Meritorious Teachers’ Research Grant
(Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
Feb. 16, 1993 American College Theatre Festival Meritorious
Achievement Award, Stage Management Meritorious
Achievement Nominee for The Legend of Prince Lanling
production by the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Theatre production & related experience
Critic:
July 5, 1995 The Long Journey of the ‘Hero’ – A Review of
“The Death of the Hero.” in Liaohe Zaobao
Singapore.
(in Chinese, Newspaper review of the Festival of
Asian Performances, Singapore, directed by
Gey-Pin Ang).
Interpretation (Chinese to English):
Aug. 1992 Honolulu Theater for Youth, Hawaii.
Director:
Nov. 1992 Renzi – Humanity’s Children.
(Script by Sue-Han Ueng, inspired by
Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and a
short story in Lu Qiao's "Renzi")
(Watch parts of the performance.)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kennedy Lab
Theatre, Creative Contamination Festival 1992.
Sep. - Dec. 1988 West Side Story (in English)
National Tsing Hua University Auditorium
Feb. - June 1988 A Doll House (in Mandarin)
National Tsing Hua University Auditorium and
National Artistic Hall, Taiwan. (Winner of the
third award for Outstanding Production in
Annual College Theater Festival in Taiwan among
40 productions.)
Stage Manager:
Nov. - Dec. 1992 The Legend of Prince Lanling
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kennedy Theatre
(The production was invited to ACTF South
West region.)
(American College Theatre Festival Meritorious
Achievement Award, Stage Management
Meritorious Achievement Nominee)
(Director: Sherwood, Hu)
Feb. - April 1992 The Monster Has Stolen the Sun
University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Kennedy Lab Theatre
(Director: Jian Hong Kuo)
Oct. - Dec. 1991 The Blind Giant is Dancing
University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Kennedy Theatre
(Director: Dennis Carroll)
(Others:) Stage Assistant and Performer (Abbr.)