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Episode 51: Books of Wonder Launches Vichet Chum's YA Novel, KWEEN

Episode 51 Airs 10/22/23 BACKSTAGE PASS with Lia Chang: Vichet Chum's YA Novel, KWEEN 2022 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Recipient Vichet Chum Debuts YA Novel, KWEEN, at Books of Wonder, Q & A with editor Jen Ung. https://wp.me/pXK8r-5DP Kween is a searing, joyful story about a queer Cambodian American teen’s journey to find her voice and step into her legacy. After posting a video of herself rapping, an expression of the tough times she's dealing with right now, Soma goes viral. With her school’s spoken word contest looming, she now has to decide if she's brave enough to put herself out there. Vichet Chum's plays have been workshopped at Steppenwolf Theatre, Cleveland Play House, the Magic Theater, the Alley Theatre, the UCROSS Foundation, Fault Line Theatre, Crowded Outlet, Second Generation Productions, Weston Playhouse, Cleveland Public Theatre, All For One Theater, Amios, Florida State University, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the New Harmony Project. He received the 2018-19 Princess Grace Award in Playwriting with New Dramatists, has served as a curator for Space on Ryder Farm, is a current board member for the New Harmony Project, and serves as a steering committee member for the Obie Award and Tony Award-winning organization, AAPAC (The Asian American Performers Action Coalition). Notable writers' groups include: the Resident Working Farm Group at Space on Ryder Farm, the Interstate 73 Writer's Group at Page 73 and the Ars Nova Play Group. In 2022, his plays High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest had its world premiere at the Alley Theatre and Bald Sisters (recipient of the 2021 Laurents/Hatcher Award and the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award) had its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He is currently working on commissions for Audible, Steppenwolf Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Seattle Children's Theatre and Merrimack Repertory Theatre. He is a proud graduate of the University of Evansville (BFA) and Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company (MFA). Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media producer, activist, documentarian and an Award winning filmmaker and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Lia is also the host and Executive Producer of BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG, an Arts and Entertainment and Lifestyle program that airs on Sunday at 6:30pm on FIOS 34, RCN 83, Spectrum 56/1996 and streams on MNN2. www.liachang.com www.liachangphotography.com