The artistic world of Dance and Theater is dear to my heart and something I have been pursuing for some time now. I am so pleased to now be of service to the wonderful Community at Cal; as well as to those who are interested in being a part of it. This will be my second year here at UC Berkeley, being a transfer student, and although it was intimidating to be new, I have come to find that the TDPS department is a welcoming creative environment. I have been fortunate enough to be a...
Majors: Theater & Performance Studies / Public Health Pronouns: she/her Email: lauren.chang@berkeley.edu
I came to Cal in the midst of a pandemic with a list of eleven majors I wanted to pursue, and despite it being exclusively online, I found the TDPS community to be incredibly helpful in making my decision to have Theater & Performance Studies as one of my majors. I have since found amazing mentors in the department who have helped me...
Majors: Theater & Performance Studies / Art Practice Pronouns: they/them Email: meixichen@berkeley.edu
Trained and having performed as a TV child actor, I've never lived my life far from the theater. When I started my journey at TDPS as a freshman, I was fascinated by the variety of classes offered, from acting, directing, playwriting, dance, stage management, and design, to the historiography, theories, and culture of performance, and many others! I'm confident...
Growing up I was acting in church programs and in school but I did not realize until auditioning for a college’s theater program, that I wanted to seriously pursue acting as a career. Coming to Cal as a transfer I got to work from the ground up, getting into the upper division acting classes, being in TDPS productions,...
My interest in theater didn’t take root until my freshman year of high school. I was able to work in the scene shop, in the booth, and backstage in a multitude of roles. After I graduated from high school I thought I would take community college to explore other subjects and possibilities for my career path but realized I wanted to return back ...
I discovered my love of dance while in community college over ten years ago! It took me a while to finally get here and now that I have I'm excited to assist others in everything from deciding whether this department is a good choice for them to connecting others to resources. I'm very interested in dance film and equity among the professional dance world. Feel more than welcome...
I'm a Chicanx Queer male-identifying artist. I came to Cal in pursuit of knowledge on my journey into teaching in higher education. I have always been involved in the arts since I was little but transitioned into dance towards my high school era. Afterwards, I taught in public education through competition dance groups and classes...
Acting in theater from an early age, I soon realized that studying theater would be a lifelong passion. My educational trajectory took a very long break, over a decade, before I decided to return to school and complete an undergraduate degree in Theater and Performance Studies. Choosing Cal fulfilled a lifelong dream to attend this prestigious school and to enrich my...
I found my passion for theater at Los Angeles Valley College while working full-time and contemplating finishing my degree after taking a break from school. I then realized I wanted to transfer and applied to Berkeley after the pandemic on a whim! At TDPS I’ve found a supportive,...
I've wanted to be an actor since I was eight. I would put on my mother’s fanciest dresses and pose for the stuffed animal paparazzi on the living room couch. My path to stardom continues, but instead of amusing my mother, I now spend hours upon hours in a black box theater with my scene partner, trying to figure out how to raise the stakes in our scene. I believe that acting is...