RENEE LIANG
Writer and Producer
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Renee has dabbled in many forms of narrative fiction over the last four years, including poetry, street performance, short and long fiction, plays and screenplays. She MCs at Poetry Live on Tuesday nights at the Classic Studio. She holds a Masters of Creative Writing from the University of Auckland and is currently enrolled in a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Drama). She is also a paediatrician with an interest in youth health. Lantern is her first full-length play. |
GARY HENDERSON
Dramaturg
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Gary is one of NZ's most successful and internationally recognised playwrights. He has been the winner of numerous awards both here and overseas, including the Chapmann Tripp theatre awards (multiple times) and a Fringe First Edinburgh Fringe award for Skin Tight, his most-traveled play. His plays have been produced around NZ and in Australia, UK, USA and South Africa. As well as writing and mentoring, Gary also directs and teaches playwriting at Unitec New Zealand’s School of Performing and Screen Arts in Auckland. |
TONY FORSTER
Director
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Since turning his back on a career in academic and research psychology, Tony has spent three decades working in drama for stage and screen. Full-time theatre and the attendant poverty forced him to focus solely on screen work for many years, but recently he's been lured back into rediscovering his first love and passion (his wallet is regretting this move, but not his heart and mind). Nowadays, screen work plus editing a magazine for the screen industry subsidise both his theatre work and his fledgling attempts at scriptwriting. |
LI-MING HU
Actor
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Li-Ming's screen credits include Xena, Spin Doctors and a three year stint on Shortland Street. She also appeared in Plenty at the Silo Theatre, Daddy's Home at The Basement and had a lead role in the short film Take 3. She is a member of Actors Equity and represented by Gail Cowan. |
ANDY WONG
Actor
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Andy found his interest in acting and performing in high school but ended up doing medicine, like a good Asian kid Nonetheless he continued his interest with acting courses, landing a role in Shortland St as Chow Yeoh, Li Mei's fiancé from China. After roles in films No.2 and The Tattooist Andy was cast as lead character Lin Gin in the TV series Ride With the Devil. The Silo production Take Me Out was Andy’s theatre debut. Andy is represented by Karen Kay and is a proud member of New Zealand Actors Equity - MEAA. |
CHRIS TSE
Associate Producer
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Chris Tse is a Wellington writer, occasional filmmaker and sporadic musician. He holds an MA in creative writing and has had poetry published in Turbine, Sport and Landfall. His theatre credits include cast and crew contributions to Young & Hungry, the Wellington Fringe Festival and Victoria University's theatre department. Several of his short films have screened in festivals across the country. |
SARAH HOUBOLT
Associate Producer
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Sarah has recently moved from Brisbane to Auckland to pursue exciting opportunities in the Arts and Community sectors. Having performed circus and physical theatre in Auckland many times previously for The Dust Palace Inc., she was cast this year for the sold out two seasons of ‘Burlesque As You Like It’ (Auckland Fringe Festival). Sarah’s background is in social work, community development, administration and community circus. She now works part time with Child Poverty Action Group and part time on arts projects. |
BRONWYN BENT
Set Designer
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An émigré from Wellington, Bronwyn is excited to be working again in the familiar homely surroundings of BATS. As a designer, Bronwyn's recent productions have included Asian Tales: Native Alienz (at the Herald Theatre) Oleanna, and Finding Murdoch (Musgrove Studio). Wellington audiences may remember her from her work with Roadworks: A Red Mole Production. |
YEE YANG “SQUARE” LEE
Lighting Designer
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Yee Yang "Square" Lee's foray into the performing arts began ten years ago in his home country of Malaysia working as Production Manager on a co-production with The Actors Studio (Malaysia). After setting up youth theatre companies Chaotic Harmony Theatre and Victorian Theatre Company, he left for Cardiff, Wales to pursue a Law degree, before arriving in New Zealand just over three years ago, continuing his association with the performing arts as a Producer and Lighting Designer along the way. Square is currently General Manager of The Oryza Foundation for Asian Performing Arts, a charitable organisation established to facilitate, produce, promote and advocate for Asian performing arts. He has just successfully staged the Foundation's inaugural theatrical production, Asian Tales™: Native Alienz, which featured Renee Liang's prize winning short play, Mask. He is well pleased to work with Renee again and contribute to the staging of Lantern. |
ANDREW MCDOWALL
Composer
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A scholarship recipient from Berklee College of Music, USA, Andrew works as an award-winning composer for Film, Television and commercial productions. In his spare time he is a member of the internationally acclaimed band Batucada Sound Machine. Award-winning films he has worked on include: Grass (Stockholm festival World wide winner award), Banana in a nutshell (Best documentary DOCNZ) and Us (NZ screen award best short film nomination). |