Ching valdes aran biography of williams
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Ching Valdes Aran
Ching Valdes Aran (she/her) is an award-winning actor who resides in NYC. She is currently in rehearsals at NJRep in Nandita Shenoy’s “ESSPY” and then will be working at Signature Theater in Dave Malloy’s musical “Three Houses.” In the summer of 2023 at People’s Light, she was in an all-Asian cast of Sam Shepard’s “True West.” She has toured nationally and internationally from 2017–2023 in Geoff Sobelle’s “Home.” Her Broadway credits include “Shakespeare on Broadway,” NYSF, Belasco; LaChuisa’s “The Wild Party,” directed by George C. Wolfe (Virginia Theatre); off-Broadway: BAM, CSC, Shakespeare in the Park, HERE, La MaMa, Ma-Yi Theater, Mabou Mines, NAATCO, NYTW, Public Theater, TEAM, Foundry, TNC, Women’s Project; regional: ATL, Arena Stage, A.C.T., Bristol Riverside, Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Magic Theater, Syracuse Stage, Yale Rep, Wilma Theatre; film & TV: “Missing Link” (Golden Globe, 6 Oscar nominations), “From What is Before
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‘Esspy’ stands for standardized patient in smart new medical school comedy-drama
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From left, Tim Liu, Ching Valdés-Aran and Lipica Shah co-star in “Esspy” at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch.
William Chen is a star medical student. But his bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired.
Trying to persuade a mother to have her child vaccinated, he argues, “Vaccines are very important not just for the individual child but for the good of the herd … cows are vaccinated not just to immunize themselves but to protect the weakest cows in the herd.”
To which the mother responds, “Are you comparing my child to a cow?”
“Esspy” — Nandita Shenoy’s smartly written, sometimes very funny and, ultimately, emotionally resonant 90-minute play, which is currently having its world premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, with direction by Peter J. Kuo — follows William
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Reflections And Devotion By Ching Valdes-Aran & Nicole Valdes Schorr at Philippine Center Gallery
Ching Valdes-Aran
Obie- award winning scen, TV, and film actor and accomplished director Ching Valdes-Aran, alongside her niece, artist Nicole Valdes Schorr, will present an exhibition of paintings in a compelling collective show entitled REFLECTIONS AND DEVOTION. The work will be hosted by the Philippine Center gallery in New York City from July 14 through August 8. The Philippine Center galleri is located at 556 Fifth Avenue, between West 45th and 46th Streets in New York.
Join the pair at their opening reception, sponsored bygd San Miguel Beer, on Monday, July 14th from 6:00-9:00pm.
A veteran and in demand actress who has worked with famed directors including Michael Greif (Dogeaters), George C. Wolfe (The Wild Party), and Moises Kaufman (Macbeth), and is currently appearing in celebrated director Lav Diaz’s Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon as well as appearing in co