Yeh has the playful agility, plastic face, and lack of inhibition needed for a character like the Monkey King – whether it’s when he probes Patrick’s biography by sampling the teenager’s earwax (as monkeys are wont to do), or when he transforms himself into a throne for the Goddess as
1st Stage has brought together an incredibly talented cast and creative team and produced a magnificent piece of intellectual theater. DC Theater Arts 1st Stage did not waste casting on the two leads, since the rest of the company is filled with some of the DMV’s best players: Frank Britton, Edward Christian,
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The ensemble of Chen’s characters are portrayed by six terrifically attuned actors in multiple roles. As scenes change and characters shift, the actors easily alter into a new stage presence. No matter the scene or characters or couples depicted, the very diverse ensemble of actors complemented each other. The local
Jacob Yeh, a 1st Stage Artist Associate, put in a strong performance as an official from Animal Control, who wanted nothing more than to put a tranquilizer dart into Trevor and ask questions later. DC Theater Arts While Wilder’s manic energy steals the show, the cast is uniformly strong… Broadway
And now, on the eve of this most contentious of American elections, she and the rest of the company are hoping to continue the kind of rousing though civilized discourse that can bind together rather than fragment a community where everyone passionately wants their voices heard… The Washington Post The
Julia Klavans and Jacob Yeh as puppeteers do a great job bringing the numerous and various puppets to life…. Maryland Theatre Guide The “adult” cast, who also are the puppeteers, are played with gusto by Julia Klavans, Jacob Yeh, and Elan Zafir. As their characters they each bring a certain charm
Nearly Nirvana in ‘Journey to the West’… The Washington Post There are many stand-out performances here, too many to count, but let me just mention Lilian Oben’s statuesque Guanyin and Jacob Yeh’s sober Jade Emperor among them; the supporting cast for Journey deserve a special shout-out, constantly changing costumes and creating some
Especially Lin, whose visions of his wife and himself as young students in 1989 (played by Kelsey Wang and Jacob Yeh, who’s terrific in his several small roles) grow more vivid as Joe’s reckless investigation proceeds. Washington City Paper Doubling in supporting roles (Kirkwood’s expansive character list is as well-wrought
The Tragedians—Maggie Donnelly, Luis Alberto Gonzalez, Stephen Russell Murray, Jacob Yeh, and Rachel Zampelli, appear in an astounding variety of roles, succeeding beautifully in each one. DC Theater Arts