PhysFestNYC Presents: The Blu Room Show // Glimpses // Masc4Mask (Split bill)

The Blu Room Show

The Blu Room Show is a one man multilingual, multimedia play about a late night talk show host covering issues around anti-Asian hate crimes as his grandma tries to call him during work. Our goal is to spread awareness of the issues surrounding the AAPI community and to provide opportunity for healing and empowerment through comedy, music, cultural references, and current events. Though we focus on Asian American identity, we believe that everybody can relate to the topics and discussions mentioned in our show. We hope to see you soon!

Rob Chen is an NYC based actor and storyteller who has made appearances on shows like Law & Order: SVU, The Sinner, and Billions. He also wrote and self-produced the solo show, The Blu Room, to celebrate and empower AAPI identity. When he isn’t acting, Rob writes hip-hop, R&B, and pop music under the alias Blu Hyku. He enjoys eating dimsum with his friends and dancing bachata. You can follow him on TikTok and IG @robchenhere

Shino Frances, she/they, director, Shino Frances (she/they) is an NYC based international Theatre Maker. Daily adventures include: directing, stage managing, acting, singing, performing, teching, interpreting, & puppeteering. Any encouragement to be more present on social media is welcome: @shinofrances

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Glimpses

Glimpses is a theatrical choreography piece utilizing Maren Westgard’s primary approach to movement, micro-choreography. Inspired by the life contained within statue, Glimpses brings Auguste Rodin’s raw and contorted sculptures and from stillness to life. Manipulating small, pedestrian movement, elements of sculpture transform into narrative rhythm and structure. This exploration is intimate, introspective, and highlights the fleeting and immediate nature of the human body.

Maren Westgard is an actress and choreographer based in New York City. She recently graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Dance, where she also participated in many theatrical productions, both as an actor and a dancer. Since graduating, she has choreographed for theater company Stag and Lion, as well as danced for Hari Krishnan’s Lecture Demonstration of Bharatanatyam. Her choreography highlights micro-movements, expression, and theatrical relationship to movement. Maren is currently in the Day Conservatory at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

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Masc4Mask

One comedian (Nick Mayfield) transforms into a cast of characters in this comic extravaganza of queer identity. Part stand-up, part improv, part commedia, character-driven, pantomime-adjacent hijinks (What does that mean? Wouldn’t you like to know? Yes, you would! Think gay Robin Williams let loose on late, late, late night TV, WITH MASKS), MASC4MASK breathes life into multiple POVs from Boston Mark, who may be suffering from just a soupcon of internalized homophobia, “I mean I’m definitely gay, but I’m not GAY gay,” to La Capitanx, who will undoubtedly be obSESSED with your look and knows some creative ways to bring dom mommy energy to a double bottom situation. Grab your poppers and let’s dive DEEP!

Nick Mayfield (Performer) is an NYC-based comedian and theatremaker, specializing in Clown, Commedia, and Immersive Theatre! You can currently see him as the gay clown wizard emcee of The Fantasy Tavern @thefantasytavernnyc @nickdemay www.nick-mayfield.com

Virginia Scott (Director) directs and teaches comedy including clown, commedia, bouffon, solo shows and physical comedy. She devises and directs the Commedia Company and Some Clowns, performing original commedia and clown shows respectively. She was a co-founder and faculty member of the Funny School of Good Acting and recently published through TCG Discovering the Clown: the Funny Book of Good Acting by Christopher Bayes with Virginia Scott. Virginia offers training and coaching through her studio www.fizgig-studio.com

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