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Chil Kong is a Korean American actor and director. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with degrees in Marketing and Psychology. While at Virginia Tech, he performed with The New Virginians, a touring musical performance group. He also attended the master of fine arts program at Boston Conservatory and is a member of the Lincoln Center Director's Lab West. He has also served as Adjunct Professor of Theatre at San Diego State University. He has held Artistic Director positions at several Asian-focused theater companies including Asia On Stage in Boston, The Northwest Asian American Theatre in Seattle and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles. ==In theatre== Lodestone Theatre Ensemble was the second largest Asian American theater company in Los Angeles, with Co-Artistic Directors Chil Kong and Philip C. Chung〔Philip Chung - IMDb〕 serving for the entire ten-year run.〔(10 Years Later, the Lodestone Takes a Final Bow with Grace: LAist )〕 The company began as a response to the Los Angeles riots〔Lodestone Theatre Ensemble〕 to serve the stories of Asian Americans of a younger generation. He was one of the Co-Artistic Directors for the entire ten-year run of the Lodestone Theater Ensemble, where he directed many of the shows, including the stage version of The Mikado Project, which he later turned into a film.〔(AAIFF Films: 'The Mikado Project' | Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics ) 〕 Over their ten-year run, Kong and Chung were hailed as ground-breaking innovators and gave stage time to actors such as Daniel Dae Kim, Dennis Dun, Roger Fan, Camille Mana, Eddie Shin, James Kyson Lee, Erin Quill and Blythe Matsui. At their ten-year benefit, guests who took the stage to honor them included the Host, Alec Mapa, Sandra Oh, Newsman David Ono, Kelly Hu, John Cho, The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, and many more.〔(Asia Pacific Arts: Lodestone on Holiday ) 〕 The stage production of ''The Mikado Project'', written by Ken Narasaki and Doris Baizley, was cited in the book ''The Japan of Pure Invention'' by author Josephine Lee.〔(The Japan of Pure Invention — University of Minnesota Press ) 〕 'The Mikado Project'' was one of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble's most successful plays, and the only one to be made into a film. The screenplay of the film was adapted by Erin Quill, Chil Kong, and Ryun Yu.〔(The Mikado Project (2010) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb )〕 Since the closing of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, Kong has remained active in the Los Angeles Theater scene, and serves on the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Committee.〔(La Stage Alliance )〕 He continues to focus on both his acting and directing, and his second feature film, ''QWERTY'', is currently in post-production.〔(Qwerty (2011) - IMDb ) 〕〔(ActorsE with Actor/Director Chil Kong and Host Yi Tian, February 22nd 2011 - ActorsE with Actor/Director Chil Kong, Host Yi Tian. ActorsE is a live chat s ) 〕 His stage direction credits include ''Tea'' and ''FOB'' at the Asian American Repertory Theater. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chil Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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