Jeremiah Choy
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Jeremiah Choy 蔡光明
A trained lawyer, Jeremiah went full-time as a director/actor/writer/choreographer in late 1997. As an actor, he has done major works and toured with TheatreWorks in many local and international productions from 1988 to 2008. He is part of the ensemble that won Best Ensemble for Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral in 1996, Cairo. In 2002, he directed the critically acclaimed Machine for TheatreWorks, and won a nomination for Best Director in the 2002 DBS Life! Theatre Awards. Jeremiah is currently the Artistic Curator of Play Den Productions, a joint venture between Orangedot Management and The Arts House to create Singapore theatre pieces that are representative of Singapore but with a universal and global appeal. He has also curated artistic programmes for World Bank/IMF Meeting 2006 and APEC 2009. He produced and co-directed the critically acclaimed Emily of Emerald Hill for the Singapore Arts Festival 2010 and directed and co-wrote the musical DragonTales in Manila, 2010. He was the recipient of the inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award 2010, Kent Ridge Hall, National University of Singapore for his contributions to the arts to both the hostel and the industry.
^ Reference: The Straits Times Monday, April 5, 2010 Life! The Monday Interview (www.straitstimes.com)
^ Reference: Machine http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1015523251372387800.html
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A trained lawyer, Jeremiah went full-time as a director/actor/writer/choreographer in late 1997. As an actor, he has done major works and toured with TheatreWorks in many local and international productions from 1988 to 2008. He is part of the ensemble that won Best Ensemble for Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral in 1996, Cairo. In 2002, he directed the critically acclaimed Machine for TheatreWorks, and won a nomination for Best Director in the 2002 DBS Life! Theatre Awards. Jeremiah is currently the Artistic Curator of Play Den Productions, a joint venture between Orangedot Management and The Arts House to create Singapore theatre pieces that are representative of Singapore but with a universal and global appeal. He has also curated artistic programmes for World Bank/IMF Meeting 2006 and APEC 2009. He produced and co-directed the critically acclaimed Emily of Emerald Hill for the Singapore Arts Festival 2010 and directed and co-wrote the musical DragonTales in Manila, 2010. He was the recipient of the inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award 2010, Kent Ridge Hall, National University of Singapore for his contributions to the arts to both the hostel and the industry.
^ Reference: The Straits Times Monday, April 5, 2010 Life! The Monday Interview (www.straitstimes.com)
^ Reference: Machine http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1015523251372387800.html
Links
List of Singapore-related topics#Singaporean directors and groups