Shakespeare's work belongs to all of us. Despite structures of racism and White Supremacy that have co-opted his work for their own purposes, Shakespeare's poetry is a canvas upon which any artist can paint their portrait of the human experience, made richer by bringing all parts of themselves to the work. This class is led by first-generation Vietnamese-American actor Đavid Lee Huỳnh with a special invitation to BIPOC actors who have felt excluded from the world of Western Classics. Đavid's body of work includes professional productions of over half of Shakespeare's canon including the critically acclaimed Henry VI produced by the National Asian-American Theatre Company at the Public, The Merchant of Venice produced by Theatre for a New Audience, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC, the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble's 2026 tour of Macbeth.
This workshop is presented in collaboration with Second Generation Productions.
Questions, concerns? Reach out to Alice Renier at alice@apocalypticartists.org.
Đavid Lee Huỳnh is a Ragin’ Cajun Asian who went from working on his family’s shrimp boat to making Theatre all over the world. Onstage, he’s trod the boards in one of the rare American productions of a Shakespeare play to transfer to the United Kingdom (The Merchant of Venice, Royal Lyceum Theatre) and has worked with The Public Theater, Theatre for a New Audience, Classic Stage Company, Ma-Yi, NAATCO, Red Bull Theater, Yale Repertory, Alley Theatre, and many others. On-camera, his work includes an eclectic range of credits from legal & crime drama (Cupertino, FBI, Blue Bloods) to science fiction (Solitary) to high fantasy (Encounter Party). His work as a writer has been supported by Ma-Yi, LIT Council, Yangtze Rep, HB Studios, Second Generation Productions, and others. He is a professor in the Randolph College MFA Theatre Arts program. He serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Second Generation Productions (2g). MFA: University of Houston | www.davidleehuynh.com | @huynhsome | "không phải tôi. chúng ta"
Shakespeare's work belongs to all of us. Despite structures of racism and White Supremacy that have co-opted his work for their own purposes, Shakespeare's poetry is a canvas upon which any artist can paint their portrait of the human experience, made richer by bringing all parts of themselves to the work. This class is led by first-generation Vietnamese-American actor Đavid Lee Huỳnh with a special invitation to BIPOC actors who have felt excluded from the world of Western Classics. Đavid's body of work includes professional productions of over half of Shakespeare's canon including the critically acclaimed Henry VI produced by the National Asian-American Theatre Company at the Public, The Merchant of Venice produced by Theatre for a New Audience, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC, the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble's 2026 tour of Macbeth.
