Evelyn Chew

Evelyn Chew

A photograph of a kneeling woman wearing a red shirt and a blue jean skirt surrounded by three other women wearing white cloaks and staring at her

Evelyn Chew portrayed Number 18 in the 2012 tour of Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name. (left to right: Carl Kennedy, Sienna Howell-Holden, Glenda Warkentin, Chew, Alysa van Haastert)
Nationality Malaysian Canadian
Citizenship Canadian
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008-present
Known for Number 18 in She Has a Name

Evelyn Chew is a Malaysian-Canadian actress.

Theatre career

Evelyn Chew is a Malaysian-Canadian actress.[1] She was born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.[2] She portrayed Sadness in a production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's The Ash Girl in 2008.[3] Colin Thomas of The Georgia Straight called Chew's performance as Sadness "creepily forceful".[4] In 2009, she won a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award in the Theatre for Young Audiences category along with Hamza Adam, Kenji Maeda, Luc Roderique, and Azin Sadr for their ensemble performance in Neworld Theatre's production of Are We There Yet?[5] She portrayed a teenaged girl in Caravan Farm Theatre's production of Everyone in 2010.[6] In 2011, she portrayed one of the Three Witches in Theatre Conspiracy's and GasHeart Theatre's production of Heiner Müller's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.[7] That same year, she portrayed a member of a circus troupe in a production of Munsch Ado About Nothing.[8] She portrayed Number 18 in the 2012 cross-Canada tour of Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name.[9] When she was recruited for the tour, she was living in Vancouver,[10] and was planning on returning to drama school.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Lacey Vornbrock (May 23, 2012). "Powerful play hits city stage". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "TC actors in VIFF". Tri-City News. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cinderella has her ashes overhauled: The Ash Girl". The Vancouver Sun. September 29, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ Colin Thomas (September 28, 2008). "The Ash Girl lacks colour and feeling". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ Colin Thomas (June 18, 2009). "Jessie Richardson Theatre awards honour Vancouver Playhouse and many more". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ Marsha Lederman (July 24, 2010). "Down on the farm, a play is sprouting". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kathleen Oliver (May 24, 2011). "Macbeth: nach Shakespeare is a haunting experience". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Dale Bass (July 21, 2011). "X Fest has begun!". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ Stephen Pedersen (July 5, 2012). "Preachy tone blunts power of She Has a Name". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ Pat Donnelly (June 15, 2012). "Fringe 2012: Alberta group's play explores human trafficking". The Gazette. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  11. ↑ Elissa Barnard (June 27, 2012). "Trafficked kids given identity: She Has a Name tells the story of child prostitute". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

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