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FF2’s Own Katusha Jin on Directing ‘Chasing the Butterflies’

Last month, I had the privilege of seeing “Chasing the Butterflies” as part of the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre’s NuWorks Festival at Theater Row in Manhattan. “Chasing the Butterflies,” a stirring solo performance that reflects on illness, family, and masculinity, was created and performed by Myka Cue and co-directed by FF2 Alumna Katusha Jin (in collaboration with Sophie Zmorrod).… read more.

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Myka Cue Makes Theatrical Magic in ‘Chasing the Butterflies’

Lucky Me! A few weeks back, I went to Manhattan’s Pan Asian Repertory Theatre to see Myka Cue’s brilliant performance in Chasing the Butterflies, a heart-wrenching one-woman show she wrote herself about the death of her father. Since my FF2 Team Mate Katusha Jin was one of the directors of Chasing the Butterflies, she was able to connect us, and I soon had the honor of sitting down with Myka for an extremely fruitful conversation about her philosophy around theatre, acting, and (of course) her journey writing the show—which, as it turns out, has been long.… read more.

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