Desdemona Chiang

Desdemona Chiang

(she/her)

Director, The Importance of Being Earnest

In five seasons at OSF: Director, Behfarmaheen (If You Please); The Winter’s Tale; SDC Directing Fellow; Assistant Director, King Lear; Assistant Dramaturg, Measure for Measure; Assistant Director, Twelfth Night; Henry IV, Part One. Regional (selected): 5th Avenue Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Portland Center Stage, Alley Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Studio Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and ACT Theatre (Seattle), among others. Her stage adaptation of Amy Tan’s novel The Bonesetter’s Daughter received its world premiere in the summer of 2022. Film/TV: Made in USA (AFI DWW+).Awards: Sundance Institute Asian American Fellowship, Princess Grace Award, Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise, Drama League TV/Film Fellowship. MFA Directing: University of Washington.