I’m happy to be an ACTS member again! ACTS always provides us with fabulous opps–whether it be casting notices, play/production tickets, networking opportunities, event info, etc. I would love to continue to support ACTS.

I may have never told you, but I got the job as the Mandarin consultant on Nickelodeon’s “Ni-hao, Kai-lan” show through your posting! That led to my building a great relationship with casting, and they brought me back the following year to audition for a series regular role in the animated series “Fanboy and Chum Chum”. I got the job and the voice over character of “Yo” on the show.

I just wanted to say thanks to ACTS. Because you passed along info about the diversity casting program for daytime soaps, I got a general reading for “The Bold and the Beautiful”. Two weeks later, I’m doing a speaking role on the show. It’s my first TV gig in a long,long time so I was relieved to break the dry spell temporarily. Thank you for your continual efforts.

I was riding nicely into the sunset being heard and not seen. Knock wood I have come to earn a good living doing voiceovers. Last year, East West Players called with an audition for “The Joy Luck Club”. I hadn’t done a show since “The House of Bernarda Alba”. Suddenly, I was back on stage and working with Jon Lawrence Rivera, recently nominated for an Ovation Award for his direction of “The Last Five Years” at EWP. Agents saw the show and before I knew it, I was auditioning on camera again.

Through ACTS at East West Players, I heard about a role on the NBC television show, “Chuck”. I submitted and booked the role, my first on camera in three years. There are very few Asians or Asian Americans working in voiceovers and it’s rare I see any with any regularity. As many of you know, I’ve been bringing many other Asian American actors into the voiceover world. If you’re an ACTS member, chances are, I’ve called you and probably on multiple occasions. East West Players reminds me that I am part of the Asian American acting community and ACTS is a great way to stay connected. There are many acting networks out there, but ACTS has the unique needs and scope of the Asian American performer in mind.

Naomi, Glenn, Michelle, and Paul collectively represented numerous years of working with Disney and were contagious with their energy and enthusiasm about their employer. It was refreshing and encouraging to hear from a team with a very inclusive attitude since I admittedly had preconceptions of Disney’s limited opportunities. I was pleasantly surprised to learn of growth opportunities behind the scene in show production.

I was in Florida for the better part of the last few weeks filming an FSU thesis film. They contacted me through the EWPACTS directory, got the part, and they flew me out and put me up for two weeks in Tallahassee…I wanted to take this chance to give you another testimonial – I booked the role of the lead villain in the feature ‘Crank 2: High Voltage’. I got the audition via EWPACTS notices, and submitted myself for it. It was my first feature film audition.

I was thinking about it, though, and realized the vast majority of work I’ve done recently has been through ACTS. Needless to say, I’m very grateful to EWP for the training, programs, and work opportunities it provides. I would like to extend my deepest thanks to EWPACTS for providing such a magnificent resource(s) for Asian American actors.

I am SO appreciative of your time and insight last night at the EWPACTS ADR workshop. Thank you for demystifying the innerworkings of the job.

I found myself many times during the workshop reliving the nerves of my first ADR experience. You helped me so much that I’m already amassing research this morning. I’m positive that my future jobs looping the Thai action flicks will be even better!