Lucille Lortel Award Ceremony; TL;DR
@mexodusmusical had been such a gift to be a part of. To work on a piece with a reminder that in community we can prevail any atrocities together.
Being in immigrant artist at this moment in time robs you of the joy to create. We are constantly asked to prove our worth of being in the country.
When I immigrated 15 years ago to study in the U.S. my mother gave me one of her favourite Thai Silk she owns and said “you’ll make something good with this”. Today the piece has been turned into this look for the Lortel Awards. In collaboration with 👔@tzn_tuazon tailored this look to the tea.
By wearing this piece of garment I feel like I am sharing the space with mom and honoring my heritage conjouring the presence of my ancestors to thank them for giving me this day.
Is an honor to work with good, cool, warm, crazy group of goats 🐐 🌵🏜️ @its_daveed@metztliee@akadjwhiterussian@mrbrianquijada@nygeld@stagewoozlesm@fionathat98@tonythomasii and very special thanks to the producers @p3productions.nyc@shlopez21@benaholtzman@feeroo2@audibletheater
Cheers to all the nominees and winners it’s such a blessing to be sharing this moment with you.
🌸 THAI NEXT 2026: WHEN THE SEEDS BLOOM
✨ Meet the artist! ✨
Riw (pronounced Ree-you) is a Set & Costume Designer, Animator and Chef from Bangkok, Thailand. Their work spans major theaters across the U.S. and Broadway, blending storytelling across disciplines.
Catch their work at Thai Next 2026 — where Thai creativity blooms on the global stage.
🌸 Free entry — RSVP in bio
📅 May 17 | The Foundry, LIC, New York City
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TL;DR
When I applied for undergrad to the United States I went to numerous interviews/auditions/portfolio reviews, all turned out well. As it turns out I got accepted to most of the programs(theatre department) I applied to, however I did not get accepted to several universities themselves because of my low TOEFL score. I know myself as a horrible test taker and took the TOEFL several times, but the score barely improved. I was thankfully accepted into @ithacamtd and then after working in NYC to @yale . Funny to think that not doing well on a language test wouldn’t be the end of my career. I know numerous people who are much more talented than I am whom suffered the same barrier. Despite this i have worked hard enough to be where I am today. Telling stories that is so relevant to the times. So grateful to be here, so grateful to be in the room of talented artists collaborating on this gorgeous play. In a theatre that I have been an assistant to several designers, returning as lead scenic designer is absolutely a cherry on top.
ENGLISH
by @sanaztss
Director: Azar Kazemi
Set: @riwrdesign
Lights: Dawn Chiang
Sound: Willow James
Costume: Camille Deering
Produced : @irtlive
Cast: @natashabehnam@neagheen@leylamodirzadeh@emelia_maryam@revonyousif
#setdesign #theatre #iran #drama #scenery
First photo by Zach Rosing
2025. 13 🐦 🪺 . Friends. And lots of eating out. More soon.
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Nest opening night gift from @mikeperriejr
#newyear #happynewyear #2025 #scenography #setdesign
