Vivian Liu-Somers

Vivian Liu-Somers

Vivian is an actor/writer/director based in the Boston area who has performed or participated in readings with the Asian American Playwrights Collective (AAPC), Asian American Theater Artists of Boston (AATAB), the Newton Theater Company, TC Squared, the Nora Theater Company, the Umbrella Stage Company, Company One, Chuang Stage, Fresh Ink, Pao Arts Center, the Boston Theater Marathon, Boston One Minute Play...
Vivian is an actor/writer/director based in the Boston area who has performed or participated in readings with the Asian American Playwrights Collective (AAPC), Asian American Theater Artists of Boston (AATAB), the Newton Theater Company, TC Squared, the Nora Theater Company, the Umbrella Stage Company, Company One, Chuang Stage, Fresh Ink, Pao Arts Center, the Boston Theater Marathon, Boston One Minute Play Festival, and SlamBoston. She is proud to have had her 10 minute play Waiting for Kim Lee performed on both coasts by AATAB and AAPC in two separate productions in Boston, and by Play Club West in Los Angeles. You can see examples of her work at rebrand.ly/vliusomers

Plays

  • Secret Menu by Vivian Liu-Somers
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Adopted Chinese girl, Asian American + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Adopted Chinese girl, Asian American, Chinese Restaurant, secret menu
    At a tech conference, Wyn and Karen decide to meet at a Chinese restaurant. Over lunch, they discuss how appearances are not always what they seem. Can they break free from expectations and show what really is on their secret menu?
  • Waiting for Kim Lee by Vivian Liu-Somers
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Asian American, casting
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Asian American, casting
    Two Asian American actresses are in a casting agency waiting room ready to audition to be an Asian mom in a commercial. Can they break the bamboo ceiling for roles and find their own voices and stories?
  • Whose Dream is it Anyway? by Vivian Liu-Somers
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 3 more
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    Keyword: big dreams, rhymes + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, farce, verse, young audiences
    Keyword: big dreams, rhymes, A fairy tale, chasing your dreams, fairies
    Tina is just trying to get a good night’s sleep. But can an unexpected visitor help her live her dreams, one couplet at a time?