JON HOCHE
Asian Guy/ American Guy/ Nhan/ Khue
World premiere of Vietgone (South Coast Repertory). North American tour and Japanese productions of War Horse (puppeteer and puppet captain). Participant in the first diversity puppetry workshop at The Jim Henson Company in 2015. Off-Broadway credits include Soul Samurai (Ma-Yi Theater), The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G (Ma-Yi Theater). Other select credits include Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England (Two River Theater); Dracula (Premiere Stages); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Titus Andronicus (American Globe Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Tantrum Theater). Artistic Associate of Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company. www.JonHoche.com
JENNIFER IKEDA
Tong
Jennifer is elated to be back at MTC, where she previously appeared in James Macdonald’s acclaimed revival of Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls. Credits include the world premiere of JUNK i by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Doug Hughes (La Jolla Playhouse); Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again., Marie Antoinette (Soho Rep); Charles Frances Chan Jr’s… (NAATCO); Macbeth, Ping Pong, Titus Andronicus, The Two Noble Kinsmen, As You Like It (The Public); Love and Information (NYTW); Seascape (LCT); TFANA, Clubbed Thumb, Ma-Yi, etc. Film/TV: Killing Hasselhoff, Advantageous, “Elementary,” “Blindspot,” “Madam Secretary,” “Happyish,” “Person of Interest,” “Smash” (recurring). Also: Portraits in Dramatic Time (Lincoln Center Festival), “Selected Shorts” (NPR). BFA, Juilliard. @ikedamame
RAYMOND LEE
Quang
Raymond is thrilled to be making his MTC debut. He was last seen in tokyo fish story at The Old Globe. Other theatre credits include world premieres of Vietgone (South Coast Repertory) and Office Hour (South Coast Repertory). NY: Four Clowns (La MaMa). Select TV credits include “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Scandal,” “Modern Family,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Jessie,” “Ben and Kate,” “Hart of Dixie” and others. Film credits include Farah Goes Bang (TFF premiere and Nora Ephron Prize recipient), A Leading Man. Raymond is a founding member of Four Clowns and sends all kinds of love to his mom and his rock, Stacy.
SAMANTHA QUAN
Asian Girl/ American Girl/ Thu/Huong/ Translator/ Flower Girl
Theatre credits include Vietgone (South Coast Rep); workshops of Hannah and the Dread Gazebo, Red Flamboyant and American Hwangap (Ojai Playwrights Conference); B.F.E. (Just Add Water Festival); Masha No Home (Ensemble Studio Theatre); An Infinite Ache (The Globe Theaters); Mrs. Feuerstein (Chashama Theater). Television credits include “Elementary,” “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” “Blue,” “Suburgatory” and “Castle.” Film credits include 4 Wedding Planners, Sake Bomb and Good Grief. Samantha is a graduate of the NYU Acting Program. Love and thanks to her family, peeps and pups.
PACO TOLSON
Playwright/Giai/Bobby/ Captain Chambers/Redneck Biker/Hippie Dude
Vietgone marks Paco’s tenth year of collaboration with playwright Qui Nguyen and his fifth Off-Broadway premiere of a new American play. Select credits: Vietgone, Peter and the Starcatcher (South Coast Rep); Vietgone, The Winter’s Tale (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Rescue Me, Children of Vonderly, Soul Samurai (Ma-Yi Theater); End Days (EST); Slavey (Clubbed Thumb); Tooth and Claw, Arabian Nights (Arden Theatre Company). With Vampire Cowboys: Fight Girl Battle World, …Agent G and Men of Steel. Film/TV: “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (NBC), “Lemonade” (All Def Digital), 7 Day Gig, Miracle Maker and Jesus Year. Love to Kate and family.