Chongren Fan 范崇人is a New York-based bilingual stage director. Hailing from Shanghai, he is the Artistic Director of OBIE Award Winning theatre company YZ REP. Off-Broadway: Citizen Wong and The Emperor’s Nightingale (Pan Asian Rep); Romulus the Great, 410[GONE] and Behind the Mask (YZ REP); Regional: Quixotic Professor Qiu(InterAct Theatre Company); The Dragon King’s Daughter (Kennedy Center/Helen Hayes Nomination) Tiger Style! (TheatreSquared); Shanghai Sonatas in Concert (The Wallis); International: China Premiere Stones in His Pockets (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre). Chongren was the Deputy General Manager of China Performing Arts Agency overseeing large scale live performances from China to USA from 2015-2020. He was a Jonathan Alper Directing Fellow at Manhattan Theatre Club and Resident Artist at Mabou Mines. He has been a guest lecturer at Barnard College and Yale School of Drama. Off-Broadway League EDIJ committee member. www.chongrenfan.com