Hii Shrews!

Welcome to the 1st episode, 1st act. Listen to Z introduce the series and then welcome in the opening writer for TSS, writer and performer, Mille Zhong.

Listen to them discuss the experiences felt being a East Asian NB artist in the Western World and what that means to Mille. Z gives the stage to Mille to not only highlight their experience growing up in France as a non-binary creative but also gives insight on the inspirations around their piece offered to the 1st episode 'East Asian in a Western World'. They end the interview hearing about how you can connect with Mille and follow their work.

https://www.instagram.com/1000pertuis/

Z then moves onto the introduction to Vera Chok, the brilliant voice artist performing the piece written by Mille. A blend between the theatre scene and the voice world, we hear a dramatic take on a monologue piece around cultural experiences.

https://www.verachok.org/

After the performance, Z then moves onto a interview with Ensemble Not Found, a London based East Asian theatre company that surrounds itself with the themes Mille speaks about and a chance for TSS to hold space to advocate for a company linked to the conversations held in the themes of the episodes writing. Speaking with Xiaonan, one member of the team at ENF, they both discuss the vast scale of theatre and the place ENF holds in the theatre scene and why it's so important to keep the cross over of culture in London and in theatre.

https://www.ensemblenotfound.com/

The series then hosts a spotlight for amplifying companies that have supported the series. In this episode, it is Publishing Carcazan.

https://www.carcazan.com/carcazan/publishing/

The episode then ends on a segment piece hearing from you all! Starting with 'I was a shrew when...' - we get to hear a few of your responses on how you reclaimed womanhood and honoured your space, your voice and your identity.

Bye for now, Shrews! til the next scene in the story.

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