Omar Faust (he/him) After graduating from Bard College in New York, Omar walked across Spain to gather his thoughts then returned to Seattle and joined the crew at Theater Schmeater. After, he moved to Annex on the hill to play in a more open playground of new theater. After a couple years there, he moved to Pork Filled where he is thrilled to get the chance to promote Asian theater and accessibility.
Outside of the theatre, he lives in a queer/trans co-op, serves as the vice president of a land trust, hikes, works in catering, and plays way more Magic: the Gathering than he should.
David Le (he/him) is a PFP producer and director based in Seattle and Los Angeles. He grew up in Beacon Hill and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Theater. Cultural identity and family are often focal points in his work. He finds nothing more enjoyable than telling impactful stories that leave a lasting impression on people. He has previously worked with REBATEnsemble, UW Undergraduate Theatre Society, and Pork Filled Productions.
Zenaida Rose Smith (she/her) is a mixed Filipinx artist of diverse disciplines, passionate about community building and elevating new works from Global Majority voices. In addition to her work at PFP, she is also Company Manager and Casting Associate for Book-It Repertory Theatre, Producing Director for MAP Theatre, and Production Staff for 18th & Union: an artspace.
Alyda Sorm (she/her) is a second generation Khmer American theatre artist, born and raised in King County. Her focus is on stage and production management and since graduating from the University of Washington, she has worked in various capacities with Sound Theatre Company, Seattle Shakespeare Company, ACT, Intiman, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, The Williams Project and, of course, Pork Filled Productions. Outside of theatre, Alyda is working on a fantasy novel inspired by her Southeast Asian American background while her two bunnies Choco and Latte cheer her on.
Roger Tang (he/him) is a veteran theatre artist of over four decades who started out with folks like David Henry Hwang and Philip Kan Gotanda.
As a playwright, he’s written She Devil of the China Seas, The Jade Con, Shadowed Intent, and Truth and Lies. He has worked with Seattles 14/18 Festival, penned numerous sketches for the Pork Filled Players and several pieces for SIS Productions’ Revealed series of site-specific theatre work.
As a producer, he introduced Northwest audiences to such writers as Qui Nguyen, Prince Gomolvilas, Carla Ching and Genny Lim and has produced numerous Northwest and world premieres, from Hwang’s Bondage and Yellow Face to Maggie Lee’s The Clockwork Professor, The Tumbleweed Zephyr and A Hand of Talons.
He has sat on the boards of ReAct Theatre and the Northwest Asian American Theatre (where he helped build the Theatre Off Jackson). Called the “Godfather of Asian American theatre” by A. Magazine, he is a recipient of a 2016 Equity Award from the Equity In the Entertainment Industry Symposium at Stanford University, and is Secretary of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) and chairs the membership committee. He is also is the Literary Manager for SIS Productions, the Executive Director of Pork Filled Productions and edits the Asian American Theatre Revue, the web’s foremost resource on Asian American theatre (www.aatrevue.com).
Kendall Uyeji (he/him) is a writer/actor/producer in Seattle. He has been doing theatre since high school and graduated from Western Washington University in 2016. He enjoys writing fantasy and science fiction and producing new works. In his off time, he enjoys watching anime and playing dungeons and dragons.
Josh Valdez (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator in the Greater Seattle area. He has worked with numerous community theatre houses, filmmakers, and musicians alike to create immersive soundscapes and ambient musical scores for new works. Recent projects include sound designing for Annex Theatre’s One Horse Town and Battle Crow Radio, engineering for Sound Theatre Company’s peeling and Reparations, and composing for short films for the Seattle 48HR Film Festival. Aside from theatre, Josh also serves with nonprofits to support first-generation students in gaining college access/persistence, makes music with his band, and enjoys up-and-coming experimental media work.