EWPs’Cambodian Rock Band Cast: KELSEY ANGEL BAEHRENS & TIM LIU

EWP will present the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, featuring music from Dengue Fever—the LA band that inspired the play after Yee attended one of their Long Beach concerts. This poignant new classic of the American theater canon has taken the country by storm, and EWP is proud to be the first to bring this production to Los Angeles County, the home of the largest ethnically Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. This play is directed by Chay Yew. This part-play, part-rock concert explores the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor as he returns to Cambodia after 30 long years. As his daughter prepares to prosecute one of the regime's most notorious war criminals, the ghosts of their shared past begin to stir. This deeply moving story weaves back and forth through time as father and daughter confront history, turning to music as a path towards healing. Show wraps on March 23, buy your tickets if it's not sold out. https://www.eastwestplayers.org/crb We happily have 2 cast mates of the show: KELSEY ANGEL BAEHRENS and TIM LIU Kelsey Angel Baehrens (she/hers) is a proud Filipina-American actor and Director from O‛ahu. Her travels with Cambodian Rock Band began in 2022 as Neary in the Hawai‛i community premiere. She then toured with the OG Cyclos as understudy to "Neary/Pou" from 2022-23. She is deeply honored to return to this story as the Lead "Sothea/Neary" and to complete this circle with her heroes. TIM LIU playing "Ted/Leng" was born and raised in New Jersey. He most recently performed in Cambodian Rock Band at Arena Stage (DC) and ACT/5th Ave (Seattle). Additional theatre credits include off-broadway performances with Audible Theatre (Good Enemy, dir. Chay Yew), Pearl Theatre Company (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, dir. Eric Tucker), Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, HERE Arts Center, and other NYC Theaters. Regionally he has worked with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, B Street Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, and Centenary Stage Company, etc. Recent TV and Film credits include: A Father’s Son (w/ Ronny Chieng and Tzi Ma), Knock at the Cabin (M Night Shyamalan), and New Amsterdam (NBC). The critically acclaimed cast will continue their performances through the extension, including Kelsey Angel Baehrens* as Neary/Sothea, Abraham Kim* as Rom/Journalist, Tim Liu* as Ted/Leng, Jane Lui* as Pou/Guard, Joe Ngo* as Chum, and Daisuke Tsuji* as Duch, along with production understudies Zandi De Jesus*, Alex Hsu*, and Kevin Vann.  Grateful to @denguefever, Kelsey, Tim, Davidson and Choy Publicity firm & Peter Goldman for making it possible, Ximon Wood, @Eastwestplayers, Lauren Yee, Chay Yew, Jaimee Itagaki, Larry Tazuma, @CampbellMoon_ -Editor, @ogyolkmagazine, @ogyolkpodcast and @sommertimecasting !