(He/They)
Anthony Doan
Artist, activist, hungry
Anthony Doan (he/they) is a queer, first-generation Vietnamese-American theatre artist currently based in the Bay Area. Through an anti-racist, culturally informed lens, they strive to viscerally entertain and challenge audiences, provoke political thoughts, and inspire people to empathetically listen to the world in a different vibration.
Acting
Anthony transforms physically, vocally, and emotionally to embody characters from Shakespearean classics to original new plays.
Oakland Theatre Project, 2024
Playwriting
Anthony writes through impulse, imagery, and architecture of revelation through his aesthetic of “epic intimacy:” a sense of grandeur emerging from emotional human truths to elevate towards dramatic magnitude.
Workshop at More Más Marami, 2024
Directing
Anthony directs to excavate and process human truth, uplifting the written words in a collaboration between other artists and personal interpretation.
West Valley College Theatre Alumni Network, 2024
Teaching Artist
Through an approach of play, Anthony creates and implements lesson plans that support safe, fun, and creative learning environments to promote confidence, speech skills, and a passion for performance.
Also, he is available for individual coaching, specializing in audition help, monologue work, and scene study.
Upcoming
- Anthony is developing I Did Not Kill My Mother; and Other Lies I Tell Myself as a part of Crowded Fire Theater’s Resilience & Development (R&D) Playwrights Lab.
- He will be presenting an excerpt of this play at the National New Play Network’s New Play Showcase on April 11, 2026 at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, CA.
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