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Ryan Chao

Theater Resume:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q7ODiHutWTLKvoTzuBCQXO7GK3AF67cBb2Cd…

I’ve loved theater since childhood—first listening to cast albums in the car with my family, then attending productions from Wheelock Family Theater to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and now performing myself. I’m inspired by how musical theater transports people and builds shared emotional experience. That’s why I do it.

Recipient of
METG All-Star Actor Award and
METG 10-Minute Playwriting Contest Award - top 7 in state

Special skills:
Piano (12 years), Juggling, Chinese Yo-Yo, Rap, Improvisation, British Accents (RP & Cockney), Southern accent, Ballroom Dance (YBDT), Musical Theater composition & A Capella arranging, spoken word poetry (Oye)

10+ shows at Yale
Show credits (pre-college):

June July August

Director Jim Radley

The Tempest

Ferdinand

See Rock City

Tour Guide

Into the Woods

Narrator / Mysterious Man

Aladdin

Sultan

James and the Giant Peach

Ladahlord

The Little Mermaid

Sebastian

Production

Show Name Role Dates
I'm Still Here Assistant Stage Manager Apr 9 – 11, 2026
Romeo and Juliet Producer Apr 4, 2026
The Bacchae Production Assistant Feb 27 – 28, 2026
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Assistant Stage Manager May 16 – 18, 2025
Macbeth Production Assistant Apr 4 – 5, 2025
Next to Normal Associate Producer Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2025

Performance

Show Name Role Dates
Lux et Veritas Bell Tower Society Member 4 May 1, 2026
I'm Still Here Marcelo Apr 9 – 11, 2026
Romeo and Juliet Prince Escalus Apr 4, 2026
Opera Spooktacular: Monsters and Ghouls Singer Oct 24 – 25, 2025
Macbeth Malcolm Apr 4 – 5, 2025
Next to Normal Dr Madden/Dr Nice/Anesthesiologist U/S Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2025
Dance on My Grave Max//Moose Feb 20 – 22, 2025
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals Peter Spankoffski, Danny (Smoke Club Guy), Stu, Cop 2 & Ensemble Nov 7 – 9, 2024