Wai Yim
Originally from Hong Kong, Wai Yim is an actor, director, choreographer, and playwright. He is the Managing Director of Token Theatre in Chicago. As a trilingual artist who speaks Cantonese, English, and Mandarin, Wai has been active in the Chicago theater scene since 2012.
Chicago credits: Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and The White Snake, A Christmas Carol, The King of Hell’s Palace, Postnation, King of the Yees (Goodman Theatre); Chimerica (TimeLine Theatre); and Speaking of Then (Silk Road Rising). Regional credits: Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Old Globe), The White Snake (McCarter Theatre, The Old Globe, Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China); The Oldest Boy (Unicorn Theatre); Nomad Motel (Horizon Theatre Company). Film credits: North of the 10 and Fatal Influence: Like, Follow, Survive. TV credits: Work in Progress, The Chi, Power Book IV: Force, neXt, Chicago PD, and Patriot. His semi-autobiographical play, The Emperor and The Fool (Chronicles of the House of Yim) was workshopped at BLUEBARN Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska, and won the OEAA (Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards) for Outstanding Premiere of a New Script. Wai also won the OEAA Outstanding Director for The Chinese Lady at BLUEBARN.
Featured Artworks
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Goodman Theatre
The White Snake
Goodman Theatre
WORK IN PROGRESS
Showtime
Wai Yim has crowd-funded a project with 3AP
-
- $7,215 raised of $6,000 goal
- 0 Days 0:00:00 LEFT
STRETCH GOAL! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, we've reached the first goal! With time left, let's propel forward towards a 2nd goal of $10,000! Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact in supporting artists. Help …
Read more about ZAC EFRON: The Full Production