Our host Don Mike Mendoza welcomes listeners back to Producing While Asian for Season 3! He shares some personal stories about what he’s been up to since Season 2 like expanding LA TI DO Productions to 7 cities across the US, making his off-Bro

Producing While Asian Chats with Cheryl Daro from Marshun Entertainment

Jul 27th, 2022 51m 36s

Meet Cheryl Daro, a Filipino-American actor, director, and producer based in Las Vegas. She joins our host Don Mike Mendoza to chat about her production company, Marshun Entertainment, her charity organization, Mondays Dark, and the unique chal

Producing While Asian Chats with Maria Cade, Miss Central Pennsylvania 2022

Jul 13th, 2022 59m 44s

Meet Maria Cade, a Taiwanese Italian American MultiMedia Journalist at WTAJ-TV 10 News and Miss Central Pennsylvania 2022. She chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about her journey to journalism, her duties as Miss Central PA, and her communit

Producing While Asian Chats with Julianna Austin About the Future of the Entertainment Industry

May 25th, 2022 53m 48s

Meet Julianna Austin, a Filipino-American artist native to the Hudson Valley of New York. She is currently a student at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and will be making her off-broadway debut this summer in the play One Day Do

Producing While Asian Chats with Dylan Thai About Being Eddie Tan on "Never Have I Ever" on Netflix

May 18th, 2022 46m 52s

Meet Dylan Thai, an LA-based actor, photographer, and producer currently playing Eddie Tan (Paxton's Hot Pocket) on Mindy Kaling's “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix. He joins our host Don Mike Mendoza to chat about his film industry debut as Execu

Producing While Asian Chats With Lora Nicolas Olaes About Young Global Filipinos for Leni

May 11th, 2022 57m 35s

Meet Lora Nicolas Olaes, a SAG-AFTRA / EMC actor, singer, producer, and event organizer living in New York City. She chats with her Kabayan New York co-host and our podcast host Don Mike Mendoza about combining her passion for performing with h

Producing While Asian Chats with Alex Manalo About Hometown Talent

May 4th, 2022 56m 41s

Meet Alex Manalo, the Associate Artistic Director for LA TI DO Pittsburgh, PA. Listen in as she chats with LTD’s co-founder and our host Don Mike Mendoza about her training at Pittsburgh CLO, her producing the cabaret series Hometown Talent at

Producing While Asian Chats with Alex Grubbs About Content Creation

Apr 6th, 2022 57m 58s

Meet Alex Grubbs, an Account Executive at Battenhall who specializes in multimedia content creation. Join us as he chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about his work on social media platforms such as Kumu and Clubhouse, the need for representa

Producing While Asian chats with Angela Chan about The Cre8sian Project

Mar 23rd, 2022 53m 26s

Meet Angela Chan, an award winning lyricist and composer based in Las Vegas who’s toured all over the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico a Musical Director, Associate Conductor, and keyboard player on a variety of musical theatre productions.

Producing While Asian chats with Aaron Albano & Telly Leung about their documentary ENSEMBLE

Mar 9th, 2022 45m 7s

Meet Aaron Albano, a New York City based actor currently in the National Tour of HAMILTON, and Telly Leung, a New York City based actor who created the role of "Sammy" in Broadway’s ALLEGIANCE. Together, they chat with our host Don Mike Mendoza

Producing While Asian Chats with Angelo Santos about "The Girl Who Left Home"

Dec 22nd, 2021 1h 3m

Meet Angelo Santos, an actor, writer, director, and producer based in New York. Our host, Don Mike Mendoza. met Angelo while working on the feature-length film “The Girl Who Left Home”. Join in as they chat about producing the movie, dealing wi

Producing While Asian Chats with Ted Arthur About Being an Asian Music Director on Broadway

Dec 8th, 2021 46m 48s

Meet Ted Arthur, a music director, pianist, and conductor based in New York City. Listen in as he chats with our host, Don Mike Mendoza, as they chat about the challenges faced by AAPI musicians breaking into Broadway, building a pipeline for e

Producing While Asian Chats with Steven Cuevas About Opening the Minds of Music Directors

Nov 24th, 2021 47m 33s

Meet Steven Cuevas, a music director, musician, actor, and singer based in New York City. He and our host, Don Mike Mendoza, chat about switching tracks from performer to music director, his career on Broadway, and the challenges facing POC art

Producing While Asian Chats With Deb Sivigny About Challenging Design Work

Nov 10th, 2021 51m 32s

Meet Deb Sivigny, a multi-disciplinary artist who’s done production, costume, and scenic design for a variety of shows in the Washington DC area. She’s also an Asst. Professor at George Mason University. Listen in as she chats with our host, Do

Producing While Asian Chats with Amanda L. Andrei about Filipino Legends In Her Plays

Nov 3rd, 2021 54m 19s

Meet Amanda L. Andrei, a playwright from the Virginia / DC area now living in Los Angeles. She reunites with her old friend and our host, Don Mike Mendoza, and chat about meeting while working on the first play she had ever written, the origin

Producing While Asian Interviews Tara Trinity, Executive Director of Public Art Reston

Oct 13th, 2021 56m 25s

Meet Tara Trinity, a singer-songwriter who is the Executive Director at Public Art Reston. Listen in as she chats with host Don Mike Mendoza about starting her performing career at a young age, striving for diversity with intention in the arts,

Producing While Asian chats with Sharon delPilar about Theatre In Vegas

Sep 22nd, 2021 53m 37s

Meet Sharon delPilar, a professional theatrical stage manager with over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry. She and our host, Don Mike Mendoza, chat about her career starting from working at Walt Disney World to producing Broadwa

Producing While Asian chats with Cathy Oh about DC Theatre's Post-Pandemic Future

Sep 8th, 2021 47m 51s

Meet Cathy Oh, an actor, singer, dancer, director, choreographer, and animal activist working in the DC theatre community. Listen in as she has a reunion with our host, Don Mike Mendoza, where they chat about the future of the industry post-pan

Producing While Asian Interviews Broadway Barkada (Billy Bustamante, Liz Casasola, & Brian Jose)

Aug 18th, 2021 1h 2m

Broadway Barkada is a collective of Filipino performers dedicated to sharing their cultural experiences with a diverse audience in the US and abroad. Our host, Don Mike Mendoza, chats with Billy Bustamante, Liz Casasola, and Brian Jose about ho

Producing While Asian Interviews Haven Everly, Star of "The Girl Who Left Home"

Aug 4th, 2021 56m 58s

Meet Haven Everly, an actress, singer, entertainer, and influencer from Sacramento, California who’s worked on shows like Netflix's “You” and Showtime's “The L Word”. She also starred in the musical feature film “The Girl Who Left Home” with ho

Producing While Asian Interviews Hope Villanueva, an AEA Stage Manager and Playwright

Jul 21st, 2021 1h 8m

Meet Hope Villanueva, an AEA Stage Manager based in DC who’s worked across the nation from New York to Honolulu. She’s also an accomplished playwright. In an interview conducted back in August, 2020, she chats with host Don Mike Mendoza about d

Producing While Asian Interviews Chil Kong, Artistic Director of Adventure Theater MTC

Jul 7th, 2021 58m 18s

Meet Chil Kong, Artistic Director of Adventure Theater MTC. In an interview conducted back in August, 2020, he chats with host Don Mike Mendoza about his long career working major theater companies across Boston, San Diego, Seattle, and L.A., l

Producing While Asian Interviews Vishal Vaidya, #RIFFtober

Jun 23rd, 2021 1h

Meet Vishal Vaidya, a performer and voice teacher based in NYC who made his Broadway debut as Larry the cameraman in Groundhog Day. Hear him chat with host and fellow American University alum Don Mike Mendoza about his experiences teaching a ne

Producing While Asian Interviews Jeremiah Abraham, Tremendous Communications

Jun 9th, 2021 51m 51s

Meet Jeremiah Abraham, Filipino American film producer and marketing executive. He is also the founder and CEO of Tremendous Communications. Listen in as he chats with host Don Mike Mendoza about how he got started in the industry, his work wit

Producing While Asian Interviews S.N.R.G., Your SOUL Shall Net Work

May 26th, 2021 1h 1m

Some Never Really Get (SNRG) also known as Beau and Aaron Canlas - the “Super Barrio Brothers” return to Producing While Asian, but now as podcast guests! Old friends of host Don Mike Mendoza, listen in on this happy reunion of creative minds a