Dexter Zhen

DEXTER ZHEN is an actor and theatre practitioner with interests in acting, movement, directing, and teaching. He seeks to create works that delve deeply into the raw human psyche. Dexter received his acting and movement training in California, United States, and completed his directing training through Theatresauce’s Emerging Directors Lab (EDL). He has worked with Theatresauce, The Actors Studio/KLPAC, KongsiKL, lowercase laboratories, and howls collective.

In his free time, you can find Dexter meowing at stray cats, drinking iced matcha lattes despite being lactose intolerant, or bouldering with chalky hands.

Selected theatre credits: “Beware: Si Oompur Lumpur”, “Forget Me Now”, “Titus Andronicus”, “Alu & Lesung”, “hello, can you call me back?”, “If Only”, “half full, half empty”, “nafas”, “The Widow of Fort Road”, “Dulu. Saat Itu.”, “indicinelive!6”.

Education: University of California, San Diego. B.A. in Linguistics.