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Tracie Pang
Co-founder and Artistic Director, Pangdemonium
Tracie Pang is the co-founder and artistic director of “proudly Singaporean” theatre company Pangdemonium, and the wife of award-winning television and movie actor Adrian Pang. The couple established Pangdemonium in 2010, aiming to “challenge ideas, provoke debate and inspire action”. The theatre company has since put on various acclaimed productions such as Rent, Girls & Boys and The Effect.
Pang, who trained at London’s Croydon College, has over two decades of experience as a theatre practitioner in the UK and Asia. The former associate artistic director of Singapore Repertory Theatre has also worked with Theatreworks Singapore as well as Surrey Opera, Pimlico Operal, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Quicksilver Theatre Company. She has directed a plethora of productions, including Tango, Closer, The Full Monty and The Dresser; she was also nominated for the Best Director accolade at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards for the latter two.
Pang is the mother of two sons, Zachary and Xander, both of whom have already cut their teeth on stage as theatre actors.
“Life is full of beautiful imperfections—and it is these imperfections that make life feel lived.”
“When I went into theatre, there were so few women, it was insane. I was like, maybe one of two women surrounded by a theatre full of men. I would say to go for it if you want to do something that is traditionally not seen as a female role to do. And if you don't see any role models, don't make that stop you.”
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Awards
- 2021: Asia's Most Influential (Singapore)
2017: Great Women of our Time Award for Arts and Media (Singapore Women’s Weekly)
2017: Best Director (M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards)
2015: Woman of the Year for The Arts (AWA International)
Did You Know?
Tracie Pang was actually taking a Fine Arts course in art school when her interest in theatre was piqued by a training spell in theatre and theatre design. She switched her field of study and went on to earn her degree in theatre, specialising in areas such as production management, stage management, and lighting design.
