SECOND GENERATION (2g) ANNOUNCES VICTOR MAOG AS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

NEW YORK – Victor Maog has been appointed the new Artistic Director of Second Generation (2g) Gladys Chen, Board President, announced today, and will start his new position by spearheading 2g's signature event, Instant Vaudeville. Mr. Maog will bring his many talents to Second Generation's mission of supporting the Asian American theater community by bringing this population's stories to the world's stage.

"Victor Maog is one of the leading lights of his generation- smart, talented, capable, and an artist with deep principles and integrity," said Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater. "I've been delighted to be his colleague in the theater, and am even more delighted he will be assuming the Artistic Directorship of Second Generation. He's going to make a real impact."

Maog says, "In 1993, at age 20, I made my professional directing debut with the Filipino theatre company, Teatro Ng Tanan [Theatre for Everyone] in San Francisco. It kickstarted my career. Since then my artistic work has reached corners of America I couldn't have ever imagined and now I sit as Director of Theatre for the oldest performing arts school in the nation but it can all be traced back to that initial investment by my own community. I want to do that for others."

Considered "one of the nation's leading young Asian-American directors" (Denver Post), Victor Maog's award-winning work has reached over half the continental United States and has been cited as "Best of" and "Critic's Picks" for publications such as the Boston Globe, Backstage, and others. An artist and producer with national and international credits, Mr. Maog has been the Director of Perry- Mansfield's Theatre Department since 2008.

He continues, "I'm honored to be asked to take on leadership at a time when there is a national dialogue about Asian representation. There is no reason Asian artists should account for only 2% of roles on major New York stages. Simply put, 2g's family of actors, writers, directors, and designers are – bar none – some of the best creators, thinkers, and rule-breakers I know."