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Best Actor Oscar nominee Steven Yeun found passion for acting while studying at Kalamazoo College. Author: Jay Plyburn (WZZM) Updated: 9:59 AM EDT April 26, 2021 Steven Yeun recently became the first Asian American to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. He received the historic nomination for his role in Minari, a film which earned a total of six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. But before he was starring in movies or TV shows, Yeun was studying at Kalamazoo College. His major was Psychology with a minor in Theatre. “I can still remember a scene that he did in class that I let go on and on, because I wanted to see how they would resolve it,” Dr. Ed Menta said. “It was some ridiculous thing, and he and his partner evolved this thing where the grandmother was locked in the wall and they couldn t get her out, and it just kept going on and on and on. It s one of my favorite memories of him.” ....
Courtesy photo | Face Off Theatre Company After tragically losing her brother, a young woman named Yolanda is sent to live with her grandmother, Mother Shaw. Mother Shaw takes the reluctant Yolanda in, and soon Mother Shaw s circle of friends becomes interested in Yolanda s welfare. These ladies take pride in dressing up for church and wearing spectacular hats to Sunday services hats that have stayed in families for years, each one a uniquely personal possession. That s the premise of Regina Taylor s play CROWNS, which will run from Feb 27 - Mar 1 at the Judy K. Joliffe Theatre in downtown Kalamazoo. In this radio interview, Cara Lieurance spoke with Face Off Theatre Company s founder/artistic director Marissa Harrington, actress Brenda Earvin (Mother Shaw), and actress Jeannine Jones (Wanda) about the hats, gospel music, and themes of hope and healing community that CROWNS has to offer. ....