Chil Kong

Chil Kong is a Korean-American producer, artistic director, director, actor, and educator. Currently the Consulting Producers on Nickelodeon's Bossy Bear and Artistic Director for Adventure Theatre MTC in Glen Echo, Maryland. Also a member of Council of Korean-American
== Theatre ==
=== Artistic Director ===
Chil Kong is the current artistic director at Adventure Theatre MTC located in Glen Echo, Maryland. Residing back in his hometown in the DMV area, Chil Kong took on this role at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.
Chil Kong is currently producing over 2 hours of live theatrical digital presentations a week, including interviews, talkbacks, digital readings of new works, and creative panels with Tony Award-winning playwrights such as David Henry Hwang and Broadway stars like Merle Dandridge. He has helmed Adventure Theatre’s push into uncharted waters with creative digital events that preserve the live, “theatrical” element of theater. 
Chil Kong began his Artistic Director experience in the mid-1990s, notably serving as the Co-Artistic Director of the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble along side Philip W. Chung, in Los Angeles, California from 1999-2014.
A founder of this artistically relevant fiscally successful theatre company, Chil Kong led Lodestone Theatre Ensemble through 10 seasons over 14 years. In that time the company garnered rave reviews and multiple awards including the Best of Los Angeles Award and an award for Contribution to the Los Angeles Theatre Community. Through his work, Chil Kong inspired a generation of Lodestone alumni through workshops, new work development programs, and producer mentorships. He also built an active board of directors, transitioning them from an organizational oversight board to a motivated, fundraising board.
Chil’s contributions raised over one million dollars using an innovative combination of micro-campaigns, grants, personal networks, and highly entertaining events. He culminated in the development of over 20 new plays and over 10 different playwrights who have entered into the American and Asian American theater lexicon. Chil Kong oversaw a team of over 200 full-time and part-time employees and volunteers, set short and long-term team expectations, and encouraged passionate ownership from each and every member of the Lodestone family.
=== Director ===
Chil Kong expresses that his passion is to tell stories that represent the rich tapestry of the American experience while maintaining artistic excellence under impossible deadlines and budget restrictions. His vast directing experience has allowed that passion to come to fruition.
Chil Kong has directed a variety of productions, from classics such as West Side Story by Sondheim, Bernstein, and Laurents at Northwest AA Theatre and Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams at Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, to world premieres The Mikado Project by Ken Narasaki and Doris Baizley and A Dirty Secret Between the Toes by Annette Lee both at Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.
His success has brought him recognition from news sources such as the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times. Chil Kong also continues to educate others through masterclasses, workshops, and adjunct professor positions.
== Film & TV ==
=== Producer ===
Chil Kong wears many hats, and along with his artistic direction, he found great success stepping into the role of producer. He spent two years producing for The Disney Channel in Burbank California. He assembled the creative team, which included Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde the Musical, Mean Girls the Musical) and Laurence O’Keefe (Legally Blonde the Musical, Heathers the Musical) to develop and pitch a live-action musical. Chil Kong also led the creative team through dramaturgical and creative feedback from the original pitch to the final script approval. This production is currently in development at The Disney Channel.
== Educator ==
Chil Kong frequently places emphasis on teaching what he knows to aspiring artists in the industry. Teaching masterclasses, workshops, and serving as an adjunct professor at multiple institutions, Chil Kong aims to inspire and enlighten those entering the professional arts world.
As Chil’s career has grown, so have the types of classes he has taught. When performing was the focus of his life, Chil Kong taught a “Dancing with Power” workshop at the Boston Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. There he led a class of students from the ballet dance program through a Martial Arts-based workshop on how to to use their CHI as a way to increase power and lift during performances. He also taught a “Musical Theater Master Class” and “Acting for Beginners” at Northwest Asian American Theatre in Seattle, Washington. His work helped aspiring performers prepare their audition pieces and vocal technique as well as cultivated and encouraged artistic development within the Asian American community in Seattle.
== Filmography ==
=== Acting ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1997 	Pensacola: Wings of Gold 	Policeman #1 	TV Series
2005 	Lost 	White Suit 	TV Series
2005 	Six Feet Under 	Minister 	TV Series
2006 	Purity 	Reverend Kim 	TV Series
2006 	Freddie 	Sung 	TV Series
2006 	House 	Morgue Tech 	TV Series
2007 	Freedom Writers 	Store Owner 	TV Series
2007 	West 32nd 	Detective Park 	TV Series
2008 	Screening Party 	Barry 	TV Movie
2009 	Crossing Over 	Chin Kim 	TV Series
2009 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Chen Wu 	TV Series
2010 	Private Practice 	LAPD #1 	TV Series
2010 	Pretty the Series 	Security Guard #2 	TV Series
2010 	The Homecoming Queen 	Mr. Song 	Short
2011 	Too Big to Fail 	Min Euoo Sung 	TV Movie
2011 	DisCONNECTED 	Doctor 	TV Movie
2012 	The Defector 	Junghee 	Short
2013 	The Surrogate 	Dr. Ling 	TV Movie
2013 	End of the World 	Father 	Short
2014 	Gang Related 	Johnny Monk 	TV Series
2014 	The Gambler 	Blackjack Dealer #1	TV Series
2015 	Destiny 	Lewis 	Short
2016 	The Last Tour 	Mr. Suh 	TV Series
2015-2016	The Fifties 	Peter Lee 	TV Series
2018 	Iron Fist 	Henry Yip 	TV Series
2019 	Billions 	Investor 	TV Series
2019 	American Gods 	The Father 	TV Series
2020 	Antartica 	Janet's Dad 	TV Series
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