Asian American Theatre Artists Note Challenges, Progress in the Quest for Greater Representation
by David John Chavez Rinabeth Apostol remembers performing in a 2002 production of Miss Saigon with the now-defunct American Musical Theatre of San Jose, which filed for bankruptcy in 2008 after giving many Bay Area performers their start in large-scale productions. It?s safe to say she doesn?t remember the experience fondly. That?s because, as a young performer without an Equity card, she was asked t…