Renee (She/They) is a London-based, New York-trained, Singaporean theatre director interested in telling contemporary stories about womxn, people of color, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized groups in the US, UK, Singapore, and beyond. 

They have presented both new and published work both in New York and Singapore. Some of the new works include Lotus Root Support Group, I LOVE WHITE MEN, and Annie Aspen’s Musical Space Spectacular!, and published work include How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel, I am trying to say something true by Michelle Tan, and Grounded by George Brant, just to name a few. Her work has been seen at Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, Dixon Place, Caveat NYC in New York, and Esplanade Theatre in Singapore.

As an assistant director, she has worked with Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin on Bess Wohl’s world premiere play Continuity at Manhattan Theatre Club and Huzir Sulaiman on The Nuclear Family in 2020 for Checkpoint Theatre, up until its COVID postponement.

Renee is also big on audio and podcasts and released their debut audio fiction podcast “SAYANG” with long-time collaborator Nicholas Chan, produced by award-winning Singaporean media company Andas Productions.

Renee has worked with a number of Singapore Arts Institutions and companies in various capacities such as Singapore Repertory Theatre, Esplanade Theatre, The Necessary Stage, Pangdemonium Theatre Company, Checkpoint Theatre, Buds Theatre, and National University of Singapore. 

Renee is an alumnus of the 2019 Lincoln Center Directors Lab, the 2018-2019 SDC Foundation Observership Class, and the 2022-2024 Esplanade Theatre TRIP Directors Program.

Since the pandemic, Renee started balancing her creative work with a corporate recruitment career hiring recruiters for a recruitment firm, which has only helped to deepen her understanding of the world and its complexities, plus it pays the bills!

BFA: New York University, Tisch School of the Arts