Rich Kiamco
His one-man show UNACCESSORIZED, an autobiopic romp about a queer Filipino overachiever, received the Overall Excellence Award in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival and Best Solo Performance at the 2005 Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival. He received standing ovations at both True Colors, the world's largest LGBTIQQA youth conference and at FACT Filipino Americans Coming Together, the largest Midwest gathering of Filipino American students. Rich Kiamco is a force of nature that rips across the stage leaving laughter, tears and applause in his wake.
Kiamco whirls through hate crimes, cross-cultural conflicts, coming out, parental academic expectations and self-fulfillment. Through sharp humor, poignant truth, lush sound design and crisp choreography, his story shreds cultural legacy into a hilariously insightful adventure.
Rich was featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Q Television's Queer Edge. He has also performed with comedian Judy Tenuta as her dancer/sidekick in Las Vegas, on The Howard Stern Show, and venues nationwide. His writing appears in Take Out: Queer Writing From Asian Pacific America, and Queer Stories for Boys.
AWARDS:
Overall Excellence: New York International Fringe Festival 2004
Best Solo Performance: Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival 2005
REVIEWS:
"one of the best of [NY] Fringe...quicksilver talents...smart and sophisticated"
Theatermania.com
"highly physical, almost an athletic event...it's impossible not to be impressed"
NYTheatre.com
"surpasses on all counts...his physical energy is boundless...weaves a colorful, comical gay adventure with poignant moments as well...a gifted performer...extraordinary..."
Hi! Drama [MNN Channel 57]
"Amazing..touching, powerful...dynamic & original...what a talent and story"
True Colors Conference, the largest national LGBTIQQA youth conference
"Kiamco's zesty performance at QAPL was stellar...reflections on gay marriage and gay Asian identity were a tour de force!"
Queer Asian Pacific Legacy Conference @ New York University
"undoubtedly hilarious but Rich does more than make people laugh, he tells a story that touches the heart and soul."
Princeton University
"moved me to tears...I have been telling all of my profs!"
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Absolutely impressive and fun to watch!"
Ball State University
"performance and workshops were a hit! It was refreshing to listen to a Filipino-American's story"
University Of Michigan
"response to your performance was very positive!...and [students] really appreciated you taking time to meet and talk informally afterwards"
Ithaca College
His one-man show UNACCESSORIZED, an autobiopic romp about a queer Filipino overachiever, received the Overall Excellence Award in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival and Best Solo Performance at the 2005 Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival. He received standing ovations at both True Colors, the world's largest LGBTIQQA youth conference and at FACT Filipino Americans Coming Together, the largest Midwest gathering of Filipino American students. Rich Kiamco is a force of nature that rips across the stage leaving laughter, tears and applause in his wake.
Kiamco whirls through hate crimes, cross-cultural conflicts, coming out, parental academic expectations and self-fulfillment. Through sharp humor, poignant truth, lush sound design and crisp choreography, his story shreds cultural legacy into a hilariously insightful adventure.
Rich was featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Q Television's Queer Edge. He has also performed with comedian Judy Tenuta as her dancer/sidekick in Las Vegas, on The Howard Stern Show, and venues nationwide. His writing appears in Take Out: Queer Writing From Asian Pacific America, and Queer Stories for Boys.
AWARDS:
Overall Excellence: New York International Fringe Festival 2004
Best Solo Performance: Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival 2005
REVIEWS:
"one of the best of [NY] Fringe...quicksilver talents...smart and sophisticated"
Theatermania.com
"highly physical, almost an athletic event...it's impossible not to be impressed"
NYTheatre.com
"surpasses on all counts...his physical energy is boundless...weaves a colorful, comical gay adventure with poignant moments as well...a gifted performer...extraordinary..."
Hi! Drama [MNN Channel 57]
"Amazing..touching, powerful...dynamic & original...what a talent and story"
True Colors Conference, the largest national LGBTIQQA youth conference
"Kiamco's zesty performance at QAPL was stellar...reflections on gay marriage and gay Asian identity were a tour de force!"
Queer Asian Pacific Legacy Conference @ New York University
"undoubtedly hilarious but Rich does more than make people laugh, he tells a story that touches the heart and soul."
Princeton University
"moved me to tears...I have been telling all of my profs!"
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Absolutely impressive and fun to watch!"
Ball State University
"performance and workshops were a hit! It was refreshing to listen to a Filipino-American's story"
University Of Michigan
"response to your performance was very positive!...and [students] really appreciated you taking time to meet and talk informally afterwards"
Ithaca College
