Pornography for the People is an eclectic mash-up of interwoven stories, of both real and fictional characters, that navigates the trajectories of four Chinese “netizens” as they act out their fantasies and lives via the Internet. Meet Mu Zi Mei, the notorious sex blogger whose fame and happiness dwindles as her anti-patriarchal lifestyle becomes an official target. Meet Gordon, the British expat turned journalist, as his research and sex life become dangerously entwined. Follow Yi Yi, the farm girl turned Do-It-Yourself pornographer whose skewed views on sex play into her risky lifestyle. Lastly, watch the fall of Mr. Lin, the respected magazine editor who becomes a public nuisance when his falsified online literary fame hits government officials a little too close to home. Inspired by real interviews, banned blog posts, government issued statements, news articles, and scientific research, Pornography for the People is the first part of a trio of plays, entitled Netizens, that attempts to understand worldwide policy-making (SOPA, Green Dam Youth Escort, etc.) and the prevalent censorship in today’s increasingly technology dependent social and economic spheres.

Amora Lin (Performer) Amora Lin (Green Dam Girl, Mrs. Lin, 50 Cent Army Member.) Amora Lin is an Asian American actress originally from Philadelphia. After a 3 year break, Amora is thrilled to be back on stage. She studied acting at Terry Schreiber Studios and Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts. Her TV credits include Law and Order, All My Children, and Cashmere Mafia. She has also done some national commercials such as Axe and American Express. Amora would like to thank her family and friends for all their love and support.

Christopher J. Tan (Performer) Christopher J. Tan (Official, School Boy, 50 Cent Army Member) Christopher J. Tan graduated this spring from the acting program at the William Esper Studio. His most recent roles include Don in The Universal Language and The Customer in Breakfast Special. Christopher's other passions include working as a civil rights attorney for youth and explaining to anyone who will listen that Jeremy Lin is the new Messiah.

Josh Mendelow (Performer) Josh Mendelow (Journalist) Josh Mendelow has been in several productions at The Barrow Group, as well as the upcoming films "Gods Behaving Badly" and "The Archive".Josh is thrilled to be involved with Spookfish.

Kat Yen (Director) Kat Yen (Director) Kat Yen is the Co-Artistic director and Resident Director of Spookfish Theatre Company. Recent NYC directing credits include: RELAX! ALICE (NY Times headliner), WABI SABI! Not Wasabi (NY Times headliner); The Privilege of Death and Anything Goes. Recent assistant directing credits include Hand Over Hand, Night Before Christmas, and Blinded by the Night. Regional credits include Blasted and Oleanna (Colgate University). Other projects by Kat include The Talk, a short scene written and directed by her put on at LAByrinth Theater as part of their Ensemble Workshop and Homeless Kitty, a guerilla puppet show performed on NYC subways. She has also worked with the Public Theater, the McCarter Theater, TeatroStageFest LITFNY, Juneteenth Legacy Theatre, Ripe Time, and Red Bull Theater in various roles.

Katie Peters (Performer) Katie Peters (Mu Zi Mei) Regional: Miss Saigon (Mimi, Kim u/s), The King and I (Tuptim), Grease (Marty) with Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Alice in Wonderland (Alice), Peter and the Wolf Bird) with Tacoma Children’s Musical Theatre. Educational: Working (Kate), Blackbird (Una), Top Girls (Lady Nijo), Plumfield, Iraq (Beth/Obaachan), Generation Graffiti (America). BFA Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. “Thanks to Kat, Ming, and the cast/crew of Pornography! Blessed to have been given this opportunity. All my love to my parents, Danny, A, L, H, T and those who have supported me in the last two months!”

Ming Peiffer (Playwright) Ming Peiffer (Playwright) is the Co-Artistic Director and Resident Playwright of Spookfish Theatre Company, and a working actress based in NYC. Recently 1 of 6 playwrights selected for NPTC’s Women's Work Project, Ming is the author of numerous works including: WABI SABI! Not Wasabi, RELAX! ALICE, Pornography For The People, TELLMEYOULOVEME, CEREAL, HOMELESS KITTY, The Privilege of Death: or how everything went from bad to good (Co-Author).Upcoming plays include: ADVANCE GUARD, and The ABC’s Guide to Getting Famous (Co-produced by Horse Trade Theater Group). You can see her onstage next month in Strangedog Theatre Company's upcoming show NEW TRICKS! at The Red Room.

Monica Daniels (Stage Manager) Monica Daniels (Stage Manager) Monica Daniels is thrilled to be working on Pornography For The People. She graduated from Ohio Northern University and has worked at Cape Fear Regional Theatre and TriArts Sharon Playhouse. She has stage managed many shows including Hairspray, 42nd Street, Oklahoma!, and Urinetown. Monica would like to thank her family for supporting her and the cast and crew for a wonderful show.

Nancy Sun (Performer) Nancy Sun (School Girl, 50 Cent Army Member) Nancy Sun is a recent graduate of the Maggie Flanigan Studio, a Meisner-based acting conservatory. She has previously appeared on the New York stage in the one-act play Something Outrageous! and as a member of improv ‘Team Kirk’ at the Magnet Theater. She has also acted in regional productions of China Doll, Three Tall Women, Pygmalion, and All in the Timing. Nancy received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and is honored to be acting in her second off-off-Broadway production. She thanks her tiger parents for their support. (Rowr.)

Porsche McGovern (Lighting Designer) Porsche McGovern (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer. She recently designed Parker and Dizzy's Fabulous Journey to the End of the Rainbow for the NY Fringe Festival. Some of her honors include Oregon Shakespeare Festival Richard L. Hay Fellowship in Lighting Design, ETC-LDI Sponsorship, USITT Young Designers’ Forum, Clambake, and the Prague Quadrennial American Student Exhibition. Porsche holds an MFA in Lighting Design from California Institute of the Arts and a BA from St. Lawrence University. www.PorscheLighting.com

Vichet Chum (Performer) Vichet Chum (Mr. Lin) Vichet Chum is an actor/playwright/director originally from Dallas, Texas. Regional credits:Camelot,Trinity Repertory Company, Macando, The Guthrie Theater, Blue State Vacation, Day 4 (Emerging America), Huntington Theatre Company and Amadeus,New Harmony Theatre. NY credits:The Classroom, NY Fringe Festival (Slant Theatre Project & Rebel Theatre Collective),Morbid Poetry,Incubator Arts Project,M. Butterfly, Columbia Stages, Bath House Tragos or Self-Loathing People If You Will, Tiny Rhino, Coitus Interruptus, aMios Productions and readings at the Lark Play Development Center, MCC Theater, New Harmony Project and Billy & Company. Education: BFA Acting, University of Evansville. MFA Acting Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company Graduate Acting Program. “A Guthrie Experience For Actors in Training" at the Guthrie Theater while in graduate school. He is also very proud of his wee arts home/ensemble/company, THE GROUP LAB.

Ying Ying Li (Performer) Ying Ying Li (Yi Yi) Ying Ying Li was born in Beijing and studied [censored] at Yale before she finally gave in to her dreams of being a starving artist. She moved to the East Village, shaved her head, and became a cautionary tale to Tiger Mothers everywhere. This summer, you can see Ying in the off-Broadway play "Namvets," or, come autumn, on the streets of Manhattan shooting her first lead role in a feature film, directed by Vladan Nikolic. Ying has immensely enjoyed being a part of her first Spookfish production!