TIGER STYLE!
by Mike Lew
“A sharply observed comedy…about the vexing and infinitely complicated business of wrestling with one’s heritage.” —Boston Globe.
This production is held at:
The Ellyn Bye Studio in The Armory, 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Members: check your email for info on reserving your preferred seating, or contact boxoffice@profiletheatre.org with questions!
Albert and Jennifer Chen were at the pinnacle of academic achievement. But now they suck at adult life. So they do what any reasonable egghead brother and sister would do: go on an Asian Freedom Tour! From California to Shenzhen, TIGER STYLE! examines the successes and failures of tiger parenting from the point of view of a playwright who’s actually been through it.
Thursday, January 22nd @ 7:30pm | First Preview
Friday, January 23rd @ 7:30pm | Second Preview
Saturday, January 24th @ 7:30pm | Opening Night!
Sunday, January 25th @ 2pm |
Thursday, January 29th @7:30pm |
Friday, January 30sth @ 7:30pm |
Saturday, January 31st @ 7:30pm |
Sunday, February 1st @ 2pm |
Thursday, February 5th @ 7:30pm |
Friday, February 6th @ 7:30pm |
Saturday, February 7th @ 7:30pm |
Sunday, February 8th @ 2pm | Closing Matinee
Reviews for Tiger Style!
Meet the Team!
Mike Lew | Playwright
About Mike Lew
Mike Lew leverages his razor-sharp wit and bombastic energy to create plays that are as hilarious as they are thought-provoking. A Chinese-American playwright, Lew’s work is a rioutous melding of personal, familial and cultural identities into one explosive comedic mix. He is a Tony voter, Dramatists Guild Council member, New Dramatists Resident, and recipient of the Richard Rogers Award. He is former co-director of Ma-Yi Writers Lab, the largest collective of Asian-American playwrights in the country.
Peter Kim | Director
About Peter Kim
Peter Kim is elated to be working with Profile Theatre! He’s directed at Ensemble Studio Theatre, HERE Arts Center, Playwrights Realm amongst others. As an actor, he has
performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally with select Film/TV credits including BROS, The Forty-Year-Old Version, Margin Call, Sex and the City, Hackers, GEN
V, Chicago Med, and Ugly Betty. As a producer, he spent over a decade producing for the OBIE Award winning National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO). He was also the producer of We Good. Thx!, Radha Blank’s exhibition room for The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the recipient of TCG’s 2020 Rising Leaders of Color grant, a Founding Member of the TONY winning Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) and was a Lecturer in Theater at Princeton University. He holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama and a BFA from New York University. www.peterkimpeterkim.com
Cast & Stage Management
Click on the headshot to read their full bios!
Design Team
Supplemental Events
Affinity Nights
Affinity Nights are a chance for us to celebrate the diverse communities that make up our city and audiences! Members of the specified communities are invited to celebrate with us through pick-your-price tickets starting at $5, a pre-show party with complimentary wine, and free door prizes! Affinity Nights are held at 6:30 PM every Thursday of the run! Click below for discount codes and ticketing links!
Pride Night | January 22nd @ 6:30 PM
Pride Affinity Night invites LGBTQIA+ community members to enjoy discounted $5 tickets and a pre-show reception with complimentary wine and door prizes.
At the theater, check in at the box office and let staff know you’re attending Affinity Night so that we can welcome you to the party!
BIPOC Night | January 29th @ 6:30 PM
BIPOC Affinity Night invites members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community to enjoy discounted $5 tickets and a pre-show reception with complimentary wine and door prizes.
At the theater, check in at the box office and let staff know you’re attending Affinity Night so that we can welcome you to the party!
AANHPI Night | February 5th @ 6:30 PM
Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Night invites members of the AANHPI community to enjoy discounted $5 tickets and a pre-show reception with complimentary wine and door prizes.
At the theater, check in at the box office and let staff know you’re attending Affinity Night so that we can welcome you to the party!
Pre-show Performances
Our Pre-show Performances supplement your evening with dance, music, and performance! Pre-show Performances are held every Friday of the run at 6:30 PM.
January 30th @ 6:30 PM – Joshua Limanjaya
Join us Friday, Jan 30th @ 6:30pm, in the Ellyn Bye Studio at The Armory, for a special pre-show performance, curated by our friends at Theatre Diaspora!
| Joshua is a local rapper, producer, curator, and composer, originally from Surabaya, Indonesia. He will be performing some raps and storytelling as a queer first-gen American artist. Musically, Joshua uses modular synthesizers to create a unique style of sample-based electronic music. Lyrically, he often writes about his upbringing as a first-generation immigrant along with his complicated relationship with faith and religion. As a DJ, he weaves together smooth blends of jazz, disco, soul, and house music. Check him out: Instagram | Linktree | Bandcamp | SoundCloud |
February 6th @ 6:30 PM – Alana Rich
Join us Friday, February 6th @ 6:30pm, in the Ellyn Bye Studio at The Armory, for a special pre-show performance, curated by our friends at Theatre Diaspora!
| Alana Rich is a boundary-pushing dance-pop artist whose magnetic songwriting and powerhouse vocals have earned her recognition from the GRAMMY® Recording Academy as well as the title of PNW Music Awards’ 2025 Artist of the Year. A second-generation Filipina/Thai/Lao American woman carving out her own lane in contemporary pop, Rich uses her voice to explore identity, belonging, and self-definition—writing songs that feel as personal as they are anthemic. Her music is designed to empower, connect, and move people, offering an uplifting soundtrack for anyone who has ever searched for confidence, clarity, or a sense of place in the world. |
Mat Chats
Mat Chats are post-show opportunities for the audience to take a deeper dive into the world and themes of the play with artists, experts, and educators. They take place on the stage five minutes after the Sunday matinees.
Mike Lew, Peter Kim, Chisao Hata: January 25th | Post-show
Stick around after our 2pm matinee on January 25th for a conversation with playwright Mike Lew, director Peter Kim, and performing artist & community organizer Chisao Hata on Art, Activism, and Asian American Representation!
Daniel Nieh: February 1st | Post-show
Stick around after our 2pm matinee on January 25th for a conversation with author Daniel Nieh! Daniel Nieh is a writer and translator from Portland, Oregon. His translation clients include publishers, universities, nonprofits, and museums around the world. He was an interpreter at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and served as a contract linguist for the US Department of State. Daniel is the author of the Victor Li novels, BEIJING PAYBACK and TAKE NO NAMES, both of which were Editor’s Choice selections in the New York Times Book Review. His essays, criticism, and fiction have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Esquire.
