Charlene Hong White

Headshot of Charlene Hong, Actor at the American Shakespeare Center, featuring her with straight black hair, a composed expression, and wearing a white top against a neutral gray background.
ACTOR

Spring 2025 Season:

Cordelia in King Lear, Beth March/Kitty Kirke in Little Women, and Adriana in The Comedy of Errors.

PREVIOUSLY AT ASC:

Tiny Tim, Beggar Boy, Fan – A Christmas Carol 2023; Understudy for As You Like It; Eurydice; Twelfth Night, Thrive, Or What You Will; Une Tempête; Pericles; The Tempest

OTHER THEATRE:

Princess Sadie, The Figs (American Stage); Sister Mary Lazarus, Sister Act: The Musical (Aurora Theatre); Ma, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Synchronicity Theatre); Traveler, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Stages Theatre Company); Dahvy, KWEEN (SC New Play Festival); Jean, Tree of Life (American Gothic Performing Arts); Adult Samantha, “Don’t Stand in Front of the Microwave,” and Other Things My Mother Told Me (Barking Legs Theater); Igor/Maria, Voices of the New Belarus (Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga)

Awards:

2023 ArtsBuild Racial Equity Grant for Individual Artists; 2023 Barking Legs Theater Incubator Residency Artist

Education:

Harvard University, B.A. British History and Literature; Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, M.A. Counseling/M.A. Theology

Website:

www.charlenehongwhite.com

Instagram:

@charlenehongwhite

Related Productions

Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors at the American Shakespeare Center, Spring 2025. Two characters dressed in matching patterned costumes stand back to back, one holding a gold pocket watch. The image emphasizes their twin relationship. The title text reads: 'The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.

The Comedy of Errors 2025

March 20 – April 20

Adriana

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Corrie Green models as a character from Little Women for the American Shakespeare Center's Spring 2025 Season, dressed in a plaid shawl and a blue skirt, intently writing in a leather-bound notebook with a quill. The image, taken by October Grace Media, captures a reflective and timeless moment against a black background. The Text Reads Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Adapted By Erin Riley.

Little Women 2025

February 6 – April 19

Beth March/Kitty Kirke

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Shakespeare's King Lear production, Spring 2025 at the American Shakespeare Center. Close-up of a crown being placed on a character’s head, with ornate rings visible on hands positioning the crown. Dramatic dark background with title text: 'King Lear by William Shakespeare.

King Lear 2025

February 13 – April 19

Cordelia

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Related Articles

2025 Spring Season Directors and Cast at the Blackfriars Playhouse. Directors Paul Barnes (King Lear), Chris Johnston (The Comedy of Errors), and Constance Swain (Little Women). Cast members: Summer England, Leah Gabriel, Blake Henri, Rasell Holt, Charlene Hong White, Angela Iannone, Raven Lorraine, Joe Mucciolo, and Christopher Seiler.

Spring 2025 Directors & Cast

January 1, 2025

Step into a season of switch-ups, sisters, and storms at the Blackfriars Playhouse. This spring, the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) repertory ensemble will bring to …

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