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| Christopher Dong |
Laurel Mill Playhouse audiences have seen Christopher Dong perform in "Company" and "Rent" (see my review) over the past couple of seasons. A competent performer, Dong – who’s also a gymnast and known for performing unexpected, signature “flips” on stage – gave very respectable performances in both musicals.
An aerospace engineer by day, Dong co-founded the APL Drama Club a couple of years ago. Recently he’s been doing some film work and taking voice lessons from Mary Wierick. Some of his lucky friends, peers, and acquaintances were invited to attend “I Am I!” – a private vocal recital that Dong presented Nov. 14th at the Parsons Auditorium after hours at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel.
Accompanied by Wierick on piano, Dong sang an eclectic score of songs that showed off his improved vocal range, beginning with the traditional folk song, Shenandoah arranged by Frank Ponzio, and ending with I Don Quixote from “Man of La Mancha.”
And it was quite an ending.
Joking at the reception afterward that Dong’s natural range of expression usually tends to range from 1-3 (Dong said he was surprised they estimated it so high), pleased audience members complimented his wonderfully expressive presentation and the excellent quality of the recital overall.
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