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Diep Tran has a diverse work experience in the field of journalism and editing. Diep is currently working as the Editor In Chief at Playbill since October 2022. Before that, Diep worked as the Managing Editor at VietFactCheck.org, where they fought misinformation in the Vietnamese community through fact-checking articles in English and Vietnamese. Diep has also worked as a Freelance Reporter/Editor since 2014.
In terms of their previous roles, Diep worked as an SEO Writer at MasterClass from April 2021 to September 2022. Diep also served as a Copyeditor at Inc. Magazine from September 2020 to September 2022. Prior to that, Diep was an Industry News Writer at Backstage from August 2020 to April 2022.
Diep has significant experience in the Broadway industry, having worked as the Features Editor at Broadway.com from December 2019 to August 2020. During their time there, they oversaw all articles and written content for a leading source of Broadway news and expanded coverage to include more original, reported features.
Diep's earlier experience includes roles at American Theatre Magazine, where they served as a Senior Editor from October 2017 to December 2019, an Associate Editor from November 2014 to October 2017, an Assistant Editor from May 2013 to November 2014, and an Editorial Assistant from July 2011 to May 2013. At American Theatre Magazine, Diep curated and wrote monthly columns, regularly wrote longform features and short news items, and planned online and print coverage.
Additionally, Diep worked as a Reporter for the Spoleto Festival USA at The Post and Courier in June 2011, and as a CNY Editorial Intern at The Post-Standard from January 2011 to May 2011.
Overall, Diep Tran has a strong background in journalism and editing, with extensive experience in fact-checking, SEO writing, copyediting, and covering the Broadway industry. Diep has also held various editorial roles at American Theatre Magazine.
Diep Tran completed their Bachelor of Arts in English and Art History at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. Diep then pursued a Master's degree in Arts Journalism at Syracuse University from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, Diep Tran had a brief stint at the University of Warwick in 2009, where they focused on English studies.
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Since 1884, Playbill has been the exclusive publication for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatregoers, providing complete cast and production credits for each show, as well as features and interviews highlighting the many voices that make up the theatre community. Playbill proudly serves New York's most prominent performing arts venues, including multiple venues at Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera House, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David H. Koch Theater) and Carnegie Hall; as well as theatres across the country, including the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Over the past 25 years Playbill has expanded beyond a print magazine and established itself as a trusted name in the theatre industry, offering audiences new ways to connect to Broadway and Off-Broadway around the world via Playbill.com. With over 3 million unique visitors, Playbill.com is the preeminent site for theatre news and features, delivering high-quality, original content to audiences everywhere. Over the past two decades, Playbill has also launched PlaybillStore.com, the one stop Broadway shop for theatre fans, carrying the official souvenir merchandise of Playbill and Broadway shows; PLAYBILLder, which allows school and community theatre productions around the world to build their very own Broadway quality Playbill program; Playbill Vault, a comprehensive online database of Broadway history that provides records of Broadway productions from 1930 to the present; and Playbill Travel, which takes travelers and Broadway royalty around the globe to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world’s finest cultures, while offering world-class concerts at night.