Chong Chiah was awarded PBM in year 2000 for his contribution to local arts scene. He retired from Citibank in 2010 as Sr. VP and working full time as CEO in Arts Theatre. To-date, Chong Chiah already produced about 200 Chinese Children Drama Performances, and have developed about 25000 audiences yearly.

Chong Chiah was a member of the Arts Theatre (then called the Singapore Amateur Players) since 1971, as an interest group member in his secondary school days. At 1984, where the theatre was in prolonged periods of reds and almost to close down, Chong Chiah took over as the President in 1986. With the management expertise developed through the experience in Citibank, he ran the theatre like a corporation and managed to save the group from closing. His passion in Chinese Drama, which was facing a downturn then, never ceased and carried him through those hard days where he spent almost all his free time managing the theatre. To-date he is working full time as Managing Director in Arts Theatre after his retirement from Citibank in 2010.

As the prospects turned for the better, Chong Chiah went ahead with many plans to further the vision of the theatre. To successfully promote Chinese Drama, Chong Chiah believed that the love must be inculcated from young. In 1995, he set up the “小雨点少儿艺术团”（Children Speech & Drama） and planted the seeds to numerous successful culture exchanges between Singapore and China. Since then, the young group has traveled to Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and many provinces of China to perform, the latest oversea performance in 2017 Sep was at China, Nanning ASEAN Drama festival. In 2018 Apr, Chong Chiah has successfully collaborated with the Taiwan Apple Theatre to perform ‘The Amazing Journey’ at the Drama Center for 8 performances. An additional performance was added due to audience demand. It was a first for Arts Theatre to jointly perform in Singapore and that could pave the way for more collaboration with foreign arts troupe in future. The group not only trained the young talents in self-expression through drama, but also allowed them to gain exposure and cultivate the love for the Chinese Culture. The group also helped the theatre built a Parent Support Team for Drama, which consist mainly parents of the children group. Hence, the theatre, under the guidance of Chong Chiah, became a hideout where the many families spent their weekend.

In the continuous pursue of promoting the Chinese drama, Chong Chiah took the group into the schools. Starting from primary schools, the Arts Theatre is a regular performer of Chinese proverbs and fables, in the National Arts Council (NAC) initiated Arts Education Program (AEP). The group also serves as a platform for drama lovers and practitioners to learn from each other. This is done through drama training at secondary schools and tertiary institutions, Nation-wide Drama Workshops and Camps for students ranging from pre-school to junior college levels, and National Short Plays Competitions.

At present, the Arts Theatre continues to provide an incubator for Chinese Drama, employing locally-trained NAFA drama trainers, developing local passionate artists and stage enthusiasts, and giving opportunities for young people to learn and grow through volunteerism. Inspired largely by Citibank’s way of developing its talents as well as his personal experience in the theatre for nearly three and a half decades, the theatre is Chong Chiah’s way in contributing back to the society. Although the competition for theatre has grown keener this days, and the importance of Chinese Culture has been downplayed in Singapore, Chong Chiah continues to hold the fortress in this tough environment. To him, the challenges only spur him on to greater community outreach through conscientious efforts from Arts Theatre.

Jia Qi graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Department of drama. Since her graduation in 2002, she joined Arts Theatre as Drama instructor cum actor, she has been passionately involved in the preforming arts during her school time.

As a teacher, she has taught in the following schools like; Nanyang Girls’, Singapore Girls’, Saint Nicholas Girls’, Nan Hua high school, Catholic High school, Anderson Junior College, Fairfield Methodist secondary school, St Joseph’s College, Catholic Junior College, and CHIJ Katong Convent.

Jia Qi is an accomplished actor, having been invited to Thailand and India for major productions like the Indian Classic “Ramayana”. Other acting performances includes: The Story of Q, a Chinese contemporary classic and “Journey to the West” a Chinese classic dating back to the Tang Dynasty.

Jia Qi was appointed as Artistic Director in 2013, No less gifted, she wrote and directed a number of children plays; “Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood”, musicals like; “Snow White”, “Master Bear invitation”, “The Mermaids” and “I am a stupid kid?”

Doris was a member of parent support group in 1995, when she registered her two kids to participate the performing arts activities. Doris was appointed board member in the year 2000, and provided the advice and assistance on the financial matters.

She is currently a financial consultant with Prudential Assurance Singapore, specializing in individualized wealth management since 2004.Before this, at different time, she was the adjunct lecturer for Temasek Polytechnic, National Productivity Board and Institute of System Science lecturing in the field of IT application in Businesses and Project Management for Instructional Systems.

She retired from full-time employment in 1999 from Apple Computer Singapore, rising through the rank as a computer programmer to be the Financial Controller.

Doris holds with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Physical Science from Nanyang University (1979) and holds a Master of Science degree in Information System from National University of Singapore (1995). In 1986, she successfully completed the Diploma in Financial Accounting and Finance from National Productivity Singapore.