▁The ▁World ▁Was ▁Green ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁later ▁collabor ating ▁to ▁write ▁War ▁in ▁Heaven . ▁Cha ik in ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁Samuel ▁Beck ett . ▁▁ ▁Cha ik in ▁adapted ▁Text s ▁for ▁Nothing ▁with ▁Steven ▁Kent ▁who ▁directed ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁solo ▁show ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁material ▁which ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Public ▁Theater ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁at ▁the ▁Round house ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁American ▁Center ▁in ▁Paris , ▁and ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁Cha ik in ▁ ▁directed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Beck ett ' s ▁plays , ▁including ▁End game ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Theatre ▁Club ▁and ▁[[ H appy ▁Days ▁( play )| H appy ▁Days ]] '' ▁at ▁Cher ry ▁Lane ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Cha ik in ▁received ▁six ▁Ob ie ▁Awards , ▁including ▁one ▁for ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement , ▁and ▁two ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ships . ▁ ▁His ▁book , ▁" The ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁The ▁A ctor " ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Theatre ▁Communic ations ▁Group , ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁experiments ▁with ▁actors , ▁the ▁book ▁includes ▁exempl ar ▁notes , ▁photograph s , ▁and ▁exer cis es ▁from ▁Open ▁Theatre ▁produ ctions , ▁and ▁records ▁Cha ik in ' s ▁ideas ▁about ▁the ater ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁social ▁transformation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2