Both Equity (AEA SPT6 contract) and non-Equity (paid roles) for a cast of 4 actors. Directed by Katie Bradley, and performed at Mixed Blood Theatre, Anna Ouyang Moench’s funny feminist thriller follows four members of a Korean Christian girls’ youth group during a mission trip to Bangkok. While there, they discover that their revered pastor has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom.
Supporting Mu has always felt like a celebration—like scribbling a personal note inside the front cover of a beloved book of poetry before passing it to a loved one.
Read MoreTheater Mu is honored to feature the beautiful and diverse work of 20 incredibly talented Asian American artists at our upcoming Mu family reunion. These local and national artists have donated jewelry, apparel, children's books, portraits, paintings and more which celebrate the entire Asian American diaspora. We host this art auction as a declaration of Asian joy and an expression of Asian creativity after a year of anti-Asian violence.
Read MoreSupporting the arts has never been more important than right now. As the world reopens, we decline to return to what was. We are working through various social reckonings and the journey towards something grander has only begun. With your support, we will be ready to continue the journey. Will you be joining us?
Read MoreIf you’re a local Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander actor, we’d love to consider you for our 2021/22 season. We’re looking for both AEA and non-union actors who live in the Twin Cities for our mainstage productions, readings, workshops, corporate events, and family and educational programs. We welcome AANHPI actors of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and abilities. (For AEA actors: Theater Mu is on an SPT6 contract for our mainstage productions.) If you have questions, please email info@theatermu.org.
Read MoreBowen Yang can officially add Emmy nominee to his already-impressive résumé. After just two on-camera seasons on Saturday Night Live, the 30-year-old actor nabbed a well-deserved nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series on Tuesday, making him the first featured player to do so in the show's 46 seasons.
Read MoreTheater Mu announces the members of its first playwrights’ incubator program titled the Mu Tang Clan. Designed specifically for emerging and experienced Asian American playwrights from across the country by cultural producer and Theater Mu’s Mellon Foundation Playwright-In-Residence Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, the 2021/22 Mu Tang Clan includes Marlina Gonzalez (Minneapolis, MN), Keiko Green (La Jolla, CA), Kathy Haddad (Minneapolis, MN), Alex Lin (Saddle River, NJ), and Susan Xu (San Francisco, CA).
Read MoreI’m so grateful to be joining the Mu Squad. As a resident of the Twin Cities for 13 years and a proud member of the arts community, I have felt the impact of Mu’s mission in my own life. I have been privileged to serve on Mu’s teaching team for the past two years, working directly in schools and community centers. To be part of a program that celebrates and empowers Asian American artists, among a family of creative and driven individuals, gives me incredible joy and hope for the future.
Read MoreWe have asked a lot of you, but you took on the challenge with us, riding through every twist and turn on this craggy road to the other side of this mountain. Man of God would have been an incredible show but producing it as intended would just be another pit stop on the way of our greatest road trip we’ve ever taken.
Read MoreTheater Mu, along with our shared community, is outraged, saddened, and emboldened by the senseless murder of members of the Sikh community in Indianapolis. As anti-Asian violence continues across the United States, fueled by unchecked white supremacy and over-abundance of firearms, our resolve to uplift and empower the Asian community has never been stronger.
Read MoreWe are once again heartbroken and outraged at the relentless police violence that continues to occur against our Black communities in the Twin Cities. We are horrified by the murder of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, and we stand with his family and loved ones in their demand for empathy and justice.
Read MoreIn re-organizing our office to accommodate COVID precautions and a growing staff, we've sifted through our spaces and would like to pass off a lot of the things we've collected throughout the years.
Read MoreWe are heartbroken and horrified by the tragedy that occurred in Atlanta last night. We are grappling with feelings of grief, anger, and hopelessness—feelings further amplified against the backdrop of increased, vicious, and public acts of anti-Asian hate. To be clear, this attack was a hate crime and is another instance of violence against Asian Americans, and violence against women, that have occurred throughout the entire history of this country.
Read MoreYeun and co-star Youn Yuh-jung also finally snapped a disheartening streak that had heretofore seen Asian actors shut out of recognition from their otherwise decorated films (Parasite, The Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and The Last Emperor all garnered multiple Oscar nominations, including best picture, without a single acting nod). A year after Korea's Parasite swept the Academy Awards (except in the acting categories, of course), the two have become the first performers born in that country to earn Oscar recognition.
Read MoreSusan Lieu is a Vietnamese-American activist playwright and performer who tells stories that refuse to be forgotten. With a vision for individual and community healing—made possible through the interplay of comedy and drama—her work delves deeply into the lived realities of body insecurity, grieving, and trauma.
Read MoreThe deepest comfort, care, and healing I've received have come from loved ones feeding me, sharing a drink, and checking in over a warm dish. Sometimes, the most revolutionary acts are the most simple ones. The food component of our subscription package is our small but grand way of caring for one another. We hope to share our meals with you, and ask: “Have you eaten?”
Read MoreOn January 13, 2021, the Saint Paul City Council approved Lao American playwright and cultural producer Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay's appointment to the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR Board.
Read MoreSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright, television writer, and screenwriter based between New York and London, from ‘Aiea, Hawai‘i. Susan is a producer/writer for HBO’s Succession, for which she has won a WGA and Peabody Award. Upcoming television work includes HBO/Sister Picture’s THE BABY, Amazon’s Modern Love, Amazon/Annapurna’s Dead Ringers, Hulu/Element Pictures/BBC’s Conversation with Friends adapted from the novel by Sally Rooney, as well as several projects in development.
Read MoreTheater Mu will present Today Is My Birthday by Emmy-Award winner Susan Soon He Stanton, a quirky comedy about feeling lonely in the age of connection. The fully realized mainstage production will be directed by Theater Mu’s Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal and is a showcase of innovation, as it will be designed and produced with multiple cameras specifically for the virtual stage.
Read MoreIf anyone has been paying any particular attention to the photos used on our brochure, website, social media, and emails; you’ll notice that they aren’t random images I plucked off Google. They’re actually old photos of my family.
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