The 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.
Read MoreMy name is Jane Peña and I’m the newest addition to the Mu staff. I have been following Theater Mu for many years, having lived in Minneapolis (almost) all my life, and to finally be part of the team is a dream come true! As a mixed person—half white, one-quarter Mexican, and one-quarter Japanese—my racial and cultural identity is all over the place. I see Mu as a place I can find a home for all these pieces of myself.
Read MoreWill you donate today to help reach our goal of raising $20,000 by December 31? These funds will go directly towards paying artists, many of whom continue to endure financial struggles during this pandemic. Your support will also pay for the technology and infrastructure needed to create our bold virtual productions. Finally, your donation will proudly proclaim your aid to the fight for equity and justice. We believe acts of all sizes are revolutionary. Donate today, in any amount, and help us move towards something grander.
Read MoreBoth Equity (AEA SPT6 contract) and non-Equity (paid roles) for a cast of 6 adult actors. Directed by Theater Mu’s Artistic Director, Lily Tung Crystal, and fully produced in Mu’s virtual theater, Susan Soon He Stanton’s quirky comedy highlights life with a thousand friends on Facebook and no one to have dinner with on Saturday night.
China Doll, a sensual fantasia written by award-winning playwright Elizabeth Wong and performed by Monica Ho, tells the story of a Chinatown girl who dreams about making it big in Hollywood. In this 35-minute performance, Anna May is an established movie star of numerous films. Hoping for what might be a career-defining role, she excitedly meets with movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, sure he'll offer her the role of a lifetime. He makes an offer, but it's not what she expected.
Read MoreThe new Office Manager will start in December. If you’re committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion; passionate about the power of art to change the world; and can see yourself growing with the team here at Theater Mu, we’d love to hear from you.
Read MoreSHINE A LIGHT helps us lift up the theater-makers behind the scenes, providing a space to explore the themes that impact them and their work.
Read MoreAs if time doesn't already feel warped during the pandemic, we're gathering a group of artists and putting their sense of time to the ultimate test during Mu's TwentyPho Hour PlayFest. Thirty artists have only 24 hours to write, rehearse, and present six 10-minute plays created for the virtual environment. Watch our Mu-tini Hour on Friday at 7:00pm CDT, where the playwrights get their randomized prompts, actors, and directors. Then, after a day of furious writing and intense rehearsals, all the plays go live on Saturday at 7:00pm CDT.
Read MoreThe reality is that there have been failures at all levels of government to address the needs of our communities at this time. Instead of excusing language and shifting blame onto everyday Asian Americans who are trying to survive this deadly pandemic, the Chairwoman should be working within her party to understand the harm that has directly impacted Asian Americans at this time.
Read More“Revolution is evolution towards something much grander in terms of what it means to be a human being,” Boggs also said. I’m grateful to be experiencing this salient, challenging time with the amazing human beings at Mu, including you. And indeed, together, we’re working towards something grander.
Read MoreThe only way forward is together, and thanks to the support of community members both in the Twin Cities and across the country, Theater Mu is ready for its next chapter. Join us for a virtual cabaret fundraiser on Saturday, August 22, 2020 to celebrate the resiliency of the arts and give your support to Mu as we continue our mission to promote arts, equity, and justice.
Read MoreWe are asking you to help us achieve our goals and ensure that Theater Mu can continue promoting arts, equity, and justice through the lens of Asian American theater while standing in solidarity with all underrepresented voices.
Read MoreThis week, Theater Mu announced Anh-Thu T. Pham as its next Managing Director. Her hiring is part of three planned staff additions, which also include Wesley Mouri as Development Director and Saymoukda Vongsay as Mu’s Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence.
Read MorePham is Vietnamese American with a background in finance and activism. As a refugee from Vietnam, she immigrated to Minnesota in 1975 and has since dedicated herself to community organizing and art. Pham comes to Theater Mu after working in finance for 22 years at the University of Minnesota. She has sat on the boards of Pangea World Theater, Ananya Dance Theater, and the New Arab American Theater Works.
Read MoreHere’s our ever-changing, incomplete list of our ideas, desires, and tactics to decolonize our work, fight against anti-blackness, and build solidarity — all while attempting to maintain a more manageable work-life balance.
Read MoreWhen we announced our 2019/20 season, "The World is Ours to Build," no one could have predicted how relevant Yuri Kochiyama’s words would become. In a season dedicated to building upon the work of the past, we hear educator and philosopher Paulo Freire's words now more than ever: “Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of [people] upon their world in order to transform it."
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