SOLOFEST

SOLOFEST

ft. HOLD THESE TRUTHS by **JEANNE SAKATA** and two more plays TBA!
Feb 19 - Mar 7, 2027

art by Aleksandra Gurneau/KNOCK, inc.

MONOLOGUES, NOT MONOLITHS

Theater Mu is thrilled to present Solofest: Monologues, Not Monoliths. This one-person play festival highlights the diversity of the Asian American experience and brings a thr

Jeanne Sakata’s award-winning Hold These Truths an

GENERAL INFORMATION

DATES

Hold These Truths

Feb 19, 20, & 25 and Mar 6 at 7:30 pm
Feb 21 & 27 and Mar 7 at 2 pm

Satellite Show No. 1 - TBA

Feb 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm
Feb 28 at 2 pm

Satellite Show No. 2 - TBA

Mar 4 & 5 at 7:30 pm
Mar 6 at 2 pm

PRICE

We strive to voice the stories of the Asian American community, and in order to bring performances to those communities whose stories they tell, we are committed to making them as accessible as possible. PAY AS YOU ARE pricing asks those who routinely pay market value for theater tickets to choose to pay that amount; it is the actual fair market value of the ticket. If an audience member needs to pay less, they can choose to pay less—as little as $15 per ticket.

VENUE INFO

Solofest will take place at Gremlin Theatre, located at Annex Building, 550 Vandalia St, St Paul, MN 55114. For directions or parking information, visit Gremlin Theatre’s website.

MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT

JEANNE SAKATA (she/her) has enjoyed recurring and guest star roles in Station 19, Magnum PI, NCIS Hawai’i, NCIS Los Angeles, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Stage credits include the world premiere and 2025-26 national tour of Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s Pulitzer-nominated Here There Are Blueberries at the McCarter Theatre, Wallis Annenberg Center, Berkeley Rep, and Seattle Rep, and performances with the Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum, Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Kennedy Center, and La Jolla Playhouse, to name a few. Hold These Truths, has had over twenty productions at the Arena Stage, Guthrie Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, and more. Other works include the audio plays The Secret Garden and For Us All. Special honors: Los Angeles Ovation Award, Outstanding Lead Actress; East West Players Trailblazer Award; and Playwrights’ Arena Lee Melville Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Los Angeles Theatre Community.

MEET THE DIRECTOR

FRAN DE LEON (she/her) joined Theater Mu as artistic director in spring 2025. Fran began producing at 19, including her one-person show, Faces of America, which toured to over 500 venues. She has also served as co-artistic director of Will & Company, director of new talent for Playfair, an ensemble member of Critical Mass Performance Group, and as adjunct faculty at USC. Fran is a 2025 Drama League directing fellow and a finalist for the Barb Whitman Award. Selected commissions from: Segerstrom Center’s Arts Teach, TreePeople, Twelfth Night Rep, and Center Theatre Group. Selected TV credits: For All Mankind, For the People, Criminal Minds, Speechless, and The Brothers Sun.