Mainstage Productions

The Guthrie Theater presents a Mu Performing Arts production of
Cowboy vs. Samauri by Michael Colamco
A comedy loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, where race is the nose.
November 13 – 28, 2010, Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theatre

WTF by Katie Ka Vang
A groundbreaking exploration of the Hmong American experience
January 21 – February 6, 2011, Mixed Blood Theatre

The Ritz Theater presents
Little Shop of Horrors
Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken
The beloved musical comedy about a man-eating plant as you’ve never seen it before. . . with an Asian American cast.
March 19 – April 3, 2011, The Ritz Theater

Mu Performing Arts presents Mu Daiko in
Soul of the Drum featuring Mu Daiko
Another raucous concert that pulls out all the stops.
June 16 – 26, 2011, Ordway Center’s McKnight Theater

One-Weekend-Only Special Presentations

Taiko Lab featuring Mu Daiko
The boundary-pushing concert makes its triumphant return.
October 2 & 3, 2010, The Lab Theater

Mute-Able: An evening of solo performance by Sheetal Gandhi
and Shishir Kurup
Mu brings two nationally recognized South Asian artists to Minnesota.
February 24 – 27, 2011, The Lab Theater

Collaboration with SteppingStone Theater

A co-production with SteppingStone Theatre
The Magic Bus to Asian Folktales
by R.A. Shiomi, Cha Yang, and Jaz Canlas
music by Gary Rue
Three children are magically transported to Imperial China, to Laos, and to the Philippines where they discover wondrous tales that teach them about their culture, their ancestry, and themselves.
April 29 – May 22, 2011, SteppingStone Theatre

Artist Development Showcases

New Eyes Festival
Our annual reading series of new Asian American theater works by emerging and established playwrights.
December 9 – 12, 2010, Dreamland Arts

New Faces Program Year-End Performance
Students from Mu’s new actor training program share their talents.
June 2011, Lowry Lab Theater

Passing the Beat – Student Taiko Recital
The summer favorite brings our taiko students to the stage.
July 15 – 17, 2011, Jewish Community Center of Minneapolis