Actual Asian American history told by actual Asian Americans
The Remix with Theater Mu draws this history up for attention and inspection, delightfully stirring the pot so that the parts that sunk to the bottom can now be seen anew. Each video in this four-part series illustrates a fresh perspective on a pioneering artist, cultural phenomenon, or moment in Asian American history. Throughout the series, you’ll notice some frequent themes that emerge: Asian Americans as the perpetual foreigners, the fascination and rejection of the exotic and mysterious, trailblazing artists maintaining their artistic integrity under the pressure of studios and galleries, and the influences of colonization, exploration, immigration, and trade on Asia America’s multi-dimensional culture.
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We're Looking For Our Next Marketing & Communications Director!
The new Marketing & Communications Director will start in early-mid October. 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.
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2021/22 season welcome from artistic director Lily Tung Crystal
Our 2021/22 season titled Seeing Ourselves takes its inspiration from the late photographer Corky Lee who documented Asian American history so that future generations could look back and reflect on who we are and where we’ve come from.
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Seeking actors for 'Man of God'
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.
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Reflections from Mu Board Chair Jon F. Jee
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.
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Meet the Artists Featured in This Year's Silent Art Auction
Theater 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.
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We need your support to continue our work and grow
Supporting 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?
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Theater Mu hosting General Auditions for 2021/22 Season
If 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.
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Bowen Yang's Breakout Year on SNL Is Now Complete With a History-Making Emmy Nom
Bowen 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.
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Theater Mu announces members of its 2021/22 Mu Tang Clan
Theater 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).
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Meet our new Programs Manager — Morgen Chang
I’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.
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Postponing our summer show 'Man of God'
We 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.
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Our response to the Indianapolis shooting
Theater 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.
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We demand justice for Daunte Wright
We 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.
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We're having a Spring Rummage Sale!
In 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.
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Our response to the Atlanta shooting
We 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.
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Oscars: Diverse Field Sees Asian Actors Shatter a Bamboo Ceiling
Yeun 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.
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Susan Lieu - Meet the creator of 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother
Susan 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.
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Artist and Mu staff member, Audrey Park, on the meaning behind "Have you eaten?"
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?”
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Mayor Melvin Carter Appoints Lao American Playwright Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay to Arts and Cultural Board
On 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.
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