Theater Mu: Resilience and Range, Mentorship and Momentum
The Minnesota theatre is thriving in difficult times thanks to nimbleness, versatility, and time for reflection.
All Stories About Theater Mu
Theater Mu Creates Emerging Playwrights Circle
The inaugural cohort includes Philip de Sa e Silva, Emma Y. Lai, Katie Rein, and Sunny Thao.
Theater Mu’s New Incubator Is Called—What Else?—the Mu Tang Clan
An initiative to foster community among Asian American playwrights, creating a supportive space for artists to grow their networks and skills.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From development directors to arts consultants, this edition’s focus is on folks who help generate the support for the making of theatre.
Theater Mu Announces New Eyes Festival 2021, ‘Un(Scene)’
This year’s festival will feature a series of short plays in response to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the country.
Asians Under Attack: A Theatremakers’ Round Table
7 Asian American theatre leaders reflect on the rise in both hate crimes and open racism, how they’ve responded, and the support they would like to see.
If a Theatre Company Does It, Is It Theatre?
Beyond Zoom readings, companies are finding new forms and collaborators, and reaching audiences far beyond any they could serve in person.
Can Theatres Subscribe to Adaptability?
Some companies are experimenting with innovative ways to stay connected to their patrons, but will the lessons stick past the pandemic?
Lily Tung Crystal, Doing Her Life’s Work at Theater Mu
In her first year at the Twin Cities theatre, a series of crises offered opportunities for allyship and community-building.
Tired but Not Daunted in the Twin Cities
Amid the grief and rage over George Floyd’s murder, but unable to gather and heal through their art, Black theatremakers speak out and demand change.
