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THEATER MU

408 Saint Peter Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Fifty Boxes of Earth
2/27 - 3/16/2025

Stop Kiss
6/12 - 6/29/2025

Amm(i)gone
7/1 - 7/31/2025


Creator and performer Adil Mansoor invites his Pakistani mother to translate Antigone into Urdu as means of exploring the tensions between family and faith. Should ...


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Katie Ka Vang and Theater Mu Receive 2024 Joyce Award


by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2024

Katie Ka Vang and Theater Mu today were announced as recipients of the Joyce Foundation’s 2024 Joyce Awards, receiving a landmark grant of $100,000 to support a new commission, including $30,000 allocated for an artist stipend. ...

Theater Mu Unveils 2024/25 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2024

Theater Mu’s 2024/25 mainstage season, entitled “the Depths of Us,” focuses largely on queer and South Asian stories. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Katie Bradley Named Interim Artistic Director at Theater Mu


by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

Starting August 2024, Katie Bradley will be Theater Mu’s interim artistic director, joining managing director Anh Thu T. Pham in co-leading the Midwest’s largest Asian American theater company. ...

Review: BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS at History Theatre/Theater Mu


by Jared Fessler - May 12, 2024

What did our critic think of BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS at History Theatre/Theater Mu?...

Video: Get A First Look At BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS at Theatre Mu


by Joshua Wright - May 09, 2024

Get a first look at world premiere musical, BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS! Check out the video!...

Video: Behind the scenes of BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS


by Joshua Wright - April 25, 2024

Go inside rehearsals and meet the cast of the world premiere musical, BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS! Besides a behind-the-scenes peek at choreography rehearsal, we chatted with librettist Jessica Huang, composer Jacinth Greywoode, and Mu artistic director/production director Lily Tung Cry...

Video: Watch Rehearsal Footage of 'Stage Door Johnnies' from BLENDED 和 (HARMONY)


by Blair Ingenthron - April 21, 2024

Watch Kelsey Angel Baehrens, Suzie Juul, Morgan Kempton, and Audrey Mojica in choreography rehearsals for 'Stage Door Johnnies,' one of the songs from the world premiere musical, BLENDED 和 (HARMONY) in the video here....

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Comes to Artistry in Bloomington


by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2024

Artistry will continue its 2024 season with THE SOUND OF MUSIC, one of the most beloved musicals of all time! Performances run April 18 - May 12, 2024....

TORCH SONG Comes to Six Points Theater in May


by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2024

 In Torch Song, the two-act revival of Harvey Fierstein’s award-winning Torch Song Trilogy, the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing, Jewish drag queen living in New York City, is dramatized over the span of the late 1970’s and 1980’s....

Video: First Look At THE NAME JAR At Stages Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2024

Get a first look at the world premiere of THE NAME JAR, a collaboration between Stages Theatre Company and Theater Mu. This play celebrates culture and family, exploring a young girl's journey to fit in after moving from Korea to America....

Past Shows

AAPI Generations Conference
AAPI Generations Conference
5/19 - 5/21/2023


Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with David Henry Hwang, Amy Hill, Rick Shiomi, and other Asian American arts leaders in a weekend of conversations and performances hosted ...

Again
Again
3/29 - 4/16/2023


Don't miss this world premiere Hmong American musical by local Minnesota artist Katie Ka Vang and Melissa Li! In Again , Hmong memoirist and cancer ...

CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
6/8 - 7/31/2022


PART HISTORICAL PLAY. PART ROCK CONCERT. A Khmer Rouge survivor returns to Cambodia for the first time in 30 years as his daughter prepares to ...

Cambodian Rock Band
Cambodian Rock Band
6/11 - 7/31/2022


PART HISTORICAL PLAY. PART ROCK CONCERT. A Khmer Rouge survivor returns to Cambodia for the first time in 30 years, as his daughter prepares to ...

New Eyes Festival
New Eyes Festival
4/9 - 4/10/2022


CELEBRATE NEW ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER. This series of staged readings of new works from Asian American playwrights is an artistic incubator for thoughts and ideas ...

Man of God
Man of God
2/16 - 3/6/2022


A FUNNY FEMINIST THRILLER During a mission trip to Bangkok, the four members of a Korean Christian girls youth group discover that their revered pastor ...

TwentyPho Hour Playfest 2021
TwentyPho Hour Playfest 2021
11/19 - 11/20/2021


Join us for our second annual TWENTYPHO HOUR PLAYFEST, where 30 artists from across the country have a single day to make six brand new, ...

You Shall Hear Me: Stories from Beyond


Not for the faint of heart, this four-episode audio series delves into themes of righteous anger and retribution and includes tales of angry ghosts, underdogs with ...

New Eyes Festival 2021: (Un)Scene


THEATER MUS LONGEST RUNNING TRADITIONNew Eyes Festival, has become a much-anticipated annual series of staged readings of new works from Asian American playwrights, like Prince ...

Today Is My Birthday
Today Is My Birthday
2/6 - 2/21/2021


A COMEDY ABOUT LONELINESS IN THE AGE OF CONNECTION Emily, a would-be writer, retreats home to O'ahu after Manhattan finally gets the best of her. ...

China Doll
China Doll
10/30


A ONE-WOMAN PERFORMANCE INSPIRED BY THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN MOVIE STARChina Doll, a full-length comic tragedy written by award-winning playwright Elizabeth Wong, tells the story ...

Shine A Light
Shine A Light
9/25 - 10/18/2020


A DESIGNER-FOCUSED, MULTIMEDIA FESTIVALIn August, the Jungle Theater presented SHINE A LIGHT, featuring artists and exciting multimedia installations. Theater Mu continues the festival by moving ...

TwentyPho Hour PlayFest
TwentyPho Hour PlayFest
9/18 - 9/19/2020


1 DAY. 30 ARTISTS. 6 BRAND NEW PLAYS. As if time doesn't already feel warped during the pandemic, we're gathering a group of artists and ...

Peerless
1/31 - 2/16/2020


Gremlin Theatre: Peerless...

Fast Company
11/8 - 11/24/2019


Blue is a student at Brown. H is a sports writer. Francis, an illusionist. On the side, they’re grifters, and Blue has a great con ...

Hot Asian Doctor Husband
Hot Asian Doctor Husband
8/15 - 9/1/2019


Following the sudden death of her Japanese mother – Emi, a twenty-something biracial woman – begins to urgently question her own legacy. Afraid that she ...

The Brothers Paranormal
The Brothers Paranormal
4/30 - 5/26/2019


In response to a nationwide increase in sightings of “Asian-looking ghosts,” two entrepreneurial Thai-American brothers launch a ghost-hunting business. When the siblings investigate the home ...

Brothers Paranormal
4/30 - 5/24/2019


Penumbra Theater: Prince Gomolvilas; dir: Randy Reyes....

Dandelion Girl
3/21 - 4/7/2019


SteppingStone Theatre: May Lee-Yang; dir: Randy Reyes....

A Very Asian Xmas: The Not-Cracker


We start our season with our holiday extravaganza, A VERY ASIAN XMAS – THE NOT-CRACKER. The night will include live performances, comedic drama, and holiday ...

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Nutcracker In Wonderland
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Gaelic Storm in Minneapolis / St. Paul Gaelic Storm
Pantages Theatre (3/7 - 3/7)
In This Moment Now: Count It All Joy in Minneapolis / St. Paul In This Moment Now: Count It All Joy
The Theater at Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (11/22 - 11/24)
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You Can't Take It With You in Minneapolis / St. Paul You Can't Take It With You
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Legacy of Light in Minneapolis / St. Paul Legacy of Light
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