To mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May, Theater Mu announced NEW EYES FESTIVAL: UN(SCENE) as part of the current 2020-2021 season.
Theater Mu s longest-running tradition, the New Eyes Festival, has become a much-anticipated annual series of staged readings of new works from Asian American Playwrights. The festival acts as an artistic incubator for thoughts and ideas looking to be born onto the stage.
This year, as a response to the rising violence against Asian and Asian American communities, the New Eyes Festival will consist of a series of original ten-minute virtual plays written by local and nationally recognized playwrights with ties to Theater Mu and the Twin Cities. The idea to pivot this year s festival was brought to the Mu staff by Board Member Katie Hae Leo, who also serves as the festival s producer:
Play On Shakespeare Announces Spring Season
Productions include Measure for Measure, Richard II, Othello and more.by BWW News Desk
Spring 2021 Season
Boston Court Pasadena
A tale of an overreaching government handing out capital punishment from a self-created moral high ground, with a dash of sexual harassment. It s no wonder Measure for Measure is still one of the most discussed of Shakespeare s plays. Aditi Brennan Kapil brings her genius to bear on this modern verse translation directed by Jessica Kubzansky.
University of Evansville
Taylor Bailey, Associate Creative Director at Play On Shakespeare: One of the ways we connect with the great potential of the Play On translations is through our partnerships with educational institutions. Working with the leaders and creators of tomorrow, we get a chance to see how Shakespeare s works might resonate with this generation and where our field is heading. It is an additional pleasure to be working with my esteemed alma mater, Univ
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