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21 Sep 2022
Have you seen the line-up for our 2022/23 Pearl Anniversary Season? Don't miss a moment; become a season subscriber today! ➙ theatermu.org/subscribe
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23 Dec 2022
"It’s a level of arrogance once again that a White filmmaker can just somehow tell a story that’s based on Indigenous peoples better than Indigenous peoples ever could," said Crystal Echo-Hawk, president & CEO of @IllumiNative.
23 Dec 2022
More than a decade after sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” hit theaters, James Cameron is back with a sequel that once again takes audiences into the lush world of Pandora. But some Indigenous viewers aren’t particularly interested in returning to it. cnn.it/3YI5dit
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20 Dec 2022
My take on "What the early closing of @KPOPBroadway tells us about Broadway." And believe me, I know I've barely even scratched the surface of this topic, but hey, it's start. aaartsalliance.org/magazine/…
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16 Dec 2022
Alex Galick has been a Mu artist for 15 years—half of Mu's lifetime—and from the beginning, he has connected with our mission to move Asian American theater forward in a holistic way. Donate to support our mission today! ➙ bit.ly/eocy-22
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15 Dec 2022
I can't believe I have to keep saying this but STOP WITH THIS RACIST CHING CHONG CRAP. It's racist. And it's not funny. Period.
15 Dec 2022
For the record, the chancellor was NOT attempting to speak an actual language. It was his racist, made-up approximation of an Asian language. Think "ching chong."
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She had solo shows at the Walker and Paris Photo, and became the first Hmong American selected for NY's Whitney Biennial; all while overcoming tragedy. Meet the Star Tribune's Artist of the Year for 2022. bit.ly/3uGSwXp
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11 Dec 2022
It’s that time again. Some people celebrate the season with “Elf on the Shelf.” Our household observes the tradition of “Bruce on the Spruce,” also known as “Lee on the Tree.” Be good children. Bruce is watching.
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12 Dec 2022
Check out Theater Mu's managing director, Anh Thu Pham, in @YWCAMinneapolis's virtual forum tomorrow!
Time is running out to register for the first forum in our 2022-2023 It's Time to Act!™ Forum Series! Join us to deep dive into the Rhetoric of Hate: Art as Activism as we center the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Register here: bit.ly/3XMes0M
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Check out this Q&A the @SahanJournal did with Dr. Josephine Lee about the book she edited, "Milestones in Asian American Theatre"! (And yes, Theater Mu's past productions may make a few photo appearances in it... ) sahanjournal.com/news-partne…

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For 30 years, Theater Mu has strived to change not only American theater canon but also what theater feels like to those who create it. Support Mu during its Pearl Anniversary ➙ bit.ly/eocy-22 📷 WALLEYE KID: THE MUSICAL (2007) by John Autey
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Replying to @GuthrieTheater
🌟🌱Keep reading to see what he had to say about his formative experiences with @theatermu, working on a classic show like A Christmas Carol as an Asian actor, and casting non-white actors in traditionally "white" roles.
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Rushing out to buy a copy of @TIME was not on our plans this week, but how can we not? Congratulations, Michelle!
6 Dec 2022
Michelle Yeoh is TIME's 2022 Icon of the Year #TIMEPOY ti.me/3XZTE5W
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Theater Mu retweeted
AT THE FIREHOUSE: Mark your calendars for 2023 and see what we have coming up at the Firehouse! 🗓 Our friends @theatermu will be at the Firehouse with #AGAIN Mar 29 - Apr 16, 2023 Then in May we have our friends @fullcirclethr with #ANTIGONICK May 16 - June 4, 2023
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An excerpt of @KPOPBroadway producers' letter to @nytimestheater: "What we are asking you to address is the cultural insensitivity, underlying ignorance of and distaste for K-pop as a genre, and what comes across as casual racism in his review." playbill.com/article/kpop-pr…
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"Accepted as neither fully American nor Fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West," Ang Lee, the first non-White person to win an Oscar for best director, said in a statement. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri…

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