Andrew Tsao

Andrew Huei Tsao
Born (1959-08-03) August 3, 1959 [1]
United States
Alma mater California Institute of the Arts, MA, Fine Arts, 1990
Occupation TV, Film and Theatre producer and director
Years active 1992-present

Andrew Tsao (born August 3, 1959) is an American theatre, film and television producer and director.

Career

After receiving his Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts, Andrew went on to work in regional theaters and off-Broadway. He became resident director of the Indiana Repertory Theatre from where he directed numerous productions, served as the theatre's literary manager, and taught acting in the conservatory training program. He was then invited to become artistic director of the New Harmony Project, a writer's lab in New Harmony, Indiana. There he oversaw development of new work, which ranged from plays and musicals, to screenplays and TV pilots. Andrew then moved to Los Angeles to begin his career in television. He became a series director on ABC's HOME IMPROVEMENT, starring Tim Allen, produced and directed NBC'S WORKING starring Fred Savage, SOUL MAN starring Dan Aykroyd, among others, and dozens of other prime time programs, including episodes of FRIENDS, CAROLINE IN THE CITY, SUDDENLY SUSAN, JESSE, THE SINGLE GUY, IN THE HOUSE, THE JEFF FOXWORTHY SHOW, DAG, MADIGAN MEN, SABRINA, THE TICK, THE GEORGE LOPEZ SHOW, PHIL OF THE FUTURE, WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE.

In Los Angeles, Andrew was invited to direct two productions for Shakespeare Festival L.A. (THE TEMPEST, and JULIUS CAESAR) a world premiere opera for L.A. Opera (ON GOLD MOUNTAIN), He has directed two short films: BRIGHTNESS starring Eric Idle (MONTY PYTHON) which was awarded the Gold Special Jury Prize for 2001 at theWorldFest in Houston and SOLSTICE. Theatre credits include the world premiere of Theodore Drieser's SISTER CARRIE for Indiana Rep, and THE TEMPEST at East West Players in Los Angeles, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Nilo Cruz's adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.

Internationally, he has produced and directed noted original devised theatre works at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Andrew was an associate professor of dramatic arts at the University of Washington School of Drama where he was a member of the faculty of the Graduate Professional Acting and Directing Programs, headed the undergraduate drama program from 2011 to 2017, lead summer drama programs at the Edinburgh Festivals and worked with the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences C21: Liberal Learning in the 21st Century innovation in higher education program.

In 2003 and 2004, Tsao was an executive consultant and creative director for The Walsin Company in Shanghai, where he oversaw the development of themed entertainment concepts for a multimillion-dollar commercial real estate project.

Screenwriting

As screenwriter, Andrew contributed story and dialogue for Taiwanese director Edward Yang's feature film Mahjong, which won the Special Mention Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 1996.

Other jobs

In addition to his directing career, Andrew was associate professor of dramatic arts at the University of Washington School of Drama for twelve years where he headed the undergraduate drama program for seven years, taught acting and directing and cinema, lead summer drama study programs at the Edinburgh Festival and was the artistic director of The Drama Collective, a European theatre studies creative lab in Europe.

Currently, Andrew is the principal of Insight, Inc. Consulting and produces and directs creative projects in theatre, film and digital media.

Acting work

As an actor, he has appeared numerous stage productions and performed as Trofimov in "The Cherry Orchard" directed by Libby Appel, and played the role of David in the feature film MAHJONG directed by Edward Yang. He also appeared as himself in the 2009 documentary film My Big Break.

He was awarded the Center for Leadership Development’s Arts Award by the City of Indianapolis, has served as a grants panelist and on-site reviewer for the NEA, and volunteers as a media advisor for public advocacy groups, Asian voter registration initiatives and local political campaigns.

Awards

In 2012 He, was awarded a Donald E. Peterson Endowed Fellowship for creative work at the University of Washington. Additionally, he has been awarded the City of Indianapolis' Arts award and the Gold Special Jury prize for his short film BRIGHTNESS at the 2001 Houston Worldfest film festival.

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Huei (Psao) Tsao birth reference results". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved May 27, 2017.

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