List of Asian-American theatre companies
This is a list of Asian-American theatre companies in the United States. List includes performance groups and organizations whose programming focuses on Asian Pacific American identity, history, culture, community and experience, or whose members or artistic contributors are primarily Asian Pacific. In addition to theatre arts, list also includes sections for improvisational and sketch comedy groups, and dance performance companies.
Theatre
Active
- Asian American Theater Company, San Francisco, 1973– website
- Asian Story Theater, San Diego, 1989– website
- Artists at Play, Los Angeles, 2011– website
- A-Squared Theatre, Chicago, 2007–website
- Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco, 1989– website
- Cedar Grove OnStage, Los Angeles, 2006– MySpace
- Chinese Pirate Productions, San Diego, 2005– website
- CIRCA Pintig, Chicago, 1991– website
- Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS), Nevada City/Greater Sacramento Area, 1994- website
- Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS), San Jose, 1995– website
- East West Players, Los Angeles, 1965– website
- Grateful Crane Ensemble, Pasadena, 2001– website
- hereandnow Theatre Company, South Pasadena, 1989– website
- Kumu Kahua Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1971– website
- Lapu the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995- website
- Ma-Yi Theatre Company, New York City, 1989– website
- National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), New York City, 1989– website
- Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1977– website
- Pangea World Theatre, Minneapolis, 1995– website
- Second Generation (theatre), New York City, 1997– website
- Silk Road Rising, Chicago, 2002– website
- SIS Productions, Seattle, Washington, 2000 - website
- Stanford Asian American Theater Project, Stanford University, 1978- website
- TeAda Productions, Santa Monica, California, 1994– website
- Theater Mu, Minneapolis, 1992– website
- Theatre Esprit Asia, Denver, Colorado, 2013- website
Defunct
- Asian American Repertory Theatre, San Diego, 1995–? website
- Asian American Repertory Theatre, Stockton
- Asian Stories In America (ASIA), Northern VA/DC [1]
- Chinatown 90210, Los Angeles, 2007–? MySpace
- Korus Players, New York City, 1992–? MySpace
- Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, 1995–2009
- Mango Tribe, Chicago, New York 2000-2009
- Northwest Asian American Theatre, Seattle, Washington, 1973–2004[2]
- Pacific Asian Actors Ensemble, San Diego, 1977-1983
- Peeling, New York City, 1995–2005 MySpace
- Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, New York City, 2000–2015 website[3]
- Youth for Asian Theater, San Francisco, 2001-2015 website
Comedy
- 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, 1994– website
- Asian AF, Los Angeles, California website
- Asian Moms, Washington, D.C. website
- Cold Tofu, Los Angeles, 1981– website
- Hot Pot Comedy, Austin, Texas, 2017– website
- OPM (comedy), 1995 website
- Northwest Asian American Theatre, Seattle, Washington, 1973-2004
- Pork Filled Players, Seattle, Washington, 1998– website
- ProperGander, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2005 website
- Room to Improv, Los Angeles, California, 2002- website
- SketchComedyShow.com, Los Angeles, California, 2007- website
- Slant Performance Group, New York City, 1995– website
- Stir-Friday Night, Chicago, 1995– website
- Y'all We Asian, Austin, Texas, 2017– website
Dance
- Asian American Dance Performances, San Francisco, 1974– website
- Asian American Dance Theatre, New York City, 1974– (now Asian American Arts Centre)
- Chen & Dancers, New York City, 1978– website
- In Mixed Company, New York City, 1995– website
- Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble, Los Angeles, San Diego, 2003– MySpace
- Samahan Dance Company, San Diego, 1974– MySpace
See also
- Asian American theatre
References
- http://www.asianstoriesinamerica.com/
- NWAAT production history on AA Theatre Revue online
- Vampire Cowboys profile by Justin Boyd, 3/07 on The Brooklyn Rail online
External links
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