List of Asian-American theatre companies explained

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–
• Artists at Play,^[1] Los Angeles, 2011–
• A-Squared Theatre,^[2] Chicago, 2007–
• Bindlestiff Studio,^[3] San Francisco, 1989–
• Cedar Grove OnStage, Los Angeles, 2006–
• CIRCA Pintig,^[4] Chicago, 1991–
• Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra^[5] (CATS), Nevada City/Greater Sacramento Area, 1994–
• Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS),^[6] San Jose, California, 1995–
• East West Players, Los Angeles, 1965–
• Grateful Crane Ensemble, Pasadena, California, 2001–
• Kumu Kahua Theatre, Honolulu, 1971–
• Lapu the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company,^[7] University of California, Los Angeles, 1995–
• Ma-Yi Theatre Company, New York City, 1989–
• National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO),^[8] New York City, 1989–
• Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1977–
• Pangea World Theatre,^[9] Minneapolis, 1995–
• Second Generation Productions,^[10] New York City, 1997–
• Pork Filled Productions,^[11] Seattle, 1998–
• Silk Road Rising, Chicago, 2002–
• SIS Productions,^[12] Seattle, Washington, 2000 -
• Stanford Asian American Theater Project,^[13] Stanford University, 1978–
• TeAda Productions,^[14] Santa Monica, California, 1994–
• Theater Mu,^[15] Minneapolis, 1992–
• Insight Colab Theatre^[16] (formerly: Theatre Esprit Asia^[17]) Denver, Colorado, 2013-
• Yun Theatre,^[18] Seattle, Washington, 2022-

Defunct

• Northwest Asian American Theatre, Seattle, 1972–2004
• Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, 1995–2009
• Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, New York City, 2000–2015^[19]

Comedy

• Asian AF,^[20] Los Angeles/New York, 2016–
• Cold Tofu, Los Angeles, 1981–
• Porked Filled Productions^[21] (Pork Filled Players), Seattle, 1998–
• Room to Improv,^[22] Los Angeles, 2002–
• Stir Friday Night,^[23] Chicago, 1995–

Dance

• Asian American Dance Theatre, New York City, 1974– (now Asian American Arts Centre)

See also

• Asian American theatre

External links

• Address list on Asian American Theatre Revue

Notes and References

1. News: Arceno . John . Artists at Play hosts free virtual plays showcasing Asian American resilience . 20 February 2022 . Daily Bruin.
2. News: Get your play on: A-Squared Theatre Workshop and The Wind Cries Mary . 20 February 2022 . Hyphen Magazine.
3. News: Galila . Wilfred . Home to Fil-Am artists, Bindlestiff Studio turns 30 . 20 February 2022 . Inquirer.net.
4. News: Ang . Walter . Fil-Am theater group Circa Pintig heals, resists, trolls, cries . 20 February 2022 . Inquirer.net.
5. News: Pelline . Jeff . Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra turns 20 . 20 February 2022 . Sierra Culture.
6. News: 2nd Annual J-Town FilmFest . 20 February 2022 . NBC Bay Area.
7. News: Yan . Marjorie . Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company to piece together fall show . 20 February 2022 . Daily Bruin.
8. News: NAATCO Announces Partnership With 4 Theatres to Foster Asian American Stage Inclusion . 20 February 2022 . American Theatre.
9. News: Rand . Ronald . Pangea World Theater . 20 February 2022 . Soul of the American Actor.
10. News: Wild . Steffi . Second Generation Productions (2g) Presents INFLECTIONS . 20 February 2022 . Broadway World.
11. Web site: Pork Filled Productions . Pork Filled Productions.
12. News: Hamlin . Andrew . Insatiable! — A festival of Asian American writing talent . 20 February 2022 . Northwest Asian Weekly.
13. News: Tam . Andrea . Stanford's Asian American Theater Project wows with its rendition of "Company" . 20 February 2022 . The Stanford Daily.
14. News: Keating . Hannah . TeAda Productions Brings Micronesian Culture Center Stage with 'Masters of the Currents' . 20 February 2022 . Utah Daily Chronicle.
15. News: Chavez . David John . Lily Tung Crystal, Doing Her Life's Work at Theater Mu . 20 February 2022 . American Theatre.
16. Web site: Insight Colab Theatre New Name for Colorado's Asian American Theatre . Asian American Theatre Review. 24 November 2019 .
17. News: CULTURAL AWARENESS: Theatre Esprit Asia launches state's first Asian-American theater company behind hopes of conveying traditional stories . 20 February 2022 . Sentinel Colorado.
18. Web site: Yun Theatre . Yun Theatre.
19. http://brooklynrail.org/2007/03/theater/sok-pow-beware-i-the-vampire-cowboys-i Vampire Cowboys profile by Justin Boyd, 3/07
20. News: Pilat . Kasia . Comics of Asian Descent, Tired of Being Invisible, Put Themselves Onstage . The New York Times . 19 July 2018 . 20 February 2022 . New York Times.
21. News: Hughes . David-Edward . Pork Filled Players Make Bacon at Seattle's Off Jackson, May 28 . 20 February 2022 . Playbill.
22. News: Lumb . David . Comedy Troupe Shows There's 'Room To Improv' . 20 February 2022 . New University.
23. News: Stir Friday Night to Bring 8 ANGRY ASIANS to Second City . 20 February 2022 . Broadway World.