Even as theater came to a screeching halt in March 2020 as the pandemic hit, many found ways to keep creating and thriving. As Associate Artistic Director of Milwaukee Rep, I produced and curated new play commissions and classical monologues beginning April 2020 to Feb 2021. Here are some of the fruits of my labor. […]
I was asked in March of this year to speak at Statera. And I immediately said yes – Statera stood for the same values I shared and also wished to share and practice in my new leadership role at Milwaukee Rep. But as I thought more deeply about Statera – balance, wholeness, wellness, I thought […]
Acceptance Speech for the Josephine Abady Award, March 25th (Begins at 0:24min) https://www.facebook.com/LPTWomen/videos/2244106112276171/ Thank you Emily. It is truly an honor to stand here amongst such powerful and inspiring women. Thank you to the League of Professional Women for recognizing my work as a director and a director who has tried to be the change […]
Thank you everyone for supporting me and watching my speech. It was one of the most meaningful days of my life. Here is the video and text of my speech. First of all, I want to thank the many people who helped me stand here today. Those who lift me up every day — […]
In this online interview, I was asked to characterize my work. Talk about my journey. It’s hard to reflect when you are still on that journey, and every day is a deeper discovery to who you are. But if I am forced to look at the body of my work thus far, I would say […]
Top: Vietgone reading at VAALA. New play by Qui Nguyen, commissioned by South Coast Rep; MIDDLE: Five Days Til Saturday devised by Qui Nguyen, May Adrales and NYU MFA acting 2015; Bottom: Girl Shakes Loose Her Skin workshop at the Lark Play Development Center, music by Imani Uzuri, book by Zakiyyah Alexander based on the […]
Featuring Sophia Skiles and Mark Junek Design: Daniel Zimmerman (sets); Keith Parham (lights) Andre Pluess (sound) Mary Folino (costume) Written by A Rey Pamatmat Directed by May Adrales
Set design by Daniel Zimmerman Written by A. Rey Pamatmat
Top right: Zakiyyah Alexander, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Mckenzie Frye, Imani Uzuri, May Adrales & Nikiya Mathis. Next: rough model of In the Next Room at Syracuse Stage by Mikiko Suzuki; Next: Reading of Vietgone at SCR: Rodney To, Raymond Lee, Paco Tolson, Qui Nguyen, May Adrales, Maureen Sebastian & Jackie Chung. Next: rough preliminary model […]
Stage manager, Peggy Ryan; choreographer and performer, Chey Chankethya; and dramaturg, Alice Tuan celebrate a fantastic reading of “My Mothers and I” at Ojai Playwrights Conference.