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Mission
To celebrate the
artistic
expressiveness
of Asian and
American theatre
artists under
the highest
standards of
professional
theatre; and
professional
productions;
To encourage the
production of
new plays,
especially those
with
contemporary
Asian American
themes;
To draw upon the
unique heritage
of Asian
Americans by
utilizing the
style, music and
movement of
Asian performing
arts traditions
in order to
explore new
theatrical
forms;
To nurture
emerging Asian
American talent
through
professionally
led workshops
and on-the-job
training;
To introduce
Asian American
Theatre to the
general
theatre-going
public as well
as the
differently-abled;
to deepen the
appreciation and
understanding of
the Asian
American
cultural
heritage.
History
Pan Asian Rep is
the professional
theatre founded
to celebrate
Asian American
artistic
expressiveness
on the living
stage. It became
a major New York
theatre presence
in 1983 with the
long
off-Broadway run
of Yellow Fever,
introducing the
tough Japanese
private eye with
a heart of gold,
Sam Shikaze. The
company grew out
of Tisa Chang's
experimental
work at LaMama
ETC with a core
of Asian actors
in such
benchmark
bi-lingual
productions as
the Peking Opera
adaptation of
Return of the
Phoenix and the
intercultural
version of A
Midsummer
Night's Dream.
Memorable
productions
helped to expand
the boundaries
of American
theatre,
including: Lao
She's Teahouse,
spanning 50
years of modern
Chinese history;
Ghashiram Kotwal,
the Marathi
musical expose
of Brahmin abuse
of privilege;
and the
adaptation,
Shogun MacBeth.
Pan Asian Rep is
now the largest
producer of
Asian American
theatre with
regular
international
and national
touring and
residencies. In
1992, the
company began a
five year plan
towards
institutionalization
with support
from the Lila
Wallace-Reader's
Digest Fund for
New Audiences
Program and a
1994 Challenge
Grant from The
National
Endowment for
the Arts.
URL:
www.panasianrep.org
Contact Us
Pan Asian
Repertory
Theatre
520 8th Avenue,
Suite 314
New York, NY
10018
Phone:
212-868-4030
Fax:
212-868-4033
E-mail:
panasian@aol.com
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