Painting by Herbjorn Gausta titled “Grace Before the Meal,” 1880–1889.

“Washington Prairie Parsonage.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Herbjorn Gausta, c. 1880–1889. Used with the permission of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.

Portrait of Herbjorn Gausta by Robert Koehler, 1915.

Martha Johnson and Rick Shiomi, two of Theater Mu's co-founders, examine scripts at the Southern Theater. Photograph by RIk Sferra, 2015. Used with the permission fo Rik Sferra.

Production photo from Flower Drum Song, performed by Theater Mu during its 2016-2017 season. Book by David Henry Hwang, music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, directed by Randy Reyes; co-produced with and at the Park Square Theatre. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Alice McGlave, Meaghan Kreidler, Michelle de Joya; and (back row, left to right): Kylee Brinkman, Ashley Kershaw, Nicole Riebe, and Brianna Belland. Photograph by Rich Ryan.

Production photo from Middle Brother, performed by Theater Mu during its 2013-2014 season. Written by Eric Sharp, directed by Robert Rosen, and staged—in its world premiere—at the Southern Theatre. Pictured are (front row): Eric Sharp and (back row, left to right): Su-Yoon Ko, Sara Ochs, Sherwin Resurreccion, Michael Sung-Ho, and Audrey Park. Photograph by Michal Daniel.

Mu Daiko’s Fifteenth Anniversary Concert, performed by Theater Mu during its 2011-2012 season in the McKnight Theatre at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (with a subsequent tour to Fergus Falls, Red Wing, Grand Marais, and Grand Rapids, Minnesota). Pictured are (front row, left to right): Chiaki O’Brien, Heather Jeche, Jennifer Weir, Iris Shiraishi, Craig Schultz, Susan Tanabe, Michiko Todokoro Buchanan; and (back row, left to right): Cathie VanDanacker and Jeff Ellsworth.
Photograph by Michal Daniel.

Production photo from Four Destinies, performed by Mu Theater during its 2011–2012 season. Written by Katie Hae Leo, directed by Suzy Messerole, and staged, in its world premiere, at Mixed Blood Theater. Pictured are (left to right): Maria Kelly, Nicholas Freeman, Katie Bradley, and Sara Ochs. Photograph by Michal Daniel.

Production photo from Taiko Caravan!, staged by Theater Mu during its 2009-2010 season at the Southern Theater. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Jennifer Weir, Rick Shiomi, Iris Shiraishi; and (back row, left to right): Craig Schultz, Gregg Amundson, Jeff Ellsworth, and Joe Mignano performing the song “Kumano Shichi,” composed by Rick Shiomi. Photograph by Michal Daniel.