Founders of Theater Mu

Description: The founders of Theater Mu in 1992. Pictured are (left to right): Andrew Kim, Rick Shiomi, Martha Johnson, Dong-il Lee, and Diane Espaldon. Photograph by Donna Gustafson.

Into the Woods (2012)

Into the Woods (2012)

Production photo of Into the Woods (Park Square Theater, 2011–2012 season) featuring (at center, above) Jeannie Lander and (left to right) Katie Bradley, Sheena Janson, Randy Reyes, Sara Ochs, Suzie Juul, and Maxwell Thao. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine; direction by Rick Shiomi. Photograph by Michal Daniel.

Theater Mu

Theater Mu is Minnesota’s first professional Asian American theater company. Since its founding in 1992, it has impacted both local and national theater landscapes, helping to create a pan-Asian community of artists and presenting world-premiere productions that illuminate Asian American experiences.

Painting of Connemara Patch

Connemara Patch

Oil-on-canvas painting of Connemara Patch by Wilbur Hausenur, ca. 1935.

Lake Pepin from Barn Bluff

Lake Pepin from Barn Bluff

Lake Pepin from Barn Bluff. Lithograph by A. Ruger, ca. 1870.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, 1975.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, 1975. Used with the permission of the Beltrami County Historical Society.

Chief Theatre under construction

Chief Theatre under construction

The Chief Theatre in Bemidji under construction, ca. 1938.

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre

Exterior of the Chief Theatre in Bemidji. Photograph by Keith Ewing, July 1, 2017. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Chief Theatre (Paul Bunyan Playhouse), Bemidji

The Chief Theatre, the primary movie theater in downtown Bemidji, opened in 1937 and operated until 1991. In 1992, it became the home of the Paul Bunyan Playhouse as well as the venue of Bemidji Communty Theatre.

Anton Gág's "Woods with Two Girls in Distance" ca. 1890

Anton Gág's "Woods with Two Girls in Distance"

Anton Gág's oil-on-board painting "Woods with Two Girls in Distance," ca. 1890.

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