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I Got Your Back
2025/26 Season
I Got Your Back
May 28, 2026
Produced in Partnership with Sahan Journal
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
Operation Metro Surge changed the ways communities respond to crises. In the face of ICE activity, Minnesotans used support networks, community fundraisers, and rapid response groups to offer direct aid and protection.
The heightened chaos of ICE may be over — for now — but the impacts of the surge continue. So, what happens next with the community networks you formed? The food drop-offs and rideshares, The group chats and Go Fund Me’s.
On May 28, join Sahan Journal and Mixed Blood Theatre for an event filled with storytelling, informative conversations with community advocates – and activities that include you! We’ll hear about each other’s experiences, and talk about new ways you’d like to connect with your neighbors.
Don’t miss the opportunity to connect – and reconnect – with your family, friends, and neighbors for this free, live in-person event at Mixed Blood Theatre.
Sahan Journal is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to telling stories about immigrants and communities of color.
Speakers
Luis Argueta – Communications Director, UNIDOS MN
Unidos MN is a grassroots organization that builds power with Minnesota’s working families to advance social, racial, and economic justice for all.
Fahad Mahamud – Operations, Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance (CPA)
The Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance is a rapid-response network focused on safety patrols to protect residents from ICE raids, community rights education, and raising funds for residents facing crises.
A Trojan Woman
2025/26 Season
A Trojan Woman
June 3-7, 2026
Written by Sara Farrington
Directed by Meghan Finn
Featuring Madelyn Robinson and India Shea
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
This one-woman contemporary adaptation of Euripides’ The Trojan Women, launches a Sanctuary City Tour at Mixed Blood for a special one-week engagement!
A Trojan Woman brings an ancient story into the heart of today’s headlines. Set in the aftermath of war, a woman and her child find themselves alone in a ruined city, echoing the sorrow and devastation of the women of Troy after the city’s fall to the Greeks in the Trojan War. The play follows her journey as she steps into the voices of ten different characters — each one telling a story of loss and survival. At its core, it’s a mother’s grief that shows the lasting cost of war.
“A Trojan Woman is the original political protest. The Euripides version is the one play in the canon that needs no updating. With every day that passes in this unhinged new America, with every new war we are dragged into against our will, with every graphic act of violence against civilians we watch on TV, with every fresh blow against our human rights, I see The Trojan Women — the symbols, politics, patterns, obfuscation, excuses, the generations of pain we inflict upon each other — our own species — is in both this ancient work and the local news in 2026. This play is a mirror.”– Director Sara Farrington
“It’s a powerful story to tell — the first anti-war play retold through the eyes of a contemporary writer. A Trojan Woman grapples with and ultimately confronts the indiscriminate cruelty of war. It is the original anti-war play!”
—Stop the Wind Producer Carol Ostrow
The play was commissioned by The Balkan Festiva of Ancient Greek Drama and premiered in Athens. The play was further developed at Vassar College’s Powerhouse Theater and Luna Stage in New Jersey and played at the King’s Head Theatre in London.
Design & Production Team
Scenic design by Christopher Swader and Justin Swader (DIG; Little Women; Dreamgirls)
Lighting design by Brian Aldous (The Invention of Tragedy; The Offending Gesture)
Costume design by Claudia Brown (The Place We Built; What I Did Last Summer)
Compositions and sound design by Mike Cassedy (The Invention of Tragedy; The Lesser Magoo)Produced by Carol Ostrow of Stop the Wind Theatricals.
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The Jungle
2025/26 Season
The Jungle
April 16 – May 3, 2026
Written by Joe Robertson and Joe Murphy
Directed by Mark Valdez
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
Set in the refugee camp in Calais, France known as “The Jungle” that existed from January 2015 to October 2016 at the peak of the European migrant crisis, The Jungle asks why those crossing borders in search of safety and home must face grave harm and danger? This fictionalized re-telling of real life events tells the story of a standoff between immigrants trying to protect their new homes and the government that refuses to let them stay.
“The Jungle was meant to offer an entry point for a community conversation on immigration. Little did we know how urgent the play would become. Its urgency remains with the conversation it engenders, but more, with its complex depiction of people standing together, against a national government that wants them gone.” – Artistic Director, Mark Valdez.
With a cast of 20, this epic and ambitious, and revolutionary Mixed Blood production is a must-see event.
“A significant event in which theatre shakes hands with the world.” – The Sunday Times
Show Details
The performance runs about 165 minutes, plus an intermission.
Content Transparency:
This production includes the use of smoke effects, bright lights, recorded gunshots, discussion of torture, and depictions of state violence (including police in riot gear).
ACCESS DATES AND SPECIAL EVENTS:
- English-language captioning | provided at every performance
- Assisted Listening | available at every performance (reserve in advance)
- Masks Required | every Wednesday performance
- Post-Show Conversations | every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performance
- Pre-Show Music by Ardaa in the lobby | every Thursday and Saturday performance
- Audio Description | April 17th (opening)
- ASL Interpretation | April 25th
- Footsteps to Freedom: A facilitated conversation with experts in immigration | April 29th
- Tactile Tour/Audio Description | May 2nd
CAST/CREATIVE TEAM
ALI – Avi Aharoni*
BETH – Sophina Saggau*
BOXER – Jim Lichtscheidl*
DEREK/GUARD- Eric Staves
HELENE – Comfort Dolo*
HENRI/CRS – Paul LaNave*
LITTLE AMAL (Tue/Thu/Sat) – Mila Ekisola
LITTLE AMAL (Wed/Fri/Sun) – Layal Farag
MAZ – Leor Benjamin
MOHAMMED – Bruce Young*
NORULLAH – Ahmad Maher*
OKOT – Abdoul Manaf-Kondo
OMAR – Nuradin Abdulahi
OMID – Yassir Ali
PAULA – Cheryl Willis*
SAFI – Tony Larkin*
SALAR – Mohamed Yabdri
SAM – Alex Mitchell
YASIN – Sabrin Nur
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Rehearsal Stage Manager – Kenji Shoemaker*
Performance Stage Manager – Stacy McIntosh Holt*
Assistant Stage Manager – Austin Schoenfelder*
Production Manager – Jessica Swanson
Scenic Designer/Builder – Joe Stanley
Props Designer – Abbee Warmboe
Costume Designer – Zamora Simmons
Lighting Designer – Marcus Dilliard
Sound Designer – C Andrew Mayer
Musicians – Robert Lehmann, Aryaman Rexer-Joshi
Dialect Coach – Isa Condo Olvera
Fight Choreographer – Aaron Preusse
Poster Art – Christina Vang
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*Appearing through an Agreement between Mixed Blood Theatre & Actor’s Equity Association
The Happiness Gym
2025/26 Season
The Happiness Gym
November 6 – December 7, 2025
A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Written by Ken Weitzman
Co-Directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
Joy is a radical act.
Driven by scientific research into what promotes happiness, audiences will be guided through exercises that focus on good news, gratitude, and connection.
Come to The Happiness Gym if:
- You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection
- You need a break from the 24 hour news cycle
- Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about
- You want to cultivate happiness, using science!
Show Details
The performance runs about 90 minutes, without an intermission.
CAST: Becky Dale, FeyinToluwa Ekisola, Sherwin ResurReccion, and Phil “Pippin” Stoesz.
- Masks Required | Sunday, Nov 16 @ 2:00pm and Sunday, Dec 7 @ 2:00pm
- NAMI MN – Post-Show Glimmer Journaling | Sunday, Nov 16 @ 2:00pm and Sunday, Nov 23 @ 2:00pm
- Industry Night | Monday, November 17 @ 7:30pm
- ASL Interpretation | Monday, November 17 @ 7:30pm; Or at any performance, by request a week in advance
- Audio Description | Any performance, must be requested a week in advance
PERFORMANCES
- Thursday, November 6th @ 7:30pm (OPENING)
- Saturday, November 8th @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, November 9th @ 2:00pm
- Thursday, November 13th @ 7:30pm
- Saturday, November 15th @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, November 16th @ 2:00pm (Masks Required) – NAMI MN – Post-Show Glimmer Journaling |
- MONDAY, November 17th @ 7:30pm (Industry Night/ASL Interpreted)
- Thursday, November 20th @ 7:30pm
- Saturday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, November 23rd @ 2:00pm – NAMI MN – Post-Show Glimmer Journaling |
- Wednesday, December 3rd @ 7:30pm
- Thursday, December 4th @ 7:30pm
- Friday, December 5th @ 7:30pm
- Saturday, December 6th @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, December 7th @ 2:00pm (CLOSING – Masks Required)
50 Years of Opening Doors
50 Years of Opening Doors
For 50 years Mixed Blood has been bringing characters and stories to the stage that you couldn’t see elsewhere. In doing so, we centered the people and issues that lived on the margins so that we could, together, find ways towards a more just society.
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Warroad Community Potluck
2025/26 Season
Warroad Community Potluck
September 12-14, 2025
Written by Kira Obolensky
Directed by Michael John Garcés
It’s the ultimate small-town showdown: a potluck battle judged by a mysterious visitor on a mission to determine Minnesota’s best. With hot dish drama, fishing contests, heritage trivia, and surprise guests, this light-hearted comedy celebrates the spirit of Warroad, where competition is fierce but community always wins.
There are two ways to experience Warroad Community Potluck:
- Attend the show in person at Warroad RiverPlace.
- Livestream the Saturday, September 13 performance @ 7PM in your own home.
What is your favorite potluck recipe?
We asked you to share YOUR best potluck dish!
Inspired by Warroad Community Potluck and the ongoing spirit of nurturing meaningful gatherings.
Equitable Dinners
2026/27 Season
Upcoming Performances
Voting Rights
- September 4 @ 6pm Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities
- September 29 @ 6pm Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, University of Minnesota
- October 6 @ 6pm New Brighton Residence
- October 11 @ 5pm Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities
Check back as we routinely add dates to the schedule.
Want to host an Equitable Dinner? Fill out our Host Form.
Equitable Dinners brings together strangers and friends from diverse backgrounds to experience theatre, share a meal, and talk about complex issues.
Our newest Equitable Dinner focuses on voting rights featuring the talented Melanie Wehrmacher.
This fun new play Let’s Save Democracy! offers helpful tips and up to date accurate information about how to protect your vote and support your community. Plus it was written by our very own Alejandro Tey!
Now in its third year, the Equitable Dinners program offers three world premiere plays exploring voting rights, healing from Metro Surge, and climate successes. Originally developed by Out of Hand Theatre in Atlanta, GA, this series of plays are performed in people’s houses and community venues. Each event consists of a short play, a shared meal, and a facilitated discussion.
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Origin of Equitable Dinners
Equitable Dinners is a trademarked program of Out of Hand Theater in Atlanta, GA. This unique project was built and is sustained by the dedication of community partners and the Equitable Dinners Design Team. Equitable Dinners brings together strangers and neighbors from diverse backgrounds to talk about complex issues like race, over a meal, fueled by theater. For more information about Equitable Dinners, visit equitabledinners.com.
Out of Hand Theater works at the intersection of art, social justice, and civic engagement. Since 2001, Out of Hand has collaborated with dozens of community partners to produce programs that combine art to open hearts, information to open minds, and conversation to inspire action.
The Ally
2024/25 Season
The Ally
October 24-November 17, 2024
Regional Premiere
Written by Tony Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses
Directed by Mark Valdez
Exploring some of the most contentious issues of our time (Israel, Palestine, Black Lives Matter), this powerful play centers on a Jewish college professor who agrees to sign a student’s manifesto in response to a lethal case of police brutality. Soon, the lines between the personal and political blur and he is forced to confront his identity, faith, and what it means to be an ally.
The Ally includes active discourse about Israel and Palestine, police violence, and racism. Please join us for post-show conversations following every performance.
If you need transportation to and from the theater, email boxoffice@mixedblood.com with this or any other access requests.
Access Details
THE ALLY runs about 150 minutes, with a 10-minute intermission. Offered at every performance:
- Post-show conversations
- English-language captioning
- Large print programs
- On-demand Tactile Tours (request in advance)
- Assisted Listening (reserve in advance)
Playwright
ITAMAR MOSES (he/him)
Itamar is the Tony Award-winning author of the plays OUTRAGE, BACH AT LEIPZIG, THE FOUR OF US, CELEBRITY ROW, BACK BACK BACK, YELLOWJACKETS, COMPLETENESS, THE WHISTLEBLOWER, and THE ALLY, the evening of short plays LOVE/STORIES (OR BUT YOU WILL GET USED TO IT), and the musicals NOBODY LOVES YOU (with Gaby Alter), FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE (with Michael Friedman), THE BAND’S VISIT (with David Yazbek), DEAD OUTLAW (with Yazbek and Erik Della Penna), and AN AMERICAN TAIL (with Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler). His work has appeared on and Off-Broadway, at regional theatres across the country and internationally. Other awards for his work include Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Obie, and Drama Desk awards in New York, as well as awards from the Portland, San Diego, Dallas, and Bay Area Theatre Critics Circles. Television work includes MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and THE AFFAIR. He holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU and has taught playwriting at Yale and NYU and is a proud member of the Dramatists’ Guild and the Writer’s Guild of America. Born in Berkeley, CA, he now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Director
MARK VALDEZ (he/him)
Mark Valdez is an artist, cultural organizer, and consultant who partners with communities, organizations, civic institutions, and others, using theater and creative tools to address community needs and to lift up community voices and stories. His work has been seen at the Alliance Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, La Peña Cultural Center, MACLA, Mixed Blood, the Ricardo Montalban Theater/Center Theater Group, and Trinity Rep, among others. Recent projects include the animated short film The Curious Cardinal, which he wrote and directed and adapted into a children’s picture book; DETAINED by France-Luce Benson, and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HOME...MAYBE, an interactive performance which toured across the U.S., and INTO THE BURROW: A PETER RABBIT TALE, which he wrote and directed. Currently, Mark is directing THE ALLY at Mixed Blood. Mark was the founding Executive Director of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, a collective of artists committed to co-creation. Mark is the recipient of various grants and awards including a Princess Grace Award, the Zelda Fichandler Award, and the Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities. He is an inaugural awardee of the California Arts Council’s Legacy Artist Fellowship.
Stage Manager
LINDSAY ANN JOHNSON* she/her
This is Lindsay’s first production with Mixed Blood Theatre Company. She graduated with BFAs in History and Theatre from UW-Madison. Past credits include Theater Mu/History Theatre, Blended 和 (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters; Theater Latté Da, Passage of Dreams. She wants to thank her husband, Craig, for his endless support and love.
Cast
SASHA ANDREEV* he/him (Asaf)
Sasha is honored to return to Mixed Blood as part of this remarkable play, having also been seen in Corazon Etérno, African America and The Mad Dancers. Fresh off THE REUNION with Trademark Theater, Sasha has performed at Asolo Rep, Guthrie Theater, Theater Latté Da, History Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Jungle Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Recent screen credits include A TASTE OF LOVE (Hallmark Channel) and STRANGER THINGS (Netflix). Sasha has hosted CURB APPEAL (HGTV) and OPERATION BUILD (A&E), has appeared on TV shopping networks in the US and abroad, and in numerous commercials and films. Next up he’ll be at Asolo Rep in the Drama-Desk-winning ALLI S CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, in which he also performed off-Broadway, on tour and in the national PBS broadcast.
SUN MEE CHOMET* she/her (Gwen)
Sun Mee is excited to be returning to the Firehouse! Sun Mee would like to honor the living playwrights she has had the pleasure of working with through the years on world and regional premieres. Favorites include Suzan-Lori Parks’ SALLY & TOM (Guthrie, Public Theater), Tony Kushner’s INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL... (Guthrie Theater), Leah Nanako Winkler’s TWO MILE HOLLOW (Theater Mu/Mixed Blood), Qui Nuygen’s VIETGONE (Mixed Blood Theatre), Lloyd Suh’s Bina’s SIX APPLES (CTC/Alliance Theater), Kimber Lee’s brownsville song (b-side for tray) (Lincoln Center’s LCT3), among many others. Recognition includes: Best of Lists by Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, City Pages, and beloved Twin Cities Bloggers for TWO MILE HOLLOW, VIETGONE, MISS BENNET SERIES and DINNER FOR ONE (Jungle Theater); Lucille Lortel nomination for brownsville song, Suzi Bass Award for Bina’s SIX APPLES, and Best Solo Performance for HOW TO BE A KOREAN WOMAN (Lavender Magazine). She wants to thank Mark Valdez for his leadership, patience, and collaboration, MB staff for killin’ it, and family and friends for sustenance. And thank YOU, the audience, for showing up for live theater, witnessing uncomfortable conversations, so we can all try to grow and heal as a country and world.
NDUNZI KUNSUNGA he/him (Baron)
Ndunzi J.B. Kunsunga Jr or “Lulu” is a Minneapolis born dancer, visual artist, and actor. As a dancer and visual artist he works to reflect the values he has gained living in the twin cities as a member of the Twin Cities street dance community as well as a student of African Based dance forms. As an actor he has been in Macalester College’s productions of DISTRACTED, ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, I'M GOING TO GO BACK THERE SOME DAY and ANGELS IN AMERICA. He is incredibly grateful to be returning to theatre in his professional debut for Mixed Bloods’ production of THE ALLY.
AHMAD MAHER* he/him (Farid)
Ahmad Maher (He|Him) is an Egyptian-born, NYC-based actor who has performed in various countries including Egypt, Sweden, and the United States. Select credits - Theatre: Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World (The Public Theatre); Waiting for Lefty, Richard III (The Flea Theater); The Ides (SoHo Shakespeare Company); INVASION! (Ancram Center for the Arts - Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance); Good Things Happen (Lenfest Center for the Arts); The Revolution’s Promise (New Perspectives Theatre Company); Jesus, Son of Man (Thanasis Theatre). Film/TV: Threnody (Purple Duck Films); Tabula Rasa (Jamil Pictures); You Gotta Dance for It (Tin Tin Pictures). Commercial: Google (DDB House); BookBeat, Länsförsäkringar (Bleck Film); Lidl (Est E Ban); Nicotinell (Sun Days); ABB Motion (SiteSing). Learn more at www.ahmad-maher.com
DAVID MICHAELI he/him (Reuven)
David Michaeli is thrilled to be making his Mixed Blood debut with this powerhouse of a cast and crew. As a Twin Cities native, he is proud to be a part of bringing this so-much-more-than-relevant show to the Midwest. THEATER Regional: TWELFTH NIGHT (Classical Actors Ensemble); SURVIVORS (Six Points Theater); A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Frosted Glass Creative); OCEAN ON FIRE, THE GREENHOUSE (Eye of Jupiter) FILM/TELEVISION SINS OF THE FATHER (Amazon Prime), I WAS THERE: CHERNOBYL (History Channel); ABC 20/20: DIVINE INTERVENTION (ABC) TRAINING University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Gaiety School of Acting-Dublin UPCOMING: STORMY FEATHERS (independent feature). @david._michaeli (IG)
NUBIA MONKS* she/her (Nakia / Rabbi)
Nubia is an actor, playwright, and educator. Here is a look at her artistic journey thus far: THEATER Pillsbury House + Theatre: A WALLESS CHURCH; Theater Latte Da: THE COLOR PURPLE; Penumbra Theatre: WINE IN THE WILDERNESS; Folger Theatre: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM; Guthrie Theater: A RAISIN IN THE SUN; Ten Thousand Things: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS; Women’s Theatre Festival: OTHELLO; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM; The Old Globe: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM; La Jolla Playhouse: WILD GOOSE DREAMS. AWARDS ’23-’25 Jerome Fellowship; 2021–2022 Scratchpad Series Playwright at The Playwrights Realm; 2021–2022 Jerome Fellowship at the Playwrights’ Center. TEACHING Narrative and Storytelling at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Voice & Speech at Carleton College TRAINING M.F.A., Acting, University of California, San Diego; A Guthrie Experience; B.A., Religion, Vanguard University. @_onlynubia (IG)
TIC TREITLER they/them (Rachel)
They are thrilled to be sharing such a timely and necessary story. THEATER: Guthrie Theater (A CHRISTMAS CAROL), Children’s Theatre Company (Annie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
the Musical, An American Tail the Musical), Theater Latté Da (FALSETTOS), Playwright’s Center (BIRTHRIGHT), Theatre in the Round (MEN ON BOATS), Illusion Theater (THE MYTH OF THE MOUNTAIN), Lyric Arts (PETER AND THE STARCATCHER). CIRCUS: Circus Juventas (EXCALIBER): Silks, Spanish Web, and Mexican Cloud Swing. FILM: “Bigfoot Woods”, Vinn (supporting), “Elsewhere” Jamie (lead). OPERA: Minnesota Opera Youth Studio 2022-2023. AWARDS: 2022 Triple Threat Finalist (Hennepin
Theatre Trust).TRAINING: UMN/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program; NYU Summer Music Theatre Workshop 2022. UPCOMING: Six Points Theater (Survivors). WEBSITE: tictreitler.squarespace.com INSTA: @tictreitler
* Appearing through an agreement between Mixed Blood Theatre and Actor’s Equity Association.
Design Team
Scenic Designer | Eli Sherlock (he/him)
Eli is thrilled to be working on his first Mixed Blood production with this incredible team! Based in Minneapolis, he has designed across the country with companies such as The 5th Avenue Theater, Geva Theatre, Antaeus Theater Company, and Flint Repertory Theater. Locally, he has worked with Theater Latté Da, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theater, Park Square Theater, 7th House Theater, Yellow Tree Theater, and Walking Shadow Theater Company, among others. He has worked as an associate/assistant at the Public Theater, Center Theater Group, The Old Globe, The New Group, Asolo Repertory Theater, Artists Repertory Theater, and The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Eli received an MFA from UCLA, and a BFA from the University of Michigan, where he is currently a guest lecturer and designer-in-residence for the year. Upcoming work includes Cinderella at Theater Latté Da, and Dinner For One at the Jungle Theater. elisherlock.com
Costume Designer | Garry Lennon (he/him)
Garry is a new transplant to the Twin Cities from Los Angeles. He’s happy to be making his artistic home in Minneapolis and thrilled to be back at Mixed Blood. His recent work includes Costume Design for The Skin of Our Teeth and Metamorphosis at A Noise Within as well as the world premiere of the musical Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Story at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. He has also directed Once Upon a Mattress at Old Log Theater. Previous costume work at Mixed Blood includes Elemeno Pea and The Pajama Game. Garry received his MFA in Theatrical Design from West Virginia University and for the past twenty five years was a Professor at California State University Northridge.
Lighting Designer | Wu Chen Khoo (he/him)
Wu Chen Khoo is a lighting designer, stagehand, live event manager, programmer and labour organizer. He is based in Minneapolis and works internationally. He is currently the Production Manager for the Macalester College Theater and Dance Department. Locally, some of his lighting designs have been seen at Penumbra Theatre, Theater Mu, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Stages Theatre Company, Pangea World Theatre, the Ballet of the Dolls, the Fitzgerald Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, and the Guthrie Theater. At Mixed Blood, his design credits include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Orange and Red Ink. He co-founded the education program Technical Tools of the Trade, which aimed to train, connect and support people through the skills of technical theatre. He is a proud member of IATSE, the union representing many of the on-the-ground workers in the arts & entertainment industry. He shares his life with his partner Kristin and children Teng Jin and Yi Lian.
Sound Designer | C. Andrew Mayer (he/him)
C Andrew has been blessed to work extensively in the Twin Cities, including at the Jungle, History Theater, Guthrie, Minnesota Opera, Illusion, Theatre Latte Da, Pillsbury House, Six Points, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and numerous others; and nationally at Everyman Theater (Baltimore), ACT ( San Francisco), Seaglass (LA), Philadelphia Opera, Opera Colorado (Denver), Lyric Opera Kansas City, Arkansas Rep (Little Rock), and others. Previously at Mixed Blood, he designed Vietgone, Roe, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Corazon Eterno, Colossal, Elemeno Pea, Learn To Be Latina, Pure Confidence, Clean House, and Yellowman, among others. He was a 2008-2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship and won an Audelco Award for his design for Carlyle Brown’s Pure Confidence at 59E59 in NYC. In summer he serves as the Producing Director of the Acadia Repertory Theatre on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Properties Designer | Abbee Warmboe (she/her)
Abbee is a props designer based in Minneapolis. She has been freelancing throughout the Twin Cities for the past 14 years, working on over 250 productions with 40 different companies. Most recently her work could be seen at Guthrie Theater, Theater Latte Da, Penumbra Theatre, History Theater, Pillsbury House Theater, The Ordway Center, among others. Past work at Mixed Blood includes Animate, The Song of Summer, Roe, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Vietgone, Safe at Home, Barbeque, Charm, An Octoroon, Pussy Valley, Hir, among others. Upcoming work includes Traces with the Walker Art Center. Abbee is a 2020-2021 McKnight Theater Artist Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center.
Assistant Lighting Designer | Mags Scanlon (she/her)
Mags Scanlon is delighted to be back for her second show Mixed Blood. Mags is a freelance designer and electrician in the mid-West. Her previous shows include “Blended 和 (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters” (History Theatre), “Man of God” (Theater Mu), and “Little Shop of Horrors” (The Art of Reconciliation). In her free time, she loves to paint, draw, and hang out with her new puppy.