Mu Performing Arts - Staff

Rick Shiomi

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:55:53 -0600

Affiliation:
Mu Artistic Director, <a href="bios/mu_daiko/rshiomi">Mu Daiko</a>, Core Artistic Group, Board of Directors

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As a playwright and director, Rick Shiomi has been one of the leading figures of the Asian American theater movement since the early 1980's. Relocating to Minnesota in the 1990's, he was one of the founders of Theater Mu and is presently the Artistic Director of the company under its new name, Mu Performing Arts.

Mr. Shiomi's plays include the award winning Yellow Fever, Rosie's Cafe, Uncle Tadao, Play Ball, Mask Dance, The Raven In The Starfruit Tree, The Tale of the Dancing Crane and Song of the Pipa. He also co-authored The Walleye Kid with Sundraya Kase, Hmong Tiger Tales with Cha Yang, Temple of Dreams with Marcus Quiniones and The

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Randy Reyes

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:59:57 -0600

Affiliation:
Staff (Artistic Producing Associate)

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Artistic Producing Associate Randy Reyes has worked at the Guthrie (Hamlet, Pericles, Christmas Carol, Boats on the River, Comedy of Errors, and A Midsummer Night's Dream), the Playwright's Center, Chicago Ave Project, Thirst Theater, and The
Minnesota Fringe (How to Cheat). Regionally, Randy has worked at the
Alliance, the Cincinnati Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, Seattle Children's
Theater (Tibet Through the Red Box by David Henry Hwang) and others. He
trained at the University of Utah Actor Training Program and The Juilliard
School. Randy recently started a 2 year TCG Future Leaders Fellowship under
the mentorship of Rick Shiomi. He would like to thank sweet Simone, her
family and his family for all the love and support.

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Don Eitel

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:18:42 -0600

Affiliation:
Staff (Managing Director)

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Managing Director Don Eitel has worked in the arts-non profit world in both creative and administrative capacities. His most recent work was as the Development Associate, Assistant to the Artistic Director at Park Square Theatre, a mid-sized company based in St. Paul, MN. He is also a Founding Member and departing Artistic Managing Director of Starting Gate Productions in the Twin Cities, a small, dynamic theatre company which was awarded “Best of the Twin Cities” for small theatre in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine in 2004. He was a music teacher at the East Metro Music Academy and has had earlier corporate experience in a variety of roles (Assistant Product Manager and Assistant to VP of Sourcing) with Paper Magic Group, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance.

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Stacey Peterson

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:54:14 -0600

Affiliation:
Staff (Office Coordinator, Marketing Manager)

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Joining the staff at Mu in 2007 as Marketing and Office Coordinator, Stacey Peterson brings with her a commitment to the performing arts both as an administrator and performer. She received Bachelor of Arts degrees magna cum laude in English and Music Theory and Composition from St. Olaf College in 2005, and recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology with first class honors from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. As a musician, she has studied classical flute with Sue Christian and Kay Sahlin, piano with Delores Willi, and Irish flute with Majella Bartley. She has also held the position of principal flute in the prestigious St. Olaf Band, performed in a master class with London Symphony principal flautist Paul Edmund-Davies, and studied and performed with international artists from Ireland, Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Palestine. An aspiring composer, she has studied composition under Mary Ellen Childs, Peter Hamlin, Timothy Mahr, and Micheal O’Suilleabhain. In addition to her work at Mu, Stacey has recently begun teaching flute and piano to young students in the Twin Cities area, and continues to compose music inspired by her education and interest in music cultures of the world.

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Susie Kuniyoshi

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:04:08 -0600

Affiliation:
Mu Staff (Outreach Director)

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Susie Kuniyoshi has been with Mu since 1999 as Outreach Director and former Mu Daiko member. She performs as a freelance musician and teacher in the metro area on flute, piccolo and Japanese flute. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College, and a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music.

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Katherine Rochesterr

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:09:22 -0600

Affiliation:
Staff (Development Director)

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Development Director Katherine Rochester has worked in various galleries and museums as both curator, assistant to the curator, and registrar. Various publications include William Kentridge Prints and Moral Action/Guilty Conscience: The Role of the Witness in Goya’s Disasters of War. Her specialty is contemporary art and she has conducted extensive art historical research on William Kentridge, Anni Albers and the influence of the Bauhaus in America, and the films and videos of Shirin Neshat. Most recently, she completed a year-long internship in Teen Programs at the Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to her work at Mu Performing Arts, she is also the Marketing and PR Manager at the Textile Center of Minnesota and works with the contemporary art collection at Chambers Luxury Art Hotel, in downtown Minneapolis. Katherine graduated with a B.A. in Art History and French, with honors, from Grinnell College.

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Iris Shiraishi

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:01:10 -0600

Affiliation:
Staff (Taiko Programs Coordinator), <a href="bios/mu_daiko">Mu Daiko</a>, Taiko Instructor, Core Artistic Group

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Iris Shiraishi joined the staff in 2002 and as Taiko Programs Coordinator helps facilitate the public taiko classes along with the rehearsals and performances for the Mu Community Taiko Group and Mu Daiko. She received her Ph.D. in Music from the University of Minnesota along with degrees in Arts Administration/Music Composition from the University of Iowa and Music Composition from the University of Hawaii.

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