Part 1 - History of Asian American Theater and Performance from 1800 to Today

The Stella Adler Center of the Arts presents
History of Asian American Theater and Performance from 1800 to Today
a two-part lecture with Suzi Takahashi

Recorded Friday, April 14th, 2023

Suzi Takahashi holds a BA in Theatre from Barnard College, an MA in Performance Studies from NYU-Tisch, and an MFA in Directing from Stonybrook-Southampton. In addition to her work at the Stella Adler Studio, she is a lecturer in Asian American and Japanese Theater at NYU-Theater Studies/Tisch. She is also part of the Directing faculty at the Actor’s Studio at Pace University. Formerly, she has been a lecturer in Theater History and Performance at Swarthmore College, Hunter College, and the City University of New York.

As an artist, Suzi has created numerous original theater performances. Most recently, her solo performance piece, The Story Box, was produced by the HERE Arts Center in 2021. Suzi has been a HARP-Artists in Residence at HERE, and an Emerging Artist Fellow in Directing at the New York Theater Workshop. She won the 2009 Innovative Theater Award for Best Director. As an actor, she has worked for artists like Taylor Mac, Richard Foreman, and Richard Schechner.