Resources

Academy of Art University Film School
The Academy of Art University film school offers on campus and online film degree courses in directing, producing, acting, screenwriting, and more.

Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company (New York City, New York)
Each production of the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company is a rich weaving of scenes from drama and literature with Aesthetic Realism commentary on their meaning.

American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing dialogue with its community.

Asian American Theater Company Archives at UC Santa Barbara
Research archives containing documents, photos, and videos of AATC’s history and programs.

Asian American Theatre Revue
A comprehensive website that includes news, library, and directory of Asian American theater.

Asian Story Theater (San Diego, California)
Asian Story Theater is a non-profit organization which uses live theater as a medium for both education and entertainment, to broaden multicultural awareness and understanding among children and teachers by dramatizing modern and classic Asian tales.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre seeks to set a national standard for ambitious programming, engagement with its audiences, and leadership within the community in which it resides.

Bindlestiff
Bindlestiff Studio aims to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists and community leaders in an affordable, community-based professional theater setting.

Casting Agent (UK)
CastNet was formed in 1997 to provide a free service to the film, theatre and television industry seeking experienced, professional actors.

Community Access Ticket Service
Community Access Ticket Service (CATS) is a non-profit organization that serves as a bridge between the social service community and the hundreds of exciting cultural entities in the Bay Area.

Community Asian Theater of the Sierra (Nevada City, California)
CATS is dedicated to promoting and celebrating cultural diversity by educating and enriching the community through quality multicultural theatrical productions, events, and workshops.

Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (San Jose, California)
CATS (Contemporary Asian Theater Scene) is a San Jose based, non-profit organization committed to presenting Asian Pacific American arts in Silicon Valley, by providing high quality, thought-provoking, educational and innovative programming which communicates Asian Pacific American experiences to all communities.

East West Players (Los Angeles, California)
As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces outstanding works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience.

Great Leap (Los Angeles, California)
Great Leap is a Los Angeles based multicultural performing arts organization dedicated to creating and presenting original works in theater, music and dance.

Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco’s oldest alternative art space (est. 1965) and has a long history of presenting new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music and the visual arts, and also in nurturing and supporting the Bay Area’s cultural community through service, technical support, and mentorship programs.

Mixed Blood Theater Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
The Mixed Blood Theatre Company is a professional multi-racial theatre company promoting cultural pluralism, individual equality,and artistic excellence.

New Langton Arts
The mission of New Langton Arts is to cultivate experimental and innovative contemporary artworks in visual and media arts, music, performance, literature, and interdisciplinary projects while encouraging broad public appreciation and access to the art of our times.

La Peña Cultural Center
La Peña (gathering place) is a non-profit community cultural center, based at 3105 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, where people can experience art and culture from Latin America and from around the world and where community groups involved in both domestic and international issues can organize cultural and educational programs to foster respect and understanding among the diverse peoples of the world.

Lodestone Theatre (Los Angeles, California)
As an Asian American theatre company, SHP/Lodestone is committed to providing a forum for Asian Americans involved in all aspects of the theatre arts, including acting, directing, writing, producing, and technical.

Mu Performing Arts (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Mu Performing Arts is the 3rd largest pan-Asian performing arts organization in the U.S., and is home to Theater Mu, an Asian American theater company, and Mu Daiko, a Japanese taiko drumming group.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (New York, New York)
Pan Asian Rep is the professional theatre founded to celebrate Asian American artistic expressiveness on the living stage.

Roberta Uno Asian American Women Playwrights Scripts Collection
Collection established in 1993 by Roberta Uno, artistic director and co-founder of the New World Theater, a theater in residence at the University of Massachusetts Amherst dedicated to the production of works by playwrights of color.

SALAAM Theatre (New York, New York)
SALAAM Theatre (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica) is a not-for-profit professional multidisciplinary theatre company celebrating South Asian American artistic excellence through creative risk-taking and experimentation that challenges all boundaries, connects all peoples and links all forms of creative expression in the spirit of progressive solidarity.

San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre
The mission of San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre is to create theatrical productions that celebrate the Asian American experience, and present fresh perspectives on traditional works.

San Jose Repertory Theatre
San Jose Repertory Theatre’s mission is to stimulate, celebrate and enhance understanding of ourselves and others through the shared experience of live theater by producing new plays and classics marked by innovative interpretations and a reflection and inclusion of our community and the world in which we live.

SomArts Cultural Center
Since 1979 SomArts has been providing low-cost rental space and equipment to communities and arts groups. SomArts’ large size, its flexible performance spaces and its spacious art galleries afford local artists the opportunity to artistically exploit the venue’s multidisciplinary possibilities.

Stagebill
Founded in 1924, Stagebill is the publisher of the program magazines for the leading theaters, symphonies, dance companies, and performing arts centers in the United States.

Theatre Bay Area
Founded by theatre workers in 1976, TBA’s mission is to unite, strengthen and promote theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thick House
AATC’s home theater, located at 1695 18th Street (between Carolina and Arkansas Streets) in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood.  AATC is part of the Thick House Presenting Program (along with Thick Description, Golden Thread Productions, and Cultural Odyssey).  The Thick House is managed by Thick Description, a theater company founded in 1988 by Karen Amano, Tony Kelly, Rick Martin, and David Yezzi. The name comes from anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s “The Interpretation of Cultures.” The term, originally coined by Gilbert Ryle, refers to the inevitable interpretive quality of an anthropologist’s thorough description of any event, or for that matter, of any person’s comprehension of any event.  For all the denizens of the Thick House, theater is our “thick description” of the world around us.  Contact the Thick House at 415-401-8081 if you want to present your next performance in the best 80-seat black box theater in the City.

UCSB Department of Special Collections
The Department of Special Collections acquires, preserves, and makes accessible rare, valuable, or unique materials which support UCSB students, faculty, and research programs, as well as the scholarly community.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is the Bay Area’s premier venue for adventurous art. A multidisciplinary art center, they feature visual arts, performing arts, film/video and education programs.

Youth for Asian Theater
Founded by playwright Lauren D. Yee, Youth for Asian Theater is a San Francisco-based teen theater company that promotes pride in Asian heritage and awareness of youth issues through the stage.