Mei Ann Teo

Mei Ann Teo (Director) makes theatre and film at the intersection of artistic/civic/contemplative practice. As a director/devisor/dramaturg, Teo creates across genres, including music theatre, intermedial participatory work, reimagining classics, and documentary theatre. Teo’s work has been in international festivals including Belgium’s Festival de Liege (Lyrics from Lockdown by Bryonn Bain), Edinburgh International Fringe, Beijing International Festival (Labyrinth – Top 8 of Fest in Beijing News), Singapore Theatre Festival (Becoming A Character). Teo helmed Dim Sum Warriors the Musical by Colin Goh and Yen Yen Woo, composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Du Yun for national China twenty-five city tour. Teo has directed and/or developed new work at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, TheatreWorks Hartford, the Playwrights Realm, Goodman Theatre, Public Theater, the Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Crowded Fire Theater, History Theatre, Page 73, Musical Theatre Factory, and the National Black Theatre. Work includes Jillian Walker’s world premiere SKiNFoLK: An American Show, Madeline Sayet’s Where We Belong at Folger Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and the national tour, the North American premiere of Amy Berryman’s Walden at TheatreWorks Hartford (Best Production and Directo r- Connecticut Critics Award), and the English US premiere of Stefano Massini’s 7 Minutes at Waterwell. Teo received the League of Professional Theatre Women’s Josephine Abady Award, is the inaugural recipient of the Lily Fan Director Lilly Award, and has formerly served in artistic leadership as the Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory and the Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Teo is currently an artistic leader at Ping Chong and Company.