Founded in 2018, CHUANG Stage is Boston’s translingual Asian American theatre company; its mission is to cultivate joyful and challenging pan-Asian stories that pioneer a new activism in the arts. CHUANG Stage envisions a future in the American theatre moved forward by theatre artists and audiences of Asian descent through innovative productions that focus on the diverse language needs of the pan-Asian immigrant community.
CHUANG Stage centers community and industry partnerships, advancing diversity accountability at collaborating institutions and uplifting engagement-based arts practices. Our flagship student theatre initiative at Emerson College, CHUANG Lab, advances the next generation of young Asian American theatre artists.
Our Residency at
Boston center for the Arts
CHUANG Stage will commence a three-year residency as the new 2023-2026 Launchpad Theatre Resident of the Boston Center for the Arts! The residency grants us access to rehearsal and performance spaces, mentorship, administrative and production support, marketing, and a platform for producing and performing innovative new work.
Found in Translation
In collaboration with Pao Arts Center and AATAB, “Found in Translation” is a play-reading and community workshop series that amplifies the power and complexities of being multilingual, immigrant, or identifying as AAPI in Greater Boston.
CHUANG LAB@Emerson
CHUANG Lab@Emerson is the second stage of CHUANG Stage at Emerson College providing accessible theater education and hands-on production opportunities to college students from China, and fostering the next generation of socially-aware international artists.
