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University Performances

11/17/2015 at 10am
     "Don't Call Me Dao"
     Guest performer & speaker in the 
     "Communicating Across Cultures" course
     Haas School of Business
     University of California at Berkeley
     2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA

6/5/2015 at 6pm
     "Resistance, Revelry, and Rupture:
        Five Stories from the Other Side of Trauma"
     Presented by the Research Group on Collective 
        Trauma & Healing
     A plenary event of the Soul Wounds Conference
     Produced and co-hosted by Thao P. Nguyen
     Pigott Theater in Memorial Auditorium
     Stanford University
     551 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

9/12/2014 at 8pm
     Fortunate Daughter
     Communication Studies Dept Performance Series
     Marion Kleinau Theatre
     Southern Illinois University
     1100 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL

4/4/2014 at 3:45pm
    Fortunate Daughter
    National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference, 2014
    Mills College
    5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA

11/01/2013 at 10pm
     Keynote Speaker - "Queer & Asian: Out on Our Own"
     QAPIAR - Queer Asian Pacific Islander American Retreat
     University of California at Davis
     Retreat venue in Lake Tahoe, California

2/22/2013 at 1pm
     "The Ch Word" and excerpts of Fortunate Daughter
     Ohlone Performance and Speaker Series
     Ohlone College
     43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA
     
8/1/2012 at 8pm
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by the Professional Guest Artist Series
     California State University East Bay
     Theater and Dance Department, Studio Theater
     25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA

5/22/2012 at 7:30pm
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by Stanford Queer & Asian
     Stanford University
     Robles Theater
     374 Santa Teresa St, Stanford CA

4/20/2012 at 8pm
     VISION Cultural Show
     Presented by the Vietnamese Student Association
     "The Ch Word," written & performed by Thao P. Nguyen 
     University of California at Berkeley

4/7/2012 at 8pm
     Southeast Asian Student Coalition Benefit Concert
     Presented by the Southeast Asian Student Coalition
     "The Bay Rules," written & performed by Thao P. Nguyen
     Multicultural Community Center Theater
     University of California at Berkeley

1/19/2012 at 7pm
     DIS-ORIENTED: A trio of Middle Eastern and Asian
        American women
with Thao P. Nguyen, Coke
        Tani, and Zahra Noorbakhsh
     Presented by the Office of Multicultural Student Life 
        of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
     University Center Theater
     1502 W Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN

10/13/2011 at 8pm
     Fortunate Daughter (excerpts)
     Presented by Dr. Amy Kilgard
     Humanities Theater / Auditorium
     San Francisco State University
     1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA

4/7/2011 at 7pm
     DIS-ORIENTED: A trio of Middle Eastern and Asian
        American women
with Thao P. Nguyen, Coke
        Tani, and Zahra Noorbakhsh
     Presented by the Multicultural Services and Student
        Programs
 office of Saint Mary's College
     Moreau Theatre and Center for the Arts
     Notre Dame, Indiana

Academic Conferences and Other Panels

Jun 2015
     Performance Panel: Bearing Witness - Five Feminist 
        Performances about Trauma & Healing
     Soul Wounds Conference: Trauma & Healing Across 
        Generations. Presented by the Research Group on 
        Collective Trauma and Healing
     Stanford University 
     Lane History Corner, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

Apr 2015
     Paper & Performance Panel: Sexing the Border - Embodied 
        Transnationalism and the Performance of Gender
     Association for Asian American Studies Conference, 2015
     Hilton Evanston
     1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL

Sep 2014
     Divided Attentions: Screening of The Worlds of Bernice Bing
     Presented by Asia Society, the Asian American Women 
        Artists Association (AAWAA), Asian Art Museum (AAM), 
        and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
     Panelist in post-screening discussion with artists, scholars, 
         and community activists
     Asian Art Museum, Samsung Hall
     200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA

Apr 2014
     Plenary Session: Turning Points: Asian American 
        Reflections on the Future of Change
     Performance & Roundtable Discussion: Outlaws and 
        Outliers: Queering Movements beyond Liberal Reform
     Association for Asian American Studies Conference, 2014
     Grand Hyatt San Francisco 
     345 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA

Apr 2014
     Methodology Workshop: Bodies on the Line: Critical 
        Interventions in Research through Performance
        Methodology
     Full-length Performance: Fortunate Daughter
     National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference, 2014
     Mills College in Oakland, CA
     
Mar 2014
     Praxis Session: Chaos In/As Performance Methodology: 
        A Practice–as–Research Praxis Session
     Northern California Performance Platform, 2014
     San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, CA

Feb 2014
     Ensemble Performance & Conference Kick-off: Still Slippin' 
        Mickeys: Exploring our complex personal and collective 
        relationships to Disney/Disneyland
     Western States Communication Association 85th 
        Annual Convention
     Hilton Anaheim Hotel
     777 W Convention Way, Anaheim, CA

Jun 2013
     Ensemble Performance: Stitches In and Out of Time - 
        Closing and Opening Queer Sites of Trauma
     Performance Studies International (PSi)
     PSi #19 Now Then: Performance & Temporality
     Clubhouse Ballroom at Stanford University
     524 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA

Feb 2013
     Performance and Talk-back: Essentials - Unpacking 
        the meaning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam 
        diaspora, and (de)colonization
     Research Paper panel: Considering Queer Identities in 
        Ethnic Studies; Paper: "Dismantling the 'Closet' - White 
        Homonormativity Bias in the 'Coming Out' Narrative"
     National Association for Ethnic Studies
     41st Annual Conference: We Are All Ethnic Studies
     Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Feb 2013
     Performance Panel: Blurring Borders: Messy Examinations 
        of Globalization(s)
     Paper Presentation: Queering the "Coming Out" 
        Narrative: Understanding Sexual Identity Disclosure 
        Through the Lenses of Intersectionality and 
        Disidentification
     Panel on Pedagogy: Teaching "Green": Environmental 
        Communication Education
     Western States Communication Association 84th 
        Annual Convention
     John Ascuaga's Nugget
     1100 Nugget Ave, Sparks, NV

Feb 2012
     Panel: Critical Interventions in San Francisco and Beyond
     Western States Communication Association 83rd Annual 
        Convention
     Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
     330 Tijeras NW, Albuquerque, NM

Festivals & Special Events

11/22/2015 at 7pm
     "Don't Call Me Dao"
     Solo Sundays
     Presented by Bruce Pachtman Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

10/17/2015 at 8:30pm
     "Buddha Isn't Fat"
     She Who Has No Master(s)
     Presented by LitCrawl of LitQuake
     Haus Coffee
     3086 24th St, San Francisco, CA

9/27/2015 at 7pm
     "Buddha.jpeg"
     Solo Sundays
     Presented by Bruce Pachtman Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

10/18/2014 at 6pm
     "Pants"
     Performance Pops: Tales of "Civil"ization
     Presented by LitCrawl of LitQuake
     Fouladi Projects Gallery 
     1803 Market St, San Francisco, CA

5/25/2014 at 7pm
     "Pants"
     Solo Sundays
     Presented by Bruce Pachtman Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

4/24/2014 at 7:30pm
     In the Crosshairs with Martha Rynberg & Thao P. Nguyen
     Presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
     Co-produced by Meanie Productions
     United States of Asian America Festival, 2014
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

6/15/2013 at 7pm
     "Out, Out, Out!" and "American Woman"
     Presented by Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride
     API Family Pride’s 9th Annual Family Presentation Banquet 
     Public Recognition of Private Courage 
     Hotel Whitcomb 
     1231 Market St, San Francisco, CA

5/12/2013 at 2pm
     4th Annual "See Mom, I Didn't Forget!"
     A solo showcase just for Mothers' Day
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

4/20/2013 at 7pm
     "Out, Out, Out!"
     Presented by APIQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer 
        Women and Transgender Community)
     APIQWTC 26th Anniversary Spring Banquet
     Legendary Palace
     708 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA

1/15/2013 at 7pm
     Literary Guest at "Feast of Words"
     Produced by SOMArts Cultural Center
     934 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA

9/30/2012
     "Chinky Tonk: A show about cultural appropriation"
     Presented by the 9th annual SF Theater Festival
     San Francisco Theater District, The Tenderloin
     Thao P. Nguyen was a closing act from 2009 to 2012

8/11/2012 - 8/25/2012
     "Fortunate Daughter"
     Presented by the New York Int'l Fringe Festival
     The White Box at 440 Studios
     440 Lafayette St, New York, NY

5/12/2012 at 8pm
     "ATYPICAL: Stories from the anomalous Asian American"
     Presented by Meanie Productions and the Asian Pacific
        Islander Cultural Center of San Francisco

     United States of Asian America Festival, 2012
     Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
     2868 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

5/3/2012 at 8pm
     "(Re)Present"
     Presented by South Bay First Thursdays
     Theater on San Pedro Square
     29 N San Pedro St, Ste 200, San Jose, CA

4/29/2012 at 7pm
     "Ants Roam"
     Presented by Martha Rynberg
     Theater at the Uptown
     Oakland, California

9/7/2011 at 7:30pm
     Words First: A monthly solo series
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     CounterPULSE
     1310 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

5/22/2011 at 7pm
     "Falling Far From the Tree"
     Solo Sundays
     Presented by Bruce Pachtman Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

3/27/2010 at 3pm
     "For Colored Girls Only"
     Presented by Third Root Productions
     Joyce Gordon Gallery
     406 14th St, Oakland, CA

2/23/2010 at 7pm
     "Tell It On Tuesdays"
     Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
     2640 College Ave, Berkeley, CA

Full-length Runs 

Feb & Mar 2016
     In the Crosshairs with Martha Rynberg & Thao P. Nguyen
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

Sep 2015
     In the Crosshairs with Martha Rynberg & Thao P. Nguyen
     Presented by Stage Werx Theater
     "Beyond Words" Performance Series
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

Jul - Aug 2013
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by Impact Theatre
     La Val's Subterranean Theater
     1834 Euclid, Berkeley, CA

Oct 2012
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

Aug 2012
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by the New York Int'l Fringe Festival
     The White Box at 440 Studios
     440 Lafayette St, New York, NY

Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
     Fortunate Daughter
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     Stage Werx Theatre
     446 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

May - Oct 2011
     ​DIS-ORIENTED: A trio of Middle Eastern and Asian
        American women with Thao P. Nguyen, Coke
        Tani, and Zahra Noorbakhsh
     Presented by Meanie Productions
     Mission Cultural Center (San Francisco, CA);
        CounterPULSE Theater (San Francisco, CA);
        West End Theater (San Rafael, CA); and
​        Off-Market Theater (San Francisco, CA)

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