Theater Mu's longstanding New Eyes Festival is an incubator for new Asian American voices, and its 2026 iteration features nationally selected, 10-minute plays that respond to the question, "What does freedom mean to you?"
Over the weekend, you’ll hear five different reflections: Couch Locked by KYLE CAMAY, Rona Fortunae, an excerpt by RAMMEL CHAN, The Frailest Leaves by NICHOLAS PILAPIL, In Between the Words Unspoken by DEXIENG YANG, and Ammo by BRANDON ZANG. Their scripts will join SAYMOUKDA DUANGPHOUXAY VONGSAY’s excerpt from Kung Fu Zombies vs. Southeast Asian Girl Scouts and KATIE KA VANG’s Hmong Futures, which were pre-selected.
The New Eyes Festival is free to attend, and audiences can expect a staged reading of each play. A reading is a form of theater without sets or full costumes, and actors read from scripts and incorporate minimal stage movement.