A Fistful of Trespassing

Minghao Tu writes angry plays that make people laugh and symphonic plays that confront the dissonance and divisions of the global age. Born in Wuhan, China and currently based in Austin, he is a Michener fellow at the Michener Center for Writers. His plays have been developed and presented/produced at Voyage Theater Company, Tofte Lake Center, New York Public Library, Alchemical Theatre Lab, Ground Floor Theatre, Lucky Chaos Productions and UT Austin. His plays have been featured on The Steppenwolf Theatre’s THE MIX and on the alternate list at Ucross Foundation and have been recognized as semifinalists at PlayPenn and American Shakespeare Center. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Playwrights Center and is an alum of UC San Diego. 

Anna Skidis Vargas is a director and play-maker who subverts stereotypes through myth, spirituality and humor. She works primarily in devising and developing new work, with a focus on Latinx and mixed identity stories. She is the founding artistic director of Theatre Nuevo in Saint Louis, and is currently an M.F.A. in Directing candidate here at UT, where she has directed Spring Awakening, Lloronx (Cohen New Works Festival) and Daria Miyeko Marinelli’s 30 Floods (UTNT). www.skidisvargas.com