Lily Tung Crystal
Guest Judge
she/her
LILY TUNG CRYSTAL (she/her) is the artistic director of Theater Mu in Minneapolis-St. Paul and co-founder of Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company in the Bay Area. She is also an actor/singer and director. As a director, her recent productions include the world premiere of Jessica Huang and Jacinth Greywoode’s new musical BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS (Mu/History Theatre); the world premiere of Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay’s THE KUNG FU ZOMBIES SAGA (Mu); Lauren Yee’s CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (Mu/Jungle Theater); Susan Soon He Stanton’s TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY (Mu); and Steven Karam’s THE HUMANS (Park Square Theatre), which won the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers’ Favorite Play 2022. She also helmed David Henry Hwang’s CHINGLISH and FLOWER DRUM SONG (Palo Alto Players) and the world premiere of Leah Nanako Winkler’s TWO MILE HOLLOW (Ferocious Lotus), all for which she was named a Theatre Bay Area Award Finalist for Outstanding Direction. As an actor/singer, Lily has performed at theaters across the country, including Cal Shakes, Jungle Theater, Magic Theatre, Mixed Blood, New World Stages, Playwrights’ Center, Portland Center Stage, SF Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, and Theater Mu. theatermu.org; lilytungcrystal.com