Current Season
Siamese Collective’s current season celebrates Thai voices and stories through bold new works in theatre. This year’s programming highlights multidisciplinary projects that bridge cultures, challenge stereotypes, and amplify the experiences of Thai and Thai-American artists. From a new play development lab to a showcase of an original work and a concert reading of a new musical, each production invites audiences to explore identity, heritage, and belonging through the transformative power of storytelling.
KHAM (Crossing): A Workshop Showcase
Written by Tidtaya Sinutoke
Directed by Keng S. Meateanuwat
Featuring: Heen Sasithorn and Benjamin Lang
KHAM (Crossing) is an investigative, bilingual memoir play with music installation. It unravels the personal journey of a Thai immigrant as she crosses the Death Railway Bridge. Renowned for its brutal and unforgiving conditions, this railway bridge bore witness to the suffering of countless Allied prisoners of war and Asian migrant workers, who were forcibly involved in its construction during World War II. As our protagonist treads upon this historic bridge, her own memories of being an immigrant in America come flooding back, unveiling both the joys and hardships of her experiences.
Dear Mr. C: A Concert Reading
Book, Music and Additional Lyrics by Tidtaya Sinutoke
Lyrics by Lily Ali-Oshatz and Naomi Matlow
Directed by Keng S. Meateanuwat
Music Direction by Karen Dryer
Featuring: Sy Chounchaisit, Pacha Chantri, Chan Wannapat, and Kuppi Jessop
With Angela Dixon as percussionist
A story about love, family, grief, and cancer.
DEAR MR. C, is an intimate, verbatim, indie-pop memoir with a hint of traditional Thai lullaby. It is a memory musical that tells the story of a Thai writer who's trying to find peace after one phone call turns her world upside-down.