Siamese Collective Announces Concert Reading of “Dear Mr. C” at Open Jar Studios

Siamese Collective is thrilled to announce a concert reading of Dear Mr. C at Open Jar Studios on December 5th at 7:30 PM, supported by an LMCC Grant. This presentation marks the musical’s first return to New York City since its 2021 table read.

Dear Mr. C (Book, Music, and Additional Lyrics by Tidtaya Sinutoke; Lyrics by Lily Ali-Oshatz and Naomi Matlow) is an intimate, verbatim, indie-pop memoir with a hint of traditional Thai lullaby. It is a memory play that tells the story of a Thai writer who's trying to find peace after one phone call turns her world upside-down. The reading will be directed by Keng S. Meateanuwat, with Music Direction by Karen Dryer, and performed by Sy Chounchaisit, Pacha Chantri, Chan Wannapat, and Kuppi Jessop, with Angela Dixon as percussionist.

Dear Mr. C was developed as part of the Polyphone Festival , presented by the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA (2022), and later presented by The Crossroads Project at Illinois State University (2022). The musical was also developed in part at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (2022)and has previously received support from NYFA’s City Artist Corps Grant and the Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative Award (2021). Most recently, the musical continued its development as part of Village Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals (2025).

Free admission: please rsvp to siamesecollectivenyc@gmail.com or this link: https://forms.gle/yWcu3woKERpUtrkf6 

We can’t wait to share Dear Mr. C with you soon!