Mieko Ouchi

Canadian Playwright & Theatre Director

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BURNING MOM

BURNING MOM

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I am thrilled to be directing a second production of Burning Mom for The Arts Club at the beautiful Granville Island Theatre this Spring. 

This time the brilliant Susinn McFarlen will be joining me on the journey as my mom Dorothy. Huge thanks to Ashlie Corcoran and Peter Cathie White, the amazing creative team and the staff of The Arts Club for bringing this magical new Westcoast production to life.  

Previews start March 27, 2025, Opening is April 2 and the show runs until April 20, 2025. Check out the run if you’re in town!

DISNEY’S FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

DISNEY’S FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

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I am so excited to be working on this magnificent and massive Citadel Theatre production of this beloved family story as Assistant Director to Director Rachel Peake. 

Huge thanks to Rachel and Daryl Cloran for supporting this opportunity for me to build my skills in large scale musicals, and the superstar ensemble of artists and creative team members I am lucky enough to collaborate with. Looking forward to seeing audiences encounter this magical world of Arendelle.

Previews start Feb 1, 2025, Press Night is Feb 6 and the show runs until March 2, 2025.

SONGS MY MOTHER NEVER SUNG ME

SONGS MY MOTHER NEVER SUNG ME

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This national tour of Concrete Theatre’s production of Dave Clarke’s moving song cycle of a Deaf mom and her hearing son, is based on his own childhood and life in England as a CODA. I had the great pleasure of co-directing and co-dramaturging the show, which was performed in ASL and sung English, with my dear colleague and friend Caroline Howarth, and with the support of the brilliant team at Concrete – Patrick Beagan and Heather Cornick. 

The stellar cast included Elizabeth Morris, Erik Mortimer, Scott Olynek, Kate Ryan and Josh Travnik. It was stage managed by Sang Sang Lee, with set design by c.m. zuby and Lynette Maurice, lighting design by Patrick Beagan and projection design by Kim Clegg. 

We brought the show to the Arden Theatre in St. Albert, Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and to Inside Out in Calgary Feb 3 to Mar 4, 2024.

31 YEARS AT CONCRETE THEATRE… A BITTERSWEET GOODBYE

31 YEARS AT CONCRETE THEATRE… A BITTERSWEET GOODBYE

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Bittersweet is truly the best way to describe stepping down as Artistic Director from Concrete Theatre. As a co-founder and a part of the Artistic Leadership at the company for its entire 31 year history to date, I have had the pleasure of seeing this company grow from a tiny sprout to the healthy mid-sized company that it has become today. I am very grateful that I will be able to join my fellow co-founder Caroline Howarth as an Artistic Associate to complete my work on ongoing projects such as SONGS MY MOTHER NEVER SUNG ME and PIA AND MARIA, however I am also completely thrilled to see what the next Co-Artistic Team of Corben Kushneryk and Tracy Carroll will dream up next. Check out the press release for full details.

https://www.concretetheatre.ca/press-release/#:~:text=November%2024%2C%202020%20(Edmonton),of%20Artistic%20Director%20Mieko%20Ouchi.&text=While%20we%20will%20miss%20Mieko’s,gifts%20to%20a%20larger%20stage.%E2%80%9D

A NEW POSITION AT THE CITADEL THEATRE

A NEW POSITION AT THE CITADEL THEATRE

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After six months working with the organization as an Associate Artist, I am thrilled to be joining Daryl, Chantell and the whole team at the Citadel as the new TD Associate Artistic Director this month. In this position, I will be heading up New Play Development for the company and the upcoming annual COLLIDER Festival, as well as managing the Assistant Director program and the RBC Horizon BIPOC Mentorship program among other duties. Check out the press release for full details.

https://www.theatrealberta.com/2020/11/24/news-edmonton-mieko-ouchi-named-td-associate-artistic-director-for-citadel-theatre/#:~:text=The%20Citadel%20Theatre%20is%20proud,Bank’s%20global%20corporate%20citizenship%20program.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/edmonton/article/Mieko-Ouchi-Named-Citadel-Theatres-TD-Associate-Artistic-Director-20201124

A BRIMFUL OF ASHA

A BRIMFUL OF ASHA

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Photo Credit: Adolyn H. Dar and Nimet Kanji. Production Design by Elise Jason. Lighting Design by Patrick Beagan at the Citadel Theatre 2020. Photo by Patrick Beagan.

October 29 to November 15, 2020, I directed Adolyn H. Dar and Nimet Kanji as mother and son in Ravi and Asha Jain’s heartfelt two hander at the Citadel Theatre as part of the Horizon Series on the Shoctor Stage. It can still be seen online during the 2020-2021 Season.