Mei Ann Teo, Director (they/them) is a queer immigrant from Singapore making theatre & film at the intersection of artistic/civic/contemplative practice. As a director/devisor/dramaturg, they create across genres, including music theatre, intermedial participatory work, reimagining classics, and documentary theatre. Teo works internationally, including premiering works at Belgium's Festival de Liege, Edinburgh International Fringe, Beijing International Festival (Top 8 of Fest in Beijing News), and Singapore Theatre Festival. They helmed Dim Sum Warriors the Musical by Colin Goh and Yen Yen Woo, composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Du Yun for national China twenty-five city tour. They have directed and/or developed new work nationally including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Theatreworks Hartford, Playwrights Realm, Goodman Theatre, Public Theater, Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep, Crowded Fire, Page 73, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and the National Black Theatre. Teo received the League of Professional Theatre Women’s Josephine Abady Award, the inaugural Lily Fan Director Lilly Award, and has formerly served in artistic leadership as the Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory and the Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. They are currently an artistic leader at Ping Chong and Company.