"For Theatre Diaspora, 2025 has been a year of dynamic and multi-pronged action. They've adopted a new producing schedule to give their seasons more structure. They're taking a fresh approach to expanding the community outreach and engagement that has always been a hallmark of Theatre Diaspora's ethos, including extensive collaboration with, among other things, other theater companies around the city."
"If that sounds like a lot, it is. And holding that breadth of vision while simultaneously clarifying their focus is why Theatre Diaspora has made its most significant move: altering the form of the company itself, shifting to a shared leadership model, dividing administrative responsibilities between Diaspora stalwart, founding member and managing director of the last five years, Samson Syharath, and educator, author, director and dramaturg Justine Nakase."
Theatre Diaspora, Oregon's only theater company focusing on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists and stories, pursued broad organizational changes in 2025. The company adopted a new producing schedule to provide seasonal structure and expanded community outreach through deep collaborations with other local theater companies. An initiative was launched to include audiences in shaping the company's future. Administrative responsibilities were redistributed under a shared leadership model split between Samson Syharath and Justine Nakase. The company has operated for more than a decade and was founded by Dmae Lo Roberts, Samson Syharath, Heath Hyun, Emily Gregory, Wynee Hu, and Larry Toda.
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